Two black men arrested for the crime of waiting for a friend at Starbucks
Add 'getting coffee while black' to all the other things African Americans sometimes aren't allowed to do.
KAY WICKER
APR 14, 2018, 3:46 PM
At any given time, just about anywhere in the world, friends hang out at the local coffee joint. And if one friend shows up first, the other might order a coffee — or might just hold off until the other person arrives.
That run-of-the-mill behavior seems hardly worth remarking on. It certainly shouldn’t get you arrested. But that’s exactly what happened to two black men who found themselves in handcuffs at a Philadelphia Starbucks this past Thursday.
The pair — only identified in the media as two area realtors — made a trip to a local Starbucks where they awaited the arrival of associate. The visit ended in their forced removal from the establishment and arrest by Philadelphia police.
Internet video of the incident — including an eight-minute YouTube video that showed the men calmly submitted to their arrest — went viral, drawing hundreds of thousands of views.
Unconfirmed reports said the men were reported to the police by an employee who complained they were loitering because they did not immediately make a purchase.
video:
http://thinkprogress.org/two-black-men-arrested-for-the-crime-of-waiting-for-a-friend-at-starbucks-ff3199464494/
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