Posted on 04/18/2018 10:01:48 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Two black men come into a Starbucks and ask to use the restroom. The manager tells them they must buy something first. They refuse and sit down at a table. The manager calls the cops and has them arrested for trespassing. They are later released with no charges.
Cell phone video of the arrest goes viral. Human rights groups are livid. Charges of racism are weaponized by the legacy media to target a company and its employees. As a result, the CEO of Starbucks apologizes to the "victims" personally and closes 8,000 stores for "racial bias training."
Starbucks gets what it deserves for being so stridently politically correct, but I don't believe that the Starbucks incident had anything to do with racism.
I can see how these incidents happen, because they have happened to me. I have been unfairly ignored, hassled, and insulted (in my perception) by clerks and store managers for no apparent reason. Perhaps it was because I was young and vulnerable or looked angry. If I were black, I certainly would have thought it was due to racism.
Sometimes, we can escalate a situation beyond normal bounds because we are angry or feel aggrieved. Sometimes, we encounter people who are just jerks.
Once, I went to a very exclusive private country club restaurant for lunch with a group from my office. The restaurant had recently been opened to the public for lunch only. It was a special occasion, the birthday of one of the women in the group.
We were young and not dressed elegantly. I wore a long-sleeve polyester shirt and corduroy bell-bottoms (popular at the time). My hair was bushy with long sideburns. Most of the other patrons from the country club set were older and had suits and ties.
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Such a ridiculous over reaction.
Just a matter of time before other special interest groups line up for their ‘fair share’ of ass kissing and free stuff.
You can bet the DACA latinos, muslims, gays, street people, locally known thieves, mentally ill, even The Russians are looking at this very closely.
They should shut down till they figure out how to quit using oil drain pans to brew that crap.
I said that to my wife right after it happened...”...now every one who is looking for a free ride (read: lawsuit lottery) will try a “sit-in, get-arrested” play on all the Starbucks, and then branch out to other businesses.”
It’ll be “Dennys” all over again.
I hope the CEO at Starbucks is all strapped in for the ride he’s about to have...whether Starbucks will survive, who knows?
‘The Starbucks incident promotes weaponization of phony racism.”
That ship sailed years ago.
In parts of the country, drug deals are done in places like Starbucks.
This is why most stores have signs which say “We have the right to deny service to anyone”
Allowing this to happen on your property can get you and your staff arrested, your company closed and you will loose franchise rights.
This is the latest SWAT scam setup by BLM
Weaponization of phoney racism is an excellent way to describe this event.
JoMa
Anything that forces White People to be white is good for the future.
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