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In reply to the discussion: The Starbucks thing... [View all]titaniumsalute
(4,742 posts)Who knows what may have happened last week in this Starbucks? I was in NYC recently and it was very cold. My son and I went into a local Starbucks where we were going to meet my wife and friend. Neither of us wanted anything because we had just eaten. My son needed to use the restroom. He was waiting in line and the area near the restroom was clearly the homeless hangout area. 4 or 5 homeless were huddled there none eating or drinking Starbucks. I asked an employee if they are typically there and she said "No" they are asked to leave if they do not order anything and the weather is nice. But if it is extremely cold, windy, snowy, they will allow them to stay for awhile before leaving. I thought that was pretty cool of management.
Who knows if this store in Philly has been dealing with the same thing and recently enacted a "No order no loitering" type policy. We don't know the details but we'll all be quick to judge a situation. And what are the Police supposed to do? If a business or residence asks a patron to leave isn't that what the cops are supposed to ask them to do? If they do not what other choice do they have but to arrest them? They are not judge and jury.