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In reply to the discussion: Starbucks arrests: Who gets to decide whether youre a patron or a trespasser? [View all]EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)56. What would you have the company do instead at this point?
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Starbucks arrests: Who gets to decide whether youre a patron or a trespasser? [View all]
tulipsandroses
Apr 2018
OP
DU got sued several years ago under the claim that it was violating copyright laws.
pnwmom
Apr 2018
#1
And they can't apply the "trespasser" label selectively to exclude members of protected classes.
tblue37
Apr 2018
#4
It wasn't trespass. This is a business which allows people to come and go...by your definition any
Demsrule86
Apr 2018
#23
Yeah, they were asked to leave because they were Black...good thing Rosa Parks didn't
Demsrule86
Apr 2018
#36
I got that...and you are so right. The cops botched it. But suing isn't as easy as people think
Demsrule86
Apr 2018
#76
Exactly, any lawyer would have a field day with these cases where race was obviously
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#53
The businesses pay taxes. So do the people who use the businesses. They have just as much right
EffieBlack
Apr 2018
#41
Thank you for posting because I just found this article before I saw your post
BumRushDaShow
Apr 2018
#5
They were waiting for a friend which happens all the time in Starbucks...and is not big deal if you
Demsrule86
Apr 2018
#18
As a poor college student I often didn't buy much or anything during our study sessions...they had
Demsrule86
Apr 2018
#24
That is the law. Also wondering if police asked them to leave before arresting.
Sneederbunk
Apr 2018
#27
Except a white woman came in during this time and requested the bathroom code without making a
tblue37
Apr 2018
#63
It is you who is having trouble comprehending,Boo, so let me break it down for you again
EffieBlack
Apr 2018
#72
I am using the Starbucks case as a trump card because that is the topic of the discussion
EffieBlack
Apr 2018
#81
Except that this was clearly a civil rights violation. The manager had no right to
tblue37
Apr 2018
#64
Isn't the eventual expectation that when that person joins you, you'll buy something?
RhodeIslandOne
Apr 2018
#80
People do sit at restaurant tables and wait for friends before ordering. It is not unusual. nt
tblue37
Apr 2018
#65
Finally, some sanity. Yes, just about everything seems traceable to racism.
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#54