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Outrage Grows Over Video Showing Two Black Men Arrested at Philadelphia Starbucks
NBC10 ^ | April 14, 2018 | NBC10 Staff

Posted on 04/14/2018 12:50:03 PM PDT by EdnaMode

After two men were seen in social media video being handcuffed and removed by police officers from a Philadelphia Starbucks Thursday, the coffee chain issued an apology and said it is looking into the "unfortunate result."

Authorities were called to the store in Center City when the two men allegedly remained in the Starbucks after a manager told them they had to order something, according to the witnesses inside the Starbucks at 18th and Spruce streets. About five to seven police officers arrived about 4:30 p.m. and arrested the two men.

The men, who have not been identified, were later released after Starbucks declined to press trespassing charges.

Video of the encounter shows the two men calm as they are surrounded by officers, who ask them to stand up before handcuffing them and leading them out of the store. Witnesses inside the store could be heard asking what the men did that would lead the officers to arrest them.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcphiladelphia.com ...


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KEYWORDS: philadephia; starbucks; thugculture
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Aren't most Starbucks run by liberals?
1 posted on 04/14/2018 12:50:03 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

This is a set up-—they wanted to get arrested.

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2 posted on 04/14/2018 12:52:34 PM PDT by Mears
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To: EdnaMode

Feral Entitlement.


3 posted on 04/14/2018 12:53:05 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (America NEEDS Mob Rule, another European and Mid East World War and a universal Draft)
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To: EdnaMode

How long were they there?


4 posted on 04/14/2018 12:53:28 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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To: EdnaMode

Aren’t most Starbucks run by liberals?


Correct. They are run, staffed and frequented by Liberals.

I buy my coffee almost exclusively at Dunkin Donuts. Only on Vets day, do I venture in the Starbucks to get my free coffee.


5 posted on 04/14/2018 12:54:16 PM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: Mears
a set up...

bingo
6 posted on 04/14/2018 12:58:49 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: Mears

Exactly. I watched the video of Commissioner Richard Ross explaing the entire event...the arrest was textbook perfect.


7 posted on 04/14/2018 1:03:25 PM PDT by Gator113 ( ~~Trump 2020~~)
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To: EdnaMode

Film...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4ptm6F2KHQ


8 posted on 04/14/2018 1:04:03 PM PDT by Beagle8U (Liberals can kiss my bitter clingers!)
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To: EdnaMode

The men were taking up customer space, not ordering anything.
Worst of all, they refused to leave after being requested to.
This is a restaurant, not a waiting station.
No one is entitled to a table and chair when they are not bringing in any new money. Sca-daddle!!


9 posted on 04/14/2018 1:05:09 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: EdnaMode

Next time give them job applications…


10 posted on 04/14/2018 1:06:36 PM PDT by RickGee
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To: EdnaMode

Article makes like its illegal to arrest blacks.


11 posted on 04/14/2018 1:08:30 PM PDT by bk1000 (I stand with Trump)
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To: EdnaMode

Philadelphia is completely liberal Democrat and black operated.


12 posted on 04/14/2018 1:18:58 PM PDT by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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To: Mears

Well you know what the media all it takes is one or two people complaining then it’s outrage grows, protesters this, protestors that, outrage!
it’s all just a bunch of concocted nonsense.


13 posted on 04/14/2018 1:19:13 PM PDT by snarkytart
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Uh, why is there “outrage” over their arrest? They were loitering. They were politely asked to leave, and refused.


14 posted on 04/14/2018 1:21:02 PM PDT by Obadiah (Truth is hate speech to those who hate truth.)
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To: EdnaMode

This would be no issue if those were two white guys arrested for not following the requests of the owners/employees. But, glad to see a liberal organization getting attacked for this same BS.


15 posted on 04/14/2018 1:21:05 PM PDT by falcon99
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To: Mears

Yes, absolutely.


16 posted on 04/14/2018 1:21:32 PM PDT by billyboy15
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To: EdnaMode

Whatever.

/shrug


17 posted on 04/14/2018 1:23:31 PM PDT by chris37 ("I am everybody." -Mark Robinson)
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To: EdnaMode

They will now sue. Already, a horde of lawyers is trying to contact them to open a lawsuit. Starbucks will bow down in penitence and give the two guys any money they ask for.


18 posted on 04/14/2018 1:24:11 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Lying Media: willing and eager allies of the hate-America left. PS. f*ck the media.)
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To: EdnaMode

Some folks will hang out at Starbucks for the free wifi . They’ll nurse a cup of coffee for hours for the privilege. Some just sit in their car and do it.

Lately, though, for free wifi, their login screen fequires a name and address. Before, you could just accept the terms and dive in.

Maybe these two were just websurfing and occupying seats normally taken by paying customers (however marginally) doing the same. Maybe not. But if they just sat there and bought nothing in a commercial space, that’s loitering and most cities have laws against that.


19 posted on 04/14/2018 1:24:30 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: TexasGator

And even after the police arrived, they could have ended it by just walking outside.


20 posted on 04/14/2018 1:26:55 PM PDT by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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