Starbucksed at amusement park

[cyclonefence]

On Father's Day, a young black special ed teacher, his girlfriend, a young man he mentors and the young man's girlfriend went to Dorney Park near Allentown PA. After they got off their first ride, an armed guard approached the teacher and asked him to empty his pockets. The teacher complied. The cop said he'd been stopped because "several people" had reported that he looked like a pickpocketing suspect. The teacher objected, was escorted out of the park and banned from it for six months.

Don't believe me? Read it for yourself:

http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/jenice_armstrong/dorney-park-philadelphia-teacher-starbucks-treatment-fathers-day-brian-mildenberg-jenice-armstrong-20180629.html

[we can do it]

1. Starbucks is overwhelmingly inclusive, the bigot was fired.

[dembotoz]

8. +1

[dalton99a]

2. Kick

[oberliner]

3. He is suing the amusement park for $75K

Suit alleges Dorney Park racially profiled black patron

http://6abc.com/suit-alleges-dorney-park-racially-profiled-black-patron/3671344/

[In_The_Wind]

4. Good for him.

[cyclonefence]

5. Not enough

[oasis]

6. The park had better produce some credible videos at the civil trial.

Or better yet, settle out of court and avoid further exposure and embarrassment.

[cyclonefence]

9. I would think so, too,

because on the face of it, just from the wounded party's story, it sounds pretty indefensible.

I also want to know the teacher's relationship with the young man he's "mentoring." Special ed teachers often moonlight as support personnel for disabled people who need help participating in community activities, like going to an amusement park. If this event occurred while the teacher was working as a community support for the young man and not just as a friend, the park might be in a heap more trouble.

[TheBlackAdder]

7. Huh, and here I thought I saw some security cameras at that place, which could track his travels.

[irisblue]

10. The article is interesting. nt