To take it a step further, do the Starbucks powers that be give their Managers discretion with the policy?

Correct. But... companies technically don't need a policy to request someone leave their business. Or put another way, Corporations have lots and lots of power and they often abuse it when it gets in the way of the almighty dollar.

Just speculating but if they asked to use the bathroom and were denied and then just sat down without ordering anything that is probably a standard type case where Starbucks will be able to defend its actions enforcing whatever policy may exist and that is assuming there is a policy.

I hear what you are saying but again if the Manager followed the Starbucks Policy then it makes the claim of racism extremely difficult to prove.

Did the store manager follow the policy? If so, what would be the grounds for dismissal? If not, nuke em.

It is not against the law. What you are describing is a civil process between Starbucks and its customers. However, if a Manager (the authority over the space) wants someone to leave and that someone refuses to leave then it is against the law.

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Just a couple of days ago I was wondering if we would make it though the rest of the school year without another shooting. What type of gun(s) were used?

Exactly! What a shame...

Better read those quotes again... the Commish is implying the officers may have done something wrong by him saying: “I should have said the officers acted within the scope of the law, and not that they didn’t do anything wrong.”

After reading another article I think the Philly Police Commissioner should be terminated, here is a quote from another article contributed to him: "He also said the police department did not have a policy for dealing for such situations but does now and it will be released soon." 2 black men arrested at Starbucks get an apology from police - The Washington Post So let me get this straight, the Philly Police Department doesn't have a...

After finally breaking down and reading an article on it, yes, it appears the Philly Police Commissioner is selling his officers out: while the city’s police commissioner said that the arresting officers “did absolutely nothing wrong.” (The commissioner, who is African American, subsequently apologized, saying, “I should have said the officers acted within the scope of the law, and not that they didn’t do anything wrong.”) How a...

What do you mean?

As a Police Officer you know when you walk into a call like this that it is essentially a no win situation that may ultimately result in multiple parties pointing the finger at you.

Again everyone, I have not read any articles about this, I only know I what I have read in this thread but in short there may or may not be an issue with the employee in this case. If the policy/rule/whatever says no purchase, no service, then the employee is following the policy/rule. The issue is with Starbucks. What is the policy? Is the policy no purchase, no service? Or is the policy (custom) that Starbucks employees use "common...

To be super brief about it, the Police have a duty to remove anyone "trespassing" and refusing to leave.

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Congrats Birds! Way to Represent Kentucky.

Right, the training should consist of a clearly defined policy regarding non-paying customers that must be followed.