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In reply to the discussion: Starbucks Apologizes After 6 Police Officers Were Asked To Leave An Arizona Store [View all]stopdiggin
(11,316 posts)52. I'm also going to challenge that "all too common"
WHERE is this a commonplace occurrence?
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Starbucks Apologizes After 6 Police Officers Were Asked To Leave An Arizona Store [View all]
Dem Dean
Jul 2019
OP
"people are angry with the barista as well as the customer that complained. "
Jake Stern
Jul 2019
#50
Doesn't matter if the person was uncomfortable or not. That doesn't mean the cops have to leave.
Jedi Guy
Jul 2019
#21
Did THESE cops victimize you? No? Then you shouldnt put them all in the same basket.
oldsoftie
Jul 2019
#24
Why wouldn't that be an issue more aligned with prosecutors than with police? n/t
24601
Jul 2019
#57
I agree with you for the counterexample. I do wonder about how many other varieties may pop up.
erronis
Jul 2019
#20
I can sure understand the discomfort, but nobody should be asked to leave, even if they're cops.
Chemisse
Jul 2019
#15
I'd say the baby in this scenario is the one who expects others to cater to their feelings...
Jedi Guy
Jul 2019
#22
barista made a mistake because she wasn't trained properly, she shouldn't be making any such
yaesu
Jul 2019
#17
A different police encounter in a fast food place caught on surveillance video.
lapucelle
Jul 2019
#27