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Originally Posted by puffnstuff
Why would the police even ask to them leave? Why was arrest even part of the conversation? Did they ask ALL the white people and threaten to arrest them if they didnt leave?
Actually wtf would Starbucks even call the police. If they asked the two guys why they hadnt ordered anything and they said 'we will, just waiting til our friend shows up' that should have been the end of it. No call to the police should have ever happened.
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This happens a lot, all over the place. While I won't speak for Philly, in Calgary, police get phone calls like this probably 30-100 times a day (weekends are usually busier).
Most of the places in Calgary like this (McD's, Tim's and Starbucks are the big three) are generally pretty easy going, and will let people stay in them without buying something, as long as they aren't there too long, the business isn't too busy, and they don't cause a problem for others/customers.
But, when a business asks someone to leave, for whatever reason (as is their right, as a private business), and that person refuses...what is the business to do? They call the police.
Generally police show up and ask someone to leave, and they do. But sometimes they don't, either. While I'm not sure about how Trespassing in the States works, in Canada you can't be immediately trespassed. You need to be removed and formally notified you are no longer allowed on the premises. If you then return, you can be arrested for trespassing. And yes, there is a list of people that local places have of people they have formally trespassed.