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― Mohandas Ghandi
― Mohandas Ghandi
Two Black Men Arrested at Starbucksby Christina Maldonado '19 On April 12th, two black men were arrested while waiting inside of the Center City Starbucks downtown in Philadelphia. Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson arrived at Starbucks for a business meeting, and asked to use the restroom, but they were told that they could not, because they were not paying customers. A woman came by to see if the men wanted to purchase any drinks, but they told her that they had their water bottles, and that they’re waiting for their meeting. Two minutes after the men arrived, the manager called the police to report that “two gentlemen in my cafe that are refusing to make a purchase or leave.” Soon, the Philadelphia police would arrive. Robinson said that when he saw police arrive, he thought, “They can’t be here for us.” There was a cellphone video that had been viewed more than 11 million times; it displayed at least six Philadelphia Police Department officers standing above the two seated black men.The men arrived at 4:35PM for a 4:45 meeting. Andrew Yaffe arrived to tell the police that the two men were waiting for him, but the police did not take it. Robinson said that they were not read any rights or were not told why they were arrested. The Police arrested the men for trespassing and creating a disturbance. The men were escorted out, but released the next day with no charges filed. Police Commissioner Richard Ross, a black man said, “These officers did absolutely nothing wrong. They followed policy; they did what they were supposed to do. They were professional in all their dealings with these gentlemen...And instead, they got the opposite back.” Ross said police arrested the men after they refused three requests to leave.”Robinson said, “I understand that rules are rules, but what’s right is right, and what’s wrong is wrong..That’s in any situation, whether there’s race involved or anything.” On the 17th, Starbucks announced that 8,000 U.S stores would be closed for an afternoon next month for racial-bias training for 150,000 employees. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/business/wp/2018/04/19/they-cant-be-here-for-us-black-men-arrested-at-starbucks-tell-their-story-for-the-first-time/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/04/14/starbucks-apologizes-after-employee-calls-police-on-black-men-waiting-at-a-table/?utm_term=.5fb4a79eea84 Documentary: What Students Think of Teachersby Christina Maldonado '19
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