In light of protests and a boycott effort against Starbucks following the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia location, USA Today asked in a tweet Wednesday if it was “ever OK to kick you out of a store?”
Apparently, the editors of USA Today thought this was a question its readers actually had.
The arrests at Starbucks raise a question: Is it ever OK to kick you out of a store? https://t.co/nOVB82MuiQ (Photo: AP) pic.twitter.com/bDvRlKHvbT
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) April 18, 2018
Spoiler alert: Yes, it’s OK.
Not on the basis of race. https://t.co/VHMeJ5DXhA
— Victor Perri (@JaphyRyder) April 18, 2018
Yes, but aside from that …
https://twitter.com/sirensoIiIoquy/status/986631258917801986
— Dogs Don't Have Thumbs (@MorlockP) April 18, 2018
Yes, as long as the policy is stated openly and consistently and universally applied. https://t.co/IGPoxQeLAQ
— Avi Woolf, WTF Conservative? (@AviWoolf) April 18, 2018
Yes. It is. https://t.co/mMc8qEzhZ1
— The?FOO (@PolitiBunny) April 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/CargoShortLife/status/986638229288796160
Easy answer – yes. https://t.co/EM8GC6CbZS
— New Year Same Drunk Uncle (@UncleMarky1) April 18, 2018
Of course it is. https://t.co/Be43bCjJsC
— Rev. Ducati ? (@Reverend_Ducati) April 18, 2018
If you don't own the store? Yes! https://t.co/PCoAUnfUBE
— Currently between fraudulent suspensions (@jtLOL) April 18, 2018
On behalf of business owners everywhere: "YES, YOU BLITHERING IDIOT!" https://t.co/PBclKJHNDy
— Cardinal Cow Fart (@Gimblin) April 18, 2018
Are property rights okay? Do I have to pay for this copy of USA Today? https://t.co/QcVDFXZ2Xu
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) April 18, 2018
At the very least they owe it to me to present a written dress code that clearly states "no unitards." https://t.co/8bVeavREjW
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) April 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/joelengel/status/986686879243186176
I can't wait for every business to turn into a homeless shelter/safe injection site https://t.co/V8es2F0oqm
— Kirtar (@Kirtar1) April 18, 2018
Oddly, no mention of the coffee shop that kicked out pro-life Christians, or those who've refused service to men and women in blue. https://t.co/EjfVdE1NJW
— Nieds Dead Horse (@NDH_j_m_f) April 18, 2018
Is it ever OK to ban someone on social media? https://t.co/ZVcgz73vpH
— Domo Arigato (@Djomo_Arigato) April 19, 2018
We know USA Today wrote the story, but are they really sure?
Go to @USATODAY and ask them to use their restroom. Tell them that's the only reason you are there. Good luck. You better be able to hold it. https://t.co/nD4RXGqSxW
— Bill Toulouse (@BillToulouse) April 18, 2018
Homeless people – feel free to simply walk into @USATODAY 's offices & live there.
They have no rights to kick you out. https://t.co/VTodmSKIj8
— Robb (@ItsRobbAllen) April 18, 2018
Related:
'No sympathy AT ALL'! Starbucks keeps BECLOWNING itself with new plan to combat 'racial bias' https://t.co/gPEpzbtCz3
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 17, 2018
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