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Originally Posted by Konda
So what other possible reason can they have to not leave when they are asked to by both the establishment's staff and the police.
If you are asked to leave someone's establishment you leave. If you refuse, it's your own fault and you can't pull the racist card.
The only reason these people don't comply with police orders is that they hope the police will get aggressive and they can claim racism.
Even if the police is wrong, you still listen and obey their orders, you can always complain or sue them later if you felt you were done wrong. Everyone knows if you don't follow police orders you'll get arrested, so it's a choice.
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these people never said that. They've not spoken or given a statement nor have they been identified. They refused to leave as they did nothing wrong. They simply waited for a friend. When arrested, they quietly rose, put their hands behind their back, and left in handcuffs.
No words were exchanged, no yelling, no claims of racism.
These people were observed and taped. The company issued an apology and the manager placed on leave, I believe. They're probably investigating still.
Yes, technically they broke the law by refusing to leave. But they were asked to leave --- why? For waiting for a friend quietly? For not ordering while waiting though no sign said you must order if waiting? Or for being a stereotypical black male hanging out and seemingly up to no good merely by waiting quietly for a friend?
Yea, if they left it could have been avoided. But don't two men have the right to quietly wait for a friend before ordering?
The manager jumped to conclusions in assuming two black males were up to no good. Perhaps based on previous experiences or perhaps based on prejudice? After all, we all know two brothas or two niggas hanging around a cash business must be planning to rob it and rob the customers, right????!???
Obviously this issue is seen differently by people who've experienced discrimination in some form to those who live in a fantasy world and think all is good in the world and racism is imagined.
The only word I can think of is Trayvon.