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Asking Cops Who Protect the Public to Leave a Starbucks Is Rude

Asking Cops Who Protect the Public to Leave a Starbucks Is Rude
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When several police officers gathered at Starbucks for a break, a patron who felt “unsafe” got them to leave. What does this say about who we are and how we view the “thin blue line”?