(04-19-2018, 10:38 PM)rollerjag Wrote: According to the 2 men who were arrested, they entered the Starbucks, asked to use the restroom (politely), a request which was refused because they hadn't made a purchase and were told to leave after 2 minutes. They were waiting on another person for a business meeting and that's why they hadn't ordered yet. I've yet to find a conflicting report. I've been to a Starbucks, people loll around all the time before ordering. There is nothing in any report indicating the Starbucks was crowded. People could be heard on the video saying the men were doing nothing wrong.

Yes, of course the police would say the were insulting and uncooperative. One of the men said the police made no effort to resolve the situation or get their side of the story. Of course, I know which side you believe and support.

Please tell me you've never entered a restaurant needing to use the bathroom right away, or sat at a table waiting on someone before ordering.

The store manager may or may not have been racist, but it does appear he could have handled this situation better.

They were asked to leave within two minutes because, according to the manager, they voiced their intent from the beginning. They said they weren’t going to purchase anything. This matches what the police said was told to them too. When the manager told them to leave, they refused to do that. 

And, of course, you choose the side of the criminal. Whatever reason you want to attribute to it, they were asked to leave by he manager and the police. That is trespassing. The police asked the to leave because that’s what the manager wanted. The police aren’t required to get their side of the story—they’re trespassing. It literally doesn’t matter. 

Why would the police lie about these two insulting them? Sympathy? I can’t imagine how it’s easier for you to believe that two men were racially discriminated against in a majority black city wherein they admitted that they did not purchase anything while also questioning the credibility of the store’s manager’s account of events. An account consistent with a black officer’s (the arresting officer). 

If someone is trespassing in your house, do you want the police get their side of it before kicking them out?

I’ve also entered restaurants or stores that require paying customers. I’ve been turned away and / or required to pay. I didn’t protest and force the owner to call the police and then cry racism when I was arrested while pretending that my business was more important than property rights.

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