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No, they were arrested for pottying while black.It has nothing to do with race. Go into any restaurant or coffee shop, sit down and don't order you will be told to leave. Say you are waiting for someone and you will be asked what you want while you are waiting. It is a business. If you are not on the premises for a business purpose, you are a tresspasser. The two men were rightfully arrested.
They were not customers.No, they were arrested for pottying while black.It has nothing to do with race. Go into any restaurant or coffee shop, sit down and don't order you will be told to leave. Say you are waiting for someone and you will be asked what you want while you are waiting. It is a business. If you are not on the premises for a business purpose, you are a tresspasser. The two men were rightfully arrested.
We both know whites would never have been confronted.They were not customers.No, they were arrested for pottying while black.It has nothing to do with race. Go into any restaurant or coffee shop, sit down and don't order you will be told to leave. Say you are waiting for someone and you will be asked what you want while you are waiting. It is a business. If you are not on the premises for a business purpose, you are a tresspasser. The two men were rightfully arrested.
Whites would have ordered something. This is black privilege.We both know whites would never have been confronted.They were not customers.No, they were arrested for pottying while black.It has nothing to do with race. Go into any restaurant or coffee shop, sit down and don't order you will be told to leave. Say you are waiting for someone and you will be asked what you want while you are waiting. It is a business. If you are not on the premises for a business purpose, you are a tresspasser. The two men were rightfully arrested.
Lucky the cops didn't shoot them.
I have been waiting for people in innumerable restaurants and coffee shops and always told I had to order something. If the restaurant had a waiting area I was allowed to wait there. Not many restaurants will allow non customers to take up a seat.
First, to once again express our deepest apologies to the two men who were arrested with a goal of doing whatever we can to make things right. Second, to let you know of our plans to investigate the pertinent facts and make any necessary changes to our practices that would help prevent such an occurrence from ever happening again. And third, to reassure you that Starbucks stands firmly against discrimination or racial profiling.
In the coming days, I will be joining our regional vice president, Camille Hymes—who is on the ground in Philadelphia—to speak with partners, customers and community leaders as well as law enforcement. Most importantly, I hope to meet personally with the two men who were arrested to offer a face-to-face apology.
We have immediately begun a thorough investigation of our practices. In addition to our own review, we will work with outside experts and community leaders to understand and adopt best practices. The video shot by customers is very hard to watch and the actions in it are not representative of our Starbucks Mission and Values. Creating an environment that is both safe and welcoming for everyone is paramount for every store. Regretfully, our practices and training led to a bad outcome—the basis for the call to the Philadelphia police department was wrong. Our store manager never intended for these men to be arrested and this should never have escalated as it did.
Yeah, Ted Kennedy served 30 years in prison for killing a woman....
Oh wait....
Idiot.
I think you're right.It has nothing to do with race. Go into any restaurant or coffee shop, sit down and don't order you will be told to leave. Say you are waiting for someone and you will be asked what you want while you are waiting. It is a business. If you are not on the premises for a business purpose, you are a tresspasser. The two men were rightfully arrested.
Guess the baristas didn't mean it when they gave every customer a lecture on racial tolerance.
#BoycottStarbucks surfaces after video shows arrest of two black men at Philadelphia location
Guess the baristas didn't mean it when they gave every customer a lecture on racial tolerance.
#BoycottStarbucks surfaces after video shows arrest of two black men at Philadelphia location
Aren't conservatives already boycotting Starbucks because of their holiday cups?Guess the baristas didn't mean it when they gave every customer a lecture on racial tolerance.
#BoycottStarbucks surfaces after video shows arrest of two black men at Philadelphia location
Boycotts of this nature rarely have in effect.
No some of the white customers said they had done the same thing wihout incident. But i guess the manager didn't want blacks to get too comfortable hanging out there and not buying anything. Whites...awww..thats ok...they blend in ...so no sweat if they don't buy anything and say they are waiting on someone.Whites would have ordered something. This is black privilege.We both know whites would never have been confronted.They were not customers.No, they were arrested for pottying while black.It has nothing to do with race. Go into any restaurant or coffee shop, sit down and don't order you will be told to leave. Say you are waiting for someone and you will be asked what you want while you are waiting. It is a business. If you are not on the premises for a business purpose, you are a tresspasser. The two men were rightfully arrested.
Lucky the cops didn't shoot them.
I think you're right.It has nothing to do with race. Go into any restaurant or coffee shop, sit down and don't order you will be told to leave. Say you are waiting for someone and you will be asked what you want while you are waiting. It is a business. If you are not on the premises for a business purpose, you are a tresspasser. The two men were rightfully arrested.
I'm certain there is more to the story because the police would not have arrested them for nothing more than just sitting there while waiting for someone. I know there are situations in which racially-hostile White cops will unnecessarily arrest, abuse, or harass Blacks but I am sure such incidents do not occur as often as some Blacks would have us believe -- even though they themselves have themselves bullshitted well enough to believe their own bullshit.
There is the world the way it is and the world the way some Blacks think it is. Such Blacks spend most of the day bullshitting themselves and the rest of the day bullshitting each other, and when confronted by reality they reach right into their carefully structured bullshit repertoire, which is why so many of them end up handcuffed, fucked up, and locked up.
So anyone who believes the cops just walked into that Starbucks and arrested those two urbane gentlemen for absolutely nothing is a fucking idiot who is just as stupid as the handcuffed nitwits who now have something else to bullshit and feel sorry for themselves about.
I don't think we should condemn Starbucks. Lets deal with the bigotted bitch who caused all of the ruckus.Starbucks ceo: Reprehensible outcome in Philadelphia event
First, to once again express our deepest apologies to the two men who were arrested with a goal of doing whatever we can to make things right. Second, to let you know of our plans to investigate the pertinent facts and make any necessary changes to our practices that would help prevent such an occurrence from ever happening again. And third, to reassure you that Starbucks stands firmly against discrimination or racial profiling.
In the coming days, I will be joining our regional vice president, Camille Hymes—who is on the ground in Philadelphia—to speak with partners, customers and community leaders as well as law enforcement. Most importantly, I hope to meet personally with the two men who were arrested to offer a face-to-face apology.
We have immediately begun a thorough investigation of our practices. In addition to our own review, we will work with outside experts and community leaders to understand and adopt best practices. The video shot by customers is very hard to watch and the actions in it are not representative of our Starbucks Mission and Values. Creating an environment that is both safe and welcoming for everyone is paramount for every store. Regretfully, our practices and training led to a bad outcome—the basis for the call to the Philadelphia police department was wrong. Our store manager never intended for these men to be arrested and this should never have escalated as it did.
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Starbucks is a very liberal corporation - and that's the difference between the two parties. We take a stand even when it's one of our own. Meanwhile, evangelicals are supporting the scum of the earth in the name of the almighty GOP.
Typically in Starbucks you can nurse a cup of coffee all day and never see a sign that says restrooms for customers only. I use to meet my wife there after work and I never had anyone ask me to make a purchase. There motto is “To inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time.” I think for most part they live up to their motto and policies which are pretty damn customer friendly. Of course there's over 27,000 locations and you can't expect them all to be perfect.Guess the baristas didn't mean it when they gave every customer a lecture on racial tolerance.
#BoycottStarbucks surfaces after video shows arrest of two black men at Philadelphia location
