Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson appeared on ABC's "Good Morning America"
on Thursday and described their arrest. They said they went to
Starbucks for a business meeting that they believed would change their
lives.
Nelson said he asked to use the restroom
shortly after walking in and was told it was only for paying customers.
The two men were waiting for a third person when a white store employee
called 911 minutes later.
"I was thinking, they can't be here
for us," Robinson said of the police. "It didn't really hit me what was
going on, that it was real, till I was being double-locked with my hands
behind my back."
Nelson and Robinson were arrested for
trespassing. No charges were filed. Video of the incident went viral and
ignited protests and calls for boycotts.
"I understand that rules are rules, but what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong," Robinson said.
On Monday, the two men met with Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson, who apologized.
"I want to make sure that this situation doesn't happen again,"
Robinson said. "What I want is for a young man, young men, to not be
traumatized by this and instead motivated, inspired."
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson says his heart sank when he saw the video of two black men being arrested at one of the coffee chain's Philadelphia stores.
"They didn't deserve that," he told CNN's Don Lemon on Tuesday. He said the arrest "should not have happened."
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