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In reply to the discussion: The Starbucks thing... [View all]ExciteBike66
(2,609 posts)"you continue to deny racial profiling exists and how it manifests."
You obviously have not read what I have written on this thread. My OP stated that it was about the cops and Starbucks, not about the manager. I acknowledged that the manager could be a racist! Since the cops were told the men were trespassing, and took action to remove them (without harming them physically, mind you), my thinking was that the cops were not really to blame for this incident.
I am in no way denying that racial profiling exists, even in private businesses. To come onto DU and accuse another member of ignoring racial injustice just boggles my mind.
As for the "lawyer" in me, I attended Fordham Law in NYC. I cannot claim to be an expert in civil suits against cities, but I did learn about the immunities afforded to police officers by the courts. In my humble opinion, I believe that the lawyer for the two men was merely making vast statements of civil liability in order to convince Starbucks to settle for more money.