Get arrested and carted to jail Get finessed by Starbucks for a $1

[Bart simpson]

I don't normally do threads like this but is this smart or stoopid
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Two African American men arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks last month have reached a settlement with the city and secured its commitment to a pilot program for young entrepreneurs.

Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson chose not to pursue a lawsuit against the city, Mike Dunn, a spokesman for the city of Philadelphia, told The Washington Post. Instead, they agreed to a symbolic payment of $1 each and asked the city to fund $200,000 for a grant program for high school students aspiring to become entrepreneurs.

“This was an incident that evoked a lot of pain in our city, pain that would’ve resurfaced over and over again in protracted litigation, which presents significant legal risks and high financial and emotional costs for everyone involved,” Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said in a statement.

Trust your oppressors to follow through their words brehs
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[dontreadthis]

that's called integrity my guy

 

[Koapa]

Smart move. Sometimes, its not all about money $. Maybe those brothers are good financially. That $ can help another young black person in the future. Much props to them.

 

[fortheblessings]

They helping the community, and your calling them stupid? I'm done with this site most of you must be cac's.

 

[DaddyFresh]

You don’t even know how to read thats what they settled with the city of Philadelphia for. Starbucks was a undisclosed amount.

 

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

they didn't settle with Starbucks as a corporation yet, just the city of phila. Still tho, they could have put that $200,000 from the city to better use. The Starbucks amount will prob not be made public.

 

[Solano707]

I don't normally do threads like this but is this smart or stoopid
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Two African American men arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks last month have reached a settlement with the city and secured its commitment to a pilot program for young entrepreneurs.

Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson chose not to pursue a lawsuit against the city, Mike Dunn, a spokesman for the city of Philadelphia, told The Washington Post. Instead, they agreed to a symbolic payment of $1 each and asked the city to fund $200,000 for a grant program for high school students aspiring to become entrepreneurs.

“This was an incident that evoked a lot of pain in our city, pain that would’ve resurfaced over and over again in protracted litigation, which presents significant legal risks and high financial and emotional costs for everyone involved,” Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said in a statement.

Trust your oppressors to follow through their words brehs
...

Coli gets mentally retarded by each and every day...

At least they used their situation to uplift other folks - instead of trying to capitalize for their own gains.

"If one eats, then we all eat" don't mean shyt to some of you, it appears.

Dap + Rep them two brehs looking out for up and coming entrepreneurs.

 

[GSR]

that’s just how they settled with the city. no mention of their settlement with starbucks anywhere in the media

 

[Luke Cage]

one star thread. 5 stars for those brotha's uplifting other black people and setting an honorable example. OP keep looking up to people like Kanye West.

 

[Sleepy Walker]

They helping the community, and your calling them stupid? I'm done with this site most of you must be cac's.

He never called them stupid.

 

[TL15]

You do know that the $1 settlement was from the City of Philadelphia right...and it was only symbolic

They settled with Starbucks for an "undisclosed" amount

Black Men Arrested at Starbucks Settle with City of Philadelphia


10:56 AM PT -- Starbucks just announced it has also reached a financial settlement with the 2 men. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.



The 2 black men whose arrest at a Philadelphia Starbucks sparked an uproar have settled with the City ... for a symbolic $1 each and a promise from city officials they'll set up a $200k program benefiting young entrepreneurs

 

[Mr Rager]

Y'all some reactionary ass nikkas

The question is how can they trust the city to follow through with the pledge

 

[mannyrs13]

Why would they sue the city when it wasn't even involved in the incident?

What's next, suing the state or suing the coffee bean growers or Starbucks manufacturers or distributors?

Or even the customers? I just don't see what the point of suing the city other than for publicity was for.

 

[Bart simpson]

They helping the community, and your calling them stupid? I'm done with this site most of you must be cac's.

Nah breh not cac just a breh wondering why would they trust a city that put them in that position.

He never called them stupid.

He's right...

Y'all some reactionary ass nikkas

The question is how can they trust the city to follow through with the pledge

Thank you! most didn't read the last sentence. Don't the relay on the a city yo start a program that would shut it down as soon as it starts...

 

[Astroslik]

that Starbucks settlement prolly nice..