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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
So, what's the tolerance limit on lingering in a private place of business? Are you entitled to stay at a cafe occupying a table for as long you want if you haven't bought anything there? How long can you occupy a table browsing Internet after buying a $2 cup of coffee? Should Starbucks charge something for the time you stay at a table in addition to charging you for coffee? These are all legitimate questions that everyone is ignoring while focusing on the race of these two guys instead.
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As long as it's consistent between races, there shouldn't be an issue. The issue was that Starbucks, and that Starbucks in particular, hadn't enforced any time limit or customer only policy even at that exact time. Others had noted that they were there without paying and were not asked to leave. One person stated she used the washroom without paying. So it is a question of why these 2 men were asked to leave and had the police called on them.
However, anyone taking issue with the police are stupid. They got a call about trespassing, the gentleman were trespassing, they had no other options once the men refused to leave.