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In reply to the discussion: The Starbucks thing... [View all]X_Digger
(18,585 posts)I can ask you to leave my store because you're the 99th customer today, and I have an irrational fear of the number 99.
If you refuse to leave, that's trespassing. Doesn't fucking matter whether or not I had a rule about the number 99. Doesn't matter if I had a sign or if the sign was in both english and spanish. Legally, it. doesn't. matter. That is trespassing.
If I ask you to leave because you're a member of a protected class, and you refuse, it's still trespassing, but you can subsequently file a civil suit based on Title II.
Civil law doesn't negate criminal law. They are two whole separate beasts. Go ahead, dial 911 and tell the operator that you were unfairly discriminated against based on race, gender, religion, etc. The operator will tell you that is a civil matter, and no officer will be dispatched.
For fuck's sake, they should teach civics better.