They were ‘detained’. Like you say...then let go. In Philly, I’ll bet 40,000 people a year are detained, and then let go....no charges.
Based on what was said by Starbucks....what could you even charge them on? They didn’t steal anything. They didn’t threaten anyone. No drugs. No alcohol. No yelling. No assault. They didn’t even jay-walk.
That is what I thought. All the local news are leading with “ black men arrested”
“what could you even charge them on?”
Criminal trespass.
Owner (or agent thereof) tells you to leave the property, you leave the property.
That it escalated to police detaining them for removal shows absolute intent to violate trespass laws.