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    Starbucks, Police And Mayor Respond To Controversial Arrest Of 2 Black Men In Philly

    A viral video depicts police officers handcuffing two men in a Philadelphia Starbucks. Mayor Jim Kenney says the incident "appears to exemplify what racial discrimination looks like in 2018."
    by Jenny Gathright Apr 14, 2018 2 minutes
    Starbucks issued an apology on Twitter after Starbucks employees called the police on two black men who were allegedly trespassing in a Philadelphia store.

    A video that's now amassed almost 7 million views on Twitter depicts police officers handcuffing two black men in a Philadelphia Starbucks.

    Onlookers in the background are incredulous.

    "What did they do?" one man asks.

    "They didn't do anything," a woman responds. "I saw the entire thing."

    In a video statement from the Philadelphia Police Department's page, Commissioner Richard Ross confirmed that on Thursday afternoon at 4:40 and Spruce Streets alleging disturbance and trespassing.

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