Typical Chris response
Almost like he is looking out for his bottom line.
Typical Chris response
You seem to not understand that starbucks has the right to restrict access to their restrooms. So I asked which public restroom. You've responded with the one inside their establishment. That's the restroom they can control access to. Many restaurants do that.
I agree with all of this. This is a situation that could have been avoided if either party had acted with a modi of respect towards the other. It doesn't seem like the customers made any effort to explain the situation. But that doesn't require the police to be called.
I have been to Starbucks and other places where the bathroom is locked with a code on it; usually in urban/downtown areas.
I hate starbucks coffee but go there to use wifi at least 1 a month. Noone has called the cops on me luckily
Virtue signaling at it's finest folks. Perhaps you can argue that happened once at most. Being black in the Starbucks certainly doesn't equal being arrested.
Why would the guy ask to use the bathroom?
He probably just could have gone to use it and no one would have said a thing.
Or was it locked or something?
where did you find that pic tbh?
Some places do lock their restrooms. I've been to a McDonalds that has to hit a button for you to use the restroom.
You ok with restricting access based on skin color?
Yes locked
Have seen this play out in a lot of other establishments in gas stations and urban areas, especially those with a high number of homeless. The bathrooms usually have a key lock or code to enter. Or they have a sign that says restroom is for paying customers only. I have never had an issue with buying something in a Starbucks bc I had to use the facilities. Not sure why it's being called a race thing just bc they're black. If they were orange red or green it would still be wrong to loiter without buying in a place like that imo
How many whites have ever been arrested for loitering in a Starbucks?
When did that happen?
Might have happened here. You okay with it if it did?
agreed. the more pertinent question (imo) is if you think a couple of white dudes would have been equally likely to have the cops called on them
do you follow Melissa DePino on twitter?
Most Starbucks don't lock the restroom. You just use it. I guess some areas have to do extreme to maintain any level of profitability.
No one is a paying customer when they walk in. You only have so many silver bullets in your life. How you use them is up to you. Was this worth it for Starbucks?
Plenty of urban fast food joints lock the restrooms. It's usually to discourage the undesirables from having sex or using the sink as a bathtub.
I love Austin
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