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4/15/2018 5:02 am  #1


Starbucks issues apology over arrest of two men

Starbucks issues apology over arrest of two men

Starbucks has issued an apology after a viral video showed two black men being arrested for refusing to leave when a store employee denied them access to the restroom.

According to Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross, a Starbucks employee called 911 Thursday to report the two for "trespassing.” The employee told officers that the two men came in and asked to use the restroom but were not allowed to do so because they hadn’t purchased anything, which Ross said is company policy.

After police arrived, Ross said they asked the men to leave three times but they refused. They were arrested but ultimately released after the company decided not to pursue charges.


The video shows officers handcuffing the two while another man is overheard saying he was meeting the men, calling the arrest “ridiculous.”

Facing major backlash, Starbucks issued an apology on Twitter Saturday morning.
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The Starbucks official acknowledged that the incident is at odds with what many people have done at a Starbucks without drawing suspicion or calls to police. The stores are “community” hubs, the official said, where people often drop in to use the WiFi or chat with friends without necessarily ordering anything.

Wimmer said she spent a good portion of her time in law school in Starbucks without buying much and never had a problem as a white female.

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4/15/2018 8:12 am  #2


Re: Starbucks issues apology over arrest of two men

Sometimes an apology just ain't good enough.

 

4/15/2018 10:06 am  #3


Re: Starbucks issues apology over arrest of two men

Don't worry, Fox will be there to smear these two mean soon enough.
Did they "dress like thugs", etc?


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4/15/2018 4:29 pm  #4


Re: Starbucks issues apology over arrest of two men

Just Fred wrote:

Sometimes an apology just ain't good enough.

They have a year and 364 days to find a hangin'-out-at-Starbucks law school graduate who can file a suit certain to win them free coffee for life.


 


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4/15/2018 5:31 pm  #5


Re: Starbucks issues apology over arrest of two men

Tarnation wrote:

Just Fred wrote:

Sometimes an apology just ain't good enough.

They have a year and 364 days to find a hangin'-out-at-Starbucks law school graduate who can file a suit certain to win them free coffee for life.


 

I guess that will make being bullied because of their race all worth it


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5/02/2018 2:51 pm  #6


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Two black men arrested at Starbucks settle with Philadelphia for $1 each

Two African American men arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks last month have reached a settlement with the city and secured its commitment to a pilot program for young entrepreneurs.

Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson chose not to pursue a lawsuit against the city, Mike Dunn, a spokesman for the city of Philadelphia, told The Washington Post. Instead, they agreed to a symbolic payment of $1 each and asked the city to fund $200,000 for a grant program for high school students aspiring to become entrepreneurs.

“This was an incident that evoked a lot of pain in our city, pain that would’ve resurfaced over and over again in protracted litigation, which presents significant legal risks and high financial and emotional costs for everyone involved,” Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said in a statement.

Kenney said Nelson and Robinson approached the city as partners “to make something positive come of this.”

Funds for the $200,000 program will come from the city’s Finance Department budget, Dunn said. The city, Nelson and Robinson will work together on developing a committee to award the grants.


The city has also invited Robinson, Nelson and their attorneys to submit thoughts and recommendations to the City Solicitor on other ways of promoting equality in public places, including restaurants and retail establishments.

When asked whether the grant will focus on helping young entrepreneurs of color, Dunn said “we are still working out those details.”

Cohen, Placitella and Roth, the Philadelphia law firm representing Nelson and Robinson, did not immediately return a request for comment.

Also on Wednesday, Starbucks announced that it had reached an agreement with Nelson and Robinson that will include an undisclosed financial settlement “as well as continued listening and dialogue between the parties and specific action and opportunity.”

Starbucks executive Kevin Johnson said he welcomed the chance to begin a relationship with Nelson and Robinson. “Starbucks will continue to take actions that stem from this incident to repair and reaffirm our values and vision for the kind of company we want to be,” Johnson said in a statement.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/05/02/african-american-men-arrested-at-starbucks-reach-1-settlement-with-the-city-secure-promise-for-200000-grant-program-for-young-entrepreneurs/?utm_term=.2d46c60e5e93


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5/02/2018 8:35 pm  #7


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Good for the men...not seeking anything for themselves.

But they allowed the decimal to be misplaced on the grant.


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