Starbucks fires baristas who stopped robbery, protected people
You really can't make this stuff up and it does NOT look good for Starbucks. Two baristas have been fired after they intervened and stopped a robbery, protecting people who were in danger. The attempted robbery took place back in December and we're just now finding out what happened with the hero baristas. Riverfront Times reported on the <a href="https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/starbucks-fires-2-baristas-who-collared-robbers-of-south-grand-store-41718553" target="_blank">bad decision by Starbucks</a>:<br />
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<p>On Sunday, December 17, two men walked into the coffee shop at 212 South Grand Boulevard in St. Louis, carrying what appeared to be guns and telling everyone in the store to get on the ground and give up any valuables they had on them. However, when 37-year-old Joshua Noe, of Potosi, struck a patron over the head with his supposed gun, it cracked. Realizing the men were not armed, the would-be victims turned the tables on the would-be robbers. </p>
<p>Two of the people who fought back were store employees Michael Harris and Devin Jones-Ransom. An attorney for Harris says that he was struck in the face, leading to a struggle. Michael Harris was fired from his barista job after helping thwart two would-be robbers.</p>
<p>"Harris complied with the robbers' demands until it was no longer an option for himself and others," says Ryan Krupp, who represents the former Starbucks worker. Krupp says that after being struck, Harris realized he needed to take action or risk being killed. Harris, Jones-Ransom and other patrons fought back, eventually managing to subdue Noe until police arrived. Noe's alleged accomplice, Marquise Porter-Doyle, 35, of St. Louis, fled the store but was later apprehended.</p>
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