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In reply to the discussion: Black man blocked from entering NJ gym where hes a paid member and even the cops are confused [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)If the business owner or its agents demand you leave for a non-discriminatory reason, you have to leave. If the police are called, and you refuse to leave, the police have to remove you.
But I keep coming back to what I think is the real crux of the matter: why didn't they buy just one lousy cup of coffee? That's the right thing to do when you're sitting in someone's business establishment. Esp when they ask you to.
It wasn't their race that started it all. It was the fact that they were hanging out in a business without buying something. That's the crux of the matter. If it hadn't been for that, none of this would have happened.
Makes me sort of wonder if it was a setup, to see what they'd do about it. Maybe not. But makes me wonder, because it's so weird not to buy a cup of coffee, esp when the workers ask you to.
All I know is...I'll never be arrested for that, because I would always buy something for the privilege of sitting there.