Starbucks Murder In Philadelphia

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On Thursday April 15, 2018 two black men walked into a Starbucks in Philadelphia on and sat down to talk. Officials say that they asked to use the bathroom, but because they did not buy anything, an employee refused to let them go into the bathroom. They were eventually asked to leave, and they said no, which led to the cops coming to the coffee shop where they were arrested. What began as an opportunity to talk about real estate at a Philadelphia Starbucks, led to two black men being arrested, which has lately sparked a lot of outraged protests, accusations of racism towards Starbucks, and many more things. This all started with Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson at a Starbucks. When they first walked in they asked to see the bathroom , but the employee said it was for paying customers only. Once the two men sat down the police were immediately called which led to their arrest. The two men were in a jail cell for multiple hours until the police finally set them free. All of the accusations that are being thrown at Starbucks has cause the corporation to shut down over 8,000 Starbucks in the U.S to take a …show more content…

The man says he signed in with his guest pass to meet a friend who was a current member of the gym. About an hour after getting in the same employee asked him to leave or pay. Oates told the employee that she just checked him in under a guest pass, but the employee said it was Oates friend who had not paid which would make his guest pass non-usable. The employee did not know that the manager of the gym already scanned his friends membership. This also led to outrage and multiple protests against the LA Fitness corporation, because the black men saw it as racial discrimination against them based on the actions of the