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 sirdroseph wrote:

 
& Philadelphia said "oh, no. Not in our city"

 meower wrote: 




He should, they had an opportunity to properly assess the situation and do the right thing, but they clearly chose not to.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/philly-police-commissioner-ross-issues-public-apology-to-2-men-arrested-at-starbucks-20180419.html?mobi=true

 

Philly Police Commissioner Richard Ross issues public apology to 2 men arrested at Starbucks

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From Starbucks to Hashtags: We Need to Talk About Why White Americans Call the Police on Black People

 aflanigan wrote: 
People so full of fear from listening to the bullshit rhetoric of most mainstream media.  I say the kid was lucky and now to get the charges to stick and a decent sentence for the asshole, is the fight.

 meower wrote:  What is even more interesting, if those patrons had also been black, THEY would have been arrested as well. Guaranteed. The guy in the frame? If he'd been black, he likely would be in the hospital.

Such is the state of our nation.
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 cc_rider wrote:

  you know what, you run a business in the city, you're going to have a certain number of people who hang out and don't buy anything. My girlfriend was at that same starbucks to meet her husband the other day for over an hour and didn't buy anything. But, she was white. So, she didn't standout. To be clear, this Starbucks is in Center City, in an affluent area. What is interesting is that the majority of patrons were sticking up for the arrested.

 

 

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 meower wrote:  I am still shocked those guys spent a night in jail for NOTHING. The police used the poorest possible judgement. The Starbucks employee/manager likely had previous problems with people loitering without buying anything, but that does not justify anything. Plus all the patrons sticking up for the guys, the cops didn't consider that part of the scene? Idiotic.

The guys have a valid case against Starbucks and the PD. Brotherly Love, my aunt fannie.

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 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
get to work

 meower wrote: 
You and I just had the same thought.

 Red_Dragon wrote:

 

 

Someone needs to make a "Starbucks: the new Woolworths" meme

 meower wrote: 
It seems existing while black is still a crime.

 R_P wrote:

 
Philadelphia is in an uproar over this. I'm not a big Starbucks drinker anyway, but....... Really they need to deal with the police's role in this as well. Idiots.

Starbucks apologizes to black men handcuffed and hustled out of Philadelphia location in viral video

I suppose social media gives a voice to unimaginative racists and sectarian warriors who have always been with us.

I admire her bravery.  Folks who think like that in Canada tend to keep their mouths shut.  (I run into them in private settings ... often.)

 aflanigan wrote: 
What an asshat.

One of the great things about living in the 21st century melting pot that is the USA is that being an overt racist P.O.S. can sometimes have significant consequences.
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