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In reply to the discussion: The Starbucks thing... [View all]Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)The rights of property owners are pretty strong.
If a property owner does not someone on the property, absent some circumstances like a signed lease or other exception giving them legal right to be on that property their recourse is to leave.
The only cause to act needed for trespassing is the property owner or their representative to say they no longer have permission to be on the property. Thats it.
There is no requirement for the police to check if there is a legitimate reason for not wanting the people there. Not only that, the cops are not allowed to. There is no provision in the law for the police to even be able to judge that if they wanted.
The only outcome is not the people getting arrested. If they leave wen asked nobody gets arrested. If they refuse to leave after being told to leave then, and only then, has it escalated to a criminal act that can be cited or arrested.
If you dont believe me, look up the trespassing statutes and case law for any state you choose and read the volumes of material out there that say the same things.