Timeline for Were two black men legally removed from a Philadelphia Starbucks?
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| Apr 20, 2018 at 10:18 | comment | added | SJuan76 | FWIW, it is being reported that the men arrived at the Starbucks at 4:35 and the call to the police happened 4:37, which sounds like a very sudden escalation and gives support to the claim of racism from Starbucks. OTOH, police officers reportedly asked several times the men to leave before arresting them. usatoday.com/story/money/2018/04/18/… | |
| Apr 16, 2018 at 12:35 | comment | added | phoog | @DaleM maybe. I patronize Starbucks only as a last resort, so maybe once a year, and I am therefore blissfully unfamiliar with their business model, but I imagine that if it were to get out that they had a policy of letting anyone occupy their seating without purchasing anything that they would eventually lose customers on account of the lack of available seats. | |
| Apr 16, 2018 at 6:13 | comment | added | Dale M♦ | @phoog given Starbucks business model it is certainly incongruous | |
| Apr 16, 2018 at 5:30 | comment | added | Anon | I think with the current social climate you can't kick people out your business unless they are white or stealing. Even then I'm sure someone could find a way to make you look racist... | |
| Apr 16, 2018 at 5:25 | vote | accept | Anon | ||
| Apr 16, 2018 at 1:26 | comment | added | phoog | Whether asking people who are sitting at your tables without purchasing anything to leave is "bad business practice" is certainly debatable. | |
| Apr 15, 2018 at 23:38 | history | answered | Dale M♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |