9.19.13- Read the following articles about Starbucks
Read the article below about starbucks and post two comments, questions, or thoughts regarding this decision and how interest groups might respond using the propaganda techniques we discussed.
comment 1)I think Starbucks is doing the correct thing. The only change they are making is saying that guns are no longer welcome, they are not even saying that you can not bring them in the store.
Comment 2) by encouraging the customers to not bring the guns to the store it cuts down on the risk of a shooting occuring at starbucks
question: Why does starbucks even allow people to have guns there? Why would anyone need a gun at starbucks? ha
my first thoughts on the first article, I read the second sentence and asked why.."Under this new policy, Starbucks is not banning guns in its stores, but has made clear they are no longer welcome." They cannot ban the guns but they aren't welcome? Are they going to give you a bad look or the evil eye as you pay 7 dollars for your favorite coffee and cake.. also if the weapon was concealed, how would they know it really would not matter either way. It is understandable to me that the CEO of Starbucks would make this call for the sake of the well being of the company. It just makes me wonder why any anti gun group has not gone to the local McDonald's and protested against guns. Watts in my eyes is quite arrogant.. she basically wants to eliminate guns from all public carry but on her website it says the organization supports the 2nd amendment, which is the right to BEAR arms, you cannot bear arms when a man walks into your Starbucks guns a blazing and nobody has anything to bear but their fists. Having it childproofed in a finger scanning case is not really going to help you there, as hypothetical as it is it still happens. Watts uses name calling tactics for sure she says in the article she wants too make gun carrying as frowned upon as smoking and drunk driving. Those two things are not even comparable in my eyes.
The second article.. to be nit-picky in the picture it is Espresso shots. ha I guess the pro guns took at a little to far labeling Starbucks as the "champion of open carry" Ceo, Schultz, wants to express his non biased views between pro gun and anti guns but most of all he is trying to run a business. He made the choice to keep hostility away from Starbuck's doors. either way there is no wrong or right just opinions and Schultz opinion was to put his company first, he could not have kept both sides happy there is no possible answer to make either side agree.
Starbucks was put in a dilemma here, because if they did not do something about the gun activists having Starbucks Appreciation Day, then the anti-gun people would have complaining. But by saying "no guns" then that makes the gun activist mad. So basically it was a win-lose situation. I think they did the right thing just to avoid any potential confrontation between gun activists, and anti-gun activists.
I think this will also hurt Starbucks, because %54 of Americas population over the age of 18 drink coffee everyday. Asking people not to bring their guns in Starbucks could steer many people away, which in essence would cost them millions of dollars.
I think Starbucks should be able to do whatever they want. It does not matter to me whether or not I can carry a gun in there or not because I don't have one. However, even people who carry weapons should respect Starbucks for their decision. Either take the gun off for coffee, or go without a latte. I don't have any sort of problem with gun carrying but sometimes I wonder the legitimacy of carrying it to certain places such as a coffee shop. Of course, this sparks up the argument that no one is protected from a raging gun man, but this is not a fear that i always hide behind/ever really consider. In my eyes, and especially in a life or death situation, I myself am the only person i trust and since i cannot carry a gun this new request from Starbucks does not concern me. Maybe the realness of this topic will kick in when I turn 21.
Why is this viewed as such a bad decision for Starbucks part? If not being wanted at a Starbucks because you carry a weapon really frustrates you that badly, just stay away from there. Then the raging gunman can't get you.
comment 1)I think Starbucks is doing the correct thing. The only change they are making is saying that guns are no longer welcome, they are not even saying that you can not bring them in the store.
ReplyDeleteComment 2) by encouraging the customers to not bring the guns to the store it cuts down on the risk of a shooting occuring at starbucks
question: Why does starbucks even allow people to have guns there? Why would anyone need a gun at starbucks? ha
my first thoughts on the first article, I read the second sentence and asked why.."Under this new policy, Starbucks is not banning guns in its stores, but has made clear they are no longer welcome." They cannot ban the guns but they aren't welcome? Are they going to give you a bad look or the evil eye as you pay 7 dollars for your favorite coffee and cake.. also if the weapon was concealed, how would they know it really would not matter either way. It is understandable to me that the CEO of Starbucks would make this call for the sake of the well being of the company. It just makes me wonder why any anti gun group has not gone to the local McDonald's and protested against guns. Watts in my eyes is quite arrogant.. she basically wants to eliminate guns from all public carry but on her website it says the organization supports the 2nd amendment, which is the right to BEAR arms, you cannot bear arms when a man walks into your Starbucks guns a blazing and nobody has anything to bear but their fists. Having it childproofed in a finger scanning case is not really going to help you there, as hypothetical as it is it still happens. Watts uses name calling tactics for sure she says in the article she wants too make gun carrying as frowned upon as smoking and drunk driving. Those two things are not even comparable in my eyes.
ReplyDeleteThe second article.. to be nit-picky in the picture it is Espresso shots. ha
I guess the pro guns took at a little to far labeling Starbucks as the "champion of open carry" Ceo, Schultz, wants to express his non biased views between pro gun and anti guns but most of all he is trying to run a business. He made the choice to keep hostility away from Starbuck's doors. either way there is no wrong or right just opinions and Schultz opinion was to put his company first, he could not have kept both sides happy there is no possible answer to make either side agree.
Starbucks was put in a dilemma here, because if they did not do something about the gun activists having Starbucks Appreciation Day, then the anti-gun people would have complaining. But by saying "no guns" then that makes the gun activist mad. So basically it was a win-lose situation. I think they did the right thing just to avoid any potential confrontation between gun activists, and anti-gun activists.
ReplyDeleteI think this will also hurt Starbucks, because %54 of Americas population over the age of 18 drink coffee everyday. Asking people not to bring their guns in Starbucks could steer many people away, which in essence would cost them millions of dollars.
I think Starbucks should be able to do whatever they want. It does not matter to me whether or not I can carry a gun in there or not because I don't have one. However, even people who carry weapons should respect Starbucks for their decision. Either take the gun off for coffee, or go without a latte. I don't have any sort of problem with gun carrying but sometimes I wonder the legitimacy of carrying it to certain places such as a coffee shop. Of course, this sparks up the argument that no one is protected from a raging gun man, but this is not a fear that i always hide behind/ever really consider. In my eyes, and especially in a life or death situation, I myself am the only person i trust and since i cannot carry a gun this new request from Starbucks does not concern me. Maybe the realness of this topic will kick in when I turn 21.
ReplyDeleteWhy is this viewed as such a bad decision for Starbucks part? If not being wanted at a Starbucks because you carry a weapon really frustrates you that badly, just stay away from there. Then the raging gunman can't get you.