(1)Two Black men are taken into police custody in handcuffs at Starbucks store
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(1)It was the beginning of the incident that they asked the staff if they could use the bathroom
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(1)The staff told me to leave because I didn’t order a drink
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(1)They didn’t go out saying they had to wait for someone
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(1)The incident at a Starbucks store in Philadelphia five years ago
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(1)led to the Starbucks boycott
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(1)Shut the door!
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(1)Finally, the CEO of Starbucks made a public apology
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(1)There were also a series of disciplinary actions against the employees involved in the incident
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(1)But there was a problem in this process, too
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(1)I think it’s a good idea for Starbucks
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(2)To show that you responded
(3)White employees are being disciplined…
(4)a white manager with no connection to a racist incident
(5)I’m fired for refusing to take disciplinary action
(6)Shannon Phillips
(7)Philadelphia, New Jersey, etc
(8)Starbucks General Manager
(1)The black manager of the store that actually caused the problem wasn’t disciplined at all
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(1)He filed a lawsuit against Starbucks, claiming he was reversely discriminated against because he was white
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(1)A New Jersey court ruled in favor of Phillips, saying Starbucks violated anti-discrimination laws
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(1)$25.6 million in reparations to Starbucks
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(1)He ordered us to pay 32.8 billion won
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So that the race didn’t feel uncomfortable, they fired a white employee who wasn’t involved in the incident
Black employee who caused trouble compensates 32.8 billion in lawsuit for no disciplinary action