My biggest lesson in life has been to listen to my gut instinct & to never override it. Therefore, IF I felt uncomfortable anywhere, I’d go home where I know that I’d be safe!!! Although, considering today’s climate, I can understand why someone might feel uncomfortable in this specific situation. Don’t know about the account that you read, but I’ve notice a lack of information on the person registering the complaint, so I don’t understand why they felt so uncomfortable. It could be someone with a mental instability or someone who has had a bad run in with the law in their lifetime.
When I read this info over the weekend, I couldn’t help but wonder if Starbucks wasted their time giving their employees the sensitivity training classes. At least this time no one was arrested & taken to jail. I can only remember once in my life that I felt uncomfortable in the presence of a police officer. He was in a bar, drunk as a skunk & also being very belligerent. I asked my date to take me somewhere else so we could continue to enjoy our evening.
Even as a young 20 something, I think that I would have considered whether or not it was just 1 customer who was uncomfortable or if there were several feeling the negativity before asking the officers to leave. I also think that I’d have taken the problem to the manager because i wouldn’t feel safe asking the police to exit the establishment. What IF the uncomfortable person was thinking of robbing the place & just didn’t want the cops there to stop them??? I’d leave that decision up to a manager…it’s why they get paid the big bucks!!!
@janbb I don’t care if they were white teenagers acting crazy, I’d get my butt up, pick up my cup & take my butt to a safer location even if were my car in the parking lot (unless they followed me, of course)