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Stuart G

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4. This story with the pictures will get coverage everywhere....Starbucks will pay..and the police

Sat Apr 14, 2018, 01:58 PM

Apr 2018

will pay.....the cameras everywhere may change this awful behavior..If the cameras don't then the lawsuits by the arrested persons will...

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Videos of 2 Black Men Arrested at Starbucks Draws Outrage **UPDATE: [View all] riversedge Apr 2018 OP

Keep this shit up....and pray the AA community doesnt do Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #1

No shit dalton99a Apr 2018 #7

The Frank Rizzo legacy lives on, sadly. sandensea Apr 2018 #2

I went to school in Philadelphia during the Rizzo era DFW Apr 2018 #37

Thank you for sharing your experience psychopomp Apr 2018 #41

Rizzo ran for mayor as a Democrat in 1971 DFW Apr 2018 #44

K&R Scurrilous Apr 2018 #3

This story with the pictures will get coverage everywhere....Starbucks will pay..and the police Stuart G Apr 2018 #4

There should be a lawsuit dalton99a Apr 2018 #9

If I were Starbucks I would sue any policemen who arrested my customers for doing nothing. demigoddess Apr 2018 #55

Shaking my head Angry Dragon Apr 2018 #5

Kick dalton99a Apr 2018 #6

City of Brotherly Love. Not. Pure racial profiling and discrimination. appalachiablue Apr 2018 #8

Update **added to OP: Starbuck reponded riversedge Apr 2018 #10

More info from another eyewitness: dalton99a Apr 2018 #11

Thanks. riversedge Apr 2018 #33

Typical stupid corporate gobbledeegook response, isn't it.. pangaia Apr 2018 #16

My blood pressure just spiked to the sky after reading this. GentryDixon Apr 2018 #12

Sue the shit out of the police and Starbucks because that is the only thing that will get lunasun Apr 2018 #13

that was my second thought, once i heard of the story onetexan Apr 2018 #54

Time for a boycott of Starbucks....this is every day reality for POC... HipChick Apr 2018 #14

STARBUCKs coffee sucks. Even Wegman's is better. pangaia Apr 2018 #15

Boycott CountAllVotes Apr 2018 #17

Me too except I don't use Amazon, Facebook or Starbucks before now anyway grantcart Apr 2018 #18

But you see... Adrahil Apr 2018 #19

Power-tripping cops have NO problem getting them too. 7962 Apr 2018 #30

I thought of Cha Apr 2018 #40

sue until it really hurts weissmam Apr 2018 #20

Those of us who have to live with this kind of crap in one form Enoki33 Apr 2018 #21

Enoki, I prefer blatant bigotry. n/t raven mad Apr 2018 #43

Why are people at all surprised at this? Johnny2X2X Apr 2018 #22

I've overstayed my welcome at a starbucks a few times xor Apr 2018 #23

Yes. 7962 Apr 2018 #31

Sickening. SunSeeker Apr 2018 #24

It should be noted, Loubee Apr 2018 #25

Yep. dalton99a Apr 2018 #26

Gestapo. hamsterjill Apr 2018 #27

Just another day in Amerikkkia... Jack-o-Lantern Apr 2018 #28

I can accept the Starbucks appology LiberalLovinLug Apr 2018 #29

From what I understand the cops were legally obligated Lokilooney Apr 2018 #38

Where are cops "legally obligated" to do anything? hunter Apr 2018 #49

Cops remove people from property at the owners/managers request Lokilooney Apr 2018 #57

The store manager was full of shit and so were the cops for not recognizing it. hunter Apr 2018 #58

I agree to a point Lokilooney Apr 2018 #59

Why is it so hard to identify the Store Manager, have him/her answer the press' questions... Anon-C Apr 2018 #52

But did they have to arrest them and Perl walk them in handcuffs, then book them and hold them tblue37 Apr 2018 #60

How about Starbucks Coffee for LIFE? djacq Apr 2018 #32

No, no and no. OldHippieChick Apr 2018 #35

Hope they sue torius Apr 2018 #34

6 cops show up for this!. Never would happen if 2 white guys were waiting on a friend. Cattledog Apr 2018 #36

Police chief: Officers did nothing wrong in arrest of black men at Starbucks Judi Lynn Apr 2018 #39

This is insane. raven mad Apr 2018 #42

this is a case where i would blame the racists who call the cops more JI7 Apr 2018 #45

Did the manager think those guys were going to rob them? Afraid they were "casing the joint" betsuni Apr 2018 #46

I agree. However, some on Twitter are saying simply "White people shouldn't ever call cops". moriah Apr 2018 #62

What's up with the bike helmets? N/t TexasBushwhacker Apr 2018 #47

Ill give you three guesses... robbob Apr 2018 #56

The two first responders were bike cops. nt tblue37 Apr 2018 #61

Boiler plate sounding apology as usual. "We have work to do"......oh BS. Bengus81 Apr 2018 #48

Black men arrested in Philadelphia Starbucks were waiting for local Jewish businessman Judi Lynn Apr 2018 #50

last one pictured heaven05 Apr 2018 #51

Who called the cops on these two men? That particular Starbucks workers? onetexan Apr 2018 #53