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In reply to the discussion: The Starbucks thing... [View all]X_Digger
(18,585 posts)Please, do go ahead and pick up the phone and dial 911 for being discriminated against.
Go ahead, tell me what they say. Please, do.
There were no charges levied in this case because the actual property owner (starbucks) determined that the manager was acting in contravention of the property owner's wishes.
The basis for trespassing is that someone stays in a place that they have been told to leave by a person with the authority to do so.
Let's remove different items in that sentence:
The patrons leave- no trespassing.
The manager changes their mind- no trespassing.
The manager loses their authority to make such a decision (e.g. the property owner disagrees)- no trespassing.
DAs drop / refuse to press charges for a multitude of reasons- that doesn't mean no crime was committed.