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The Photo Of Protesters At Starbucks Is A Sad But Accurate Representation Of Our Times
2018-04-19
[FloppingAces] Zack stays quiet for two reasons. One is that anything uttered out of his mouth will immediately be taken wrongly and will only cause the mob to go into loud hysterics. The second reason is that Zack is a modern man who will take the abuse because society has told him that he deserves it, and in order to be a good guy he must take whatever punishment the mob throws at him. Zack may have not even been present when the two men were arrested, but he shares the blame. That’s what society has told him, and Zack wants to be a good man by society’s current standards.



Zack is innocent, and Zack is at fault.

Je suis Zack.
IDIOTS: After this demonstration Starbucks will close 8000 stores for Racial Bias Sensitivity Training


Posted by:Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

#24  Release the video, these stores have a zillion cameras.
Posted by: Bman   2018-04-19 23:28  

#23  You’re observing the birth of a Trump voter.
Posted by: KBK   2018-04-19 22:49  

#22  #10 Unfortunate for her, a Wright State University grad, her company throws her under the bus

My understanding is that she (the former manager) is a serious SJW type, too.


In that case...Bwahahahahahaha!
Posted by: charger   2018-04-19 19:23  

#21  I can only imagine standing in line next to the bullhorn guy and burying a fist in his ear when he fires it off.
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-04-19 19:08  

#20  He had probably stuffed a croissant in the bullhorn by then.
Posted by: gorb   2018-04-19 14:33  

#19  That fellow with the beard and glasses is in dire need of an 'on the linoleum, ear grabbing twitching fit' and personal injury attorney. Just say'n.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-04-19 13:51  

#18  There is a business opportunity for a temp agency full of deaf contractors. If you know you will be harrassed tomorrow, call us today and we will provide respectable employees immune to blowhorns and blowhards at a reasonable rate.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2018-04-19 13:48  

#17  Why is a blow horn at that range, especially targeting a specific individual, not considered assault?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2018-04-19 13:26  

#16  Do they really dress the help like Keebler elves? Not always. Some wear very dark work clothes.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2018-04-19 12:25  

#15  Haven't been in a Starbucks in years. Do they really dress the help like Keebler elves?
Posted by: regular joe   2018-04-19 11:58  

#14  I might have had some sympathy for Starbucks if they'd stood up for themselves. But they volunteered to turn their stores into public restrooms. No pride. No gumption. Oh well, McDonalds makes pretty good coffee. Or Dennys. There are always places to get coffee.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2018-04-19 11:44  

#13  I live in a touristy area. In town, it is not uncommon to see a sign saying No Public Restrooms in the window of small shops.

I greatly suspect there was some interaction after the men were refused access to the restroom that led to them being asked to leave and ended with the cops showing up. This will not be reported in the mainstream news since it breaks The Narrative. Already, any mention of the restroom is disappearing from the news stories. Yet another "Hands up, don't shoot!"
Posted by: SteveS   2018-04-19 11:15  

#12  #11, I believe they did in 1979, but that was then and this is now.

https://www.libraries.wright.edu/.../1979-1980%20Wright%20State%20University%20U...
Posted by: jvalentour   2018-04-19 10:30  

#11  But they don't teach Georg Büchner in Wright State University
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-04-19 10:16  

#10  Unfortunate for her, a Wright State University grad, her company throws her under the bus

My understanding is that she (the former manager) is a serious SJW type, too.

The left eating their own.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2018-04-19 09:24  

#9  Unfortunate for her, a Wright State University grad, her company throws her under the bus.

Standard procedure in retailing. Remember, the customer (or loitering layabout looking for a warm dry place for his daily constitutional).... is always right.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-04-19 08:41  

#8   for the customer.

Wasn't that the problem in the first place?

Let's see if the San Fran vibe works as a business model.
Posted by: AlanC   2018-04-19 08:38  

#7  I heard on the morning radio news today that Starbucks fired the employee who called the police on the men who were sitting/not purchasing.
Unfortunate for her, a Wright State University grad, her company throws her under the bus.
Posted by: jvalentour   2018-04-19 08:34  

#6  No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service.

BTW, you've forgotten the only reason you exist - the customer. You think you're going to have many after your stores are overrun like the streets of San Francisco?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-04-19 08:12  

#5  This is not about training. This is about the love and compassion and commitment that we all need to have for the customer.”

It's about a lawsuit that would most likely exceed $12 million.
Posted by: JohnQC   2018-04-19 07:30  

#4  With the closing of 8000 stores and diversity training does Starbucks still have a policy of ‘customers only can use restroom’? Does the CEO back employees who adhere to company policies?

Posted by: Airandee   2018-04-19 03:27  

#3  1937
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-04-19 02:27  

#2  Speaking out against the entitlement crowd will produce undesirable results. Nothing new here, it's just being highlighted by the actions of a successful national chain.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-04-19 00:56  

#1  I wonder how much Soros is paying the guy with the bullhorn. Zack is doing his best to cope with an impossible situation. He must really need the job, or he would have removed his smock and quit. And then sued Starbucks for abeting an unsafe working environment.

Personally, I've never darkened a Starbucks door, and plan to maintain that record.
Posted by: PBMcL   2018-04-19 00:50  

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