[FONT="] “I think we need to make sure Ramon Cruz is unable to renew his business license here. And when the lease for this store is up, we need to make sure that Byron Ragland has the capital and resources to purchase this Menchie’s and the two other restaurants he owns in this community. That would be a good place to start. That would make me feel a little bit better. [/FONT]
[FONT="]After sitting at a Menchie’s table for 30 minutes, two police officers arrived. [/FONT][FONT="]“They asked me to leave,” Ragland told the newspaper. “They asked for my ID. They told me the manager had been watching me and wanted me to move along.”
[/FONT][FONT="]According to an [/FONT]audio of the 911 call[FONT="], Cruz, who was not in the store that day, received a phone call from his employees who were concerned about Ragland’s presence. “There is one guy who is sitting in the corner, hasn’t bought anything, he’s been sitting there for over 30 minutes,” Cruz told the dispatcher. “They’re kinda scared because he looks suspicious. He just keeps looking at the phone and looking at them.”
[/FONT][FONT="]Cruz said that his all-female staff is “very cautious” due to past incidents involving robberies and homeless people shooting drugs in the restroom, and requested that police tell Ragland to “move along.” He also stated that Ragland was alone in the store.[/FONT]
Correct, if he were white they wouldn't have called the cops.
If I sat in a restaurant and didn't order anything, I would expect a waiter or manager to eventually approach me and ask if there's anything I'd like to order. And if I said no, I'd expect them to politely (but firmly) inform me that they're a business for paying customers, and that if I don't order anything then I should go. What I would not expect is for them to call the cops on me. The notion that that would happen to me is crazypants.
If I sat in a restaurant and didn't order anything, I would expect a waiter or manager to eventually approach me and ask if there's anything I'd like to order. And if I said no, I'd expect them to politely (but firmly) inform me that they're a business for paying customers, and that if I don't order anything then I should go. What I would not expect is for them to call the cops on me. The notion that that would happen to me is crazypants.
Yup. I will admit, I found it odd that my friend and I were asked to leave by the cops showing up and not by the workers too. Still, it wouldn't make the news, because my friend and i were both white. It's not uncommon for white or black to be asked to leave businesses when not ordering or purchasing.
The item that caught my attention and why I really decided to post it, though, is that I found it interesting that the only way this guy could feel safe, is if they take the business away from the owner and give it to him.
you would be trespassing
So what was the reason you were booted?
Yup. I will admit, I found it odd that my friend and I were asked to leave by the cops showing up and not by the workers too. Still, it wouldn't make the news, because my friend and i were both white. It's not uncommon for white or black to be asked to leave businesses when not ordering or purchasing.
Which is presumably why they would ask me to leave.
or they can call the police because youd be trespassing.
Or that never actually happened.
That could be... Except it did.
They could do that. But that would be a rather hysterical and unreasonable escalation in light of the fact that I'm just sitting there. And of course the police would be curious why the manager felt that asking me to leave was an unreasonable first step. But if that's the sort of look that business wants to take on for itself then that's certainly their prerogative.
youre using your privilege to assume you can just sit in any establishment without facing the consequences. callin the police is the smart move to make because it negates having a potential violent conversation with a criminal.
I think that's their choice. Of course, the police would still be curious what reason the business had for assuming me to be violent. And of course the business might risk the possibility that the police would consider the manager to be hysterical, and be less likely to prioritize their calls in the future.
And of course the business would risk looking hostile to patrons, with future patrons fearing that if they didn't order something quickly enough then the cops might be called on them too.
Again, this is all entirely the prerogative of the business. Speaking just for myself, I would never eat at a restaurant whose first step was to call the police on somebody just sitting there.
i dont think the restaurant is concerned that you support trespassers. im sure they'll miss your business dearly...:lamo
Who said anything about supporting trespassers? I'm pretty sure I didn't say I support the right of people to trespass.
Correct, if he were white they wouldn't have called the cops.
so what are you whining about? someone was trespassing and the authorities were alerted. thats how crimes work...
Wrong answer, I have had the cops called on me during a few situations similar to this.
I don't recall whining. Nobody called the cops on me just for sitting somewhere. Every time I go to a restaurant just to hang out because I'm waiting for something I order a cup of coffee. And if I didn't order something then my expectation is they'd ask me to leave. Calling the cops on me as a first course of action seems bizarre to me.
excuse us for not believing your claims.
trespassers usually get the cops called on them. just because you claim it never happened to you lol (laugh out loud) doesnt mean anything.
you trespass, you get the police involved. its very simple.
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