A store manager had asked the two men to leave after they asked to use the bathroom but had not made any purchases, police said. The men declined to leave and said they were waiting for a friend, their attorney later said. Her clients, who declined to be identified, were released eight hours later because of lack of evidence of a crime, she said, adding that the Starbucks manager was white. A video of two Black men being arrested at a Starbucks has been viewed more than 8 million times on social media. In the video, he arrives to tell police that the two men were waiting for him.

Source: thestar April 15, 2018 17:48 UTC