re: 2 black guys arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks by 8 cops

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Strawman. Talk about simplifying an issue.

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No, not really, sorry. He threw out "private property rights" like it was the simple explanation to a very complex situation. I used an example of a situation that undermined the "private property rights" argument. That's not a strawman, that's a valid counter argument.

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Law enforcement showed up to a call by a business that someone refused to leave the premises. That's their DUTY! When they showed up the people in question refused to leave. The cops did EXACTLY what their duty requires of them. The individuals in question had multiple opportunities to leave without being arrested. It's not the cops' fault.

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i clarified my earlier comment.

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That being said, the question of whether or not the demand for them to leave was reasonable or not clearly rests on the Starbucks employee who made the call, not the police. Lots of people jumping to conclusions with a lack of information. Assuming it was an example of racism is just as stupid as assuming anything else without knowing all the facts.

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I blame the starbucks employees above anyone, although the two customers could have responded differently. I think the outcome probably would have been different if they were white. And look at the comments in this thread. The two guys have been called gang bangers and suspected laptop thieves on no basis of fact whatsoever.