Private Property and Customer Safety: Starbucks Learns a Hard Lesson

Tags: Law, Media and Culture, Property Rights

08/07/2022 Tate Fegley

The news that Starbucks is closing sixteen stores due to customer safety concerns exposes the lack of police protection in cities and the problems with allowing noncustomers to remain in stores.

Original Article: “Private Property and Customer Safety: Starbucks Learns a Hard Lesson”

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