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In reply to the discussion: The Starbucks thing... [View all]obamanut2012
(27,428 posts)She should be fired imo, or at the very least demoted.
The entire business model of a coffeehouse is "hanging out." Go to any SBX near a university, and there are scads of college kids drinking their own coffee hanging out. My SBX, in a very, very crowded suburban area has homeless folks hang out, and they give them drinks and snacks all day. A knitting club also hangs out there FRiday night FOR HOURS until closing, taking up like 10-12 seats. I doubt they buy more than a drink each, if that.
The men told the manager they were waiting on a friend. That should have been good enough. But they trespassed them.
The cops HAD to kick them out, but they didn't need to cuff or arrest them. That was overkill.
THE WHITE PATRONS there said it was racist, get it? They said WHITE FOLKS WERE HANGING OUT, one asked for teh bathroom passcode and was given it (also, have never heard of a place having passcodes for teh bathroom wtf).
Check your privilege, and you will see why it was wrong.
on edit: Starbucks does not have a rule saying you need to buy something to hang out.