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Originally Posted by dobbles
Its been a week or so since this broke so forgive me if I am misremembering... But my recollection was that the only time they were informed of the no loitering policy was when they asked for bathroom access and were told it was only for paying customers. Is that not the case?
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There's no clear indication of what actually happened prior to the police getting there. Some accounts have said they were asked to leave, others said they were only informed they would not be allowed to use the bathroom without purchasing.
However, what is not up for debate is that they were asked to leave multiple times by the police. It was their refusal to leave that got them arrested. Not blaming the police, not blaming the men, but that was the only expected result given the resolve of the men because Starbucks called the police.
Also, your example of given a warning for speeding is the equivalent of the police giving them the ability to simply leave the building (which they did). Allowing them to stay, is the equivalent of the police given you the a-okay to speed as much as you want.