Why is it a media event that a manager of a Philadelphia
Starbucks called the police because two people refused to leave the coffee shop? Apparently, the two individuals were
occupying a table and had not placed an order.
Maybe the manager’s decision was harsh and unwelcoming. But that wasn’t the reason for the upheaval.
The two individuals were black. So, of course, the PC crowd shouted, they
were the subject of the police call only because they were black. There couldn’t be any other explanation for the
conduct of the manager, could there, that had nothing to do with race?
And, thus, Starbucks announces, having concluded without
any disclosed evidence that race was the reason for the ouster of the two men, that
all employees are required to receive instruction on racial prejudice.
Assume for the moment that the manager had been racially
discriminatory – The sin of one is to be shared by the thousands of other
Starbucks’ employees? On what basis is
that extrapolation made?
Ridiculous, foolish and demeaning for anyone associated
with that so-called “progressive” business known as Starbucks. (I’ll admit that
I’ve always found their coffee shops to be pretentious and overpriced. Who knew the “20+ something” baristas were racists,
too?)
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