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philip964 wrote:Was this a setup? Looking for a payday?

Or really dumb manager? People hang out at Starbucks all the time. Not sure why the manager was even paying attention.

Unless they attracted attention by talking loudly or something. If they were just sitting there talking or surfing their phone would anyone have noticed.

Most Starbucks I’ve been in the bathrooms you just go in.

Most people go to the bathroom before they order anyway.

Had this Starbucks had problems in the past and the manager may have been profiling?

The not leaving when asked, I don’t understand, unless this was all preplanned to get arrested, put the video on line and have a big payday.

If that was the case, manager played into their hand.

If you have not noticed, manager no longer works there (fired?), they were waiting for a third person to attend as a business meeting who got there just as the pair was being arrested. I think Starbucks just messed up. From the press, Starbucks is bending over backwards to get out from under this and I doubt if anyone will ever know for sure. If I were black though I would really be angry with that Starbucks.

As more of this story comes out it does look like race discrimination was involved and when asked to leave it is not a lawful order if one is in a protected class and you are asked to leave on the basis of being in that protected class. Just my slant on the story.

From what I saw somewhere the 2 men were waiting for a 3rd person to show and perhaps at that point they would have ordered. I go out for dinner with friends all the time and we occupy a table and wait for the entire crew to show before we order. Nobody has ever asked me to leave while we wait for our slow poke friends. I guess if they ordered us out and we refused we would be trespassing. I don't go to Starbucks but my understanding is that they pride themselves as a sit down, use their wifi, conduct your business and socialize as need be. The price they charge for coffee I guess they can afford that kind of reputation. I don't know if this was a racially caused event or not but I think that it could be interpreted that way. Finally, there is a McDonalds in Decateur that we always stop on our way to the metroplex with nice clean restrooms. Sometimes we buy food, sometimes not. And restaurants are not just for meals but also much business is conducted after a meal and a drink. When I go out with the wife I try not to abuse my time and make others wait but when I have reserved a table for business purposes I don't feel that I have to rush out because there is a line at the door.