ok i'm gonna play middle man.
i understand both camps..
Camp one: they were asked to leave, didnt leave, so they were arrested.
This makes sense, because it became a issue of trespassing.
Camp two: they were singled out because they were black.
This also makes sense, because on many many occasions i have went into starbucks, to grab a table first and then waited for my friend. Never have i been kicked out, nor have i seen others getting kicked out for doing something similar.
Ive even seen some people just go into starbucks to borrow the wifi, and not order anything.
Were they mooching off the sugar and milk?
Were they doing anything destructive?
Did they inform the employee's that they are waiting for a friend to arrive before making an order?
Did the clerk just freak out seeing two black people inside the business checking out where security cameras are, and counting the cash at the register?
I think these general questions need to be asked first before we can toss any side.
But i can tell you this right now, starbucks probably wont be kicking out anyone anymore anytime soon after this incident, and your going to have a lot of idiots trying to get themselves kicked out so they can get extra likes on facebook, or some other form of social media outlets.
Edit:
The employee was asked to leave, and no longer works at starbucks.
LOL...
So the company probably gave her a package to leave / resign, to calm the fallout which this will cause on business.
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/16/us/starbucks-philadelphia-arrest.html