[mngran]

Tell me how he was supposed pay for a free service?

Go inside and buy a coffee. What about the phrase "Free for Customers" doesn't make sense to you.

[Loyolas Mattman]

The sign, as far as I can tell, didn’t say that. In fact, the owner of shop has said that she didn’t care that this man didn’t buy anything in her store.

Again, it is THE STATE that has their back up about this, not the owner of the alleged property. Ayn would not like that at all...