Rob Rowen believes he was helping people, but Starbucks is saying he was disrupting business and threatening customers.
The coffee chain has banned Rowen for life. The St. Petersburg, Florida, man believes he was on the right side of justice when he asked people who were illegally parked in the handicapped spot to move their vehicles.
Most people complied but one woman called the police on Rowen. She was given a ticket. He was let go.
"She said I'm calling the police, you're harassing me. I said go right ahead, so she ended up getting a ticket, which felt really good," Rowen says.
But for Starbucks that was the last straw. One day he received a shocking letter in the mail.
"I get this letter, which shocked me," Rowen says. "I regret to inform you you've been expelled from Starbucks," Rowen reads from the letter.
Rowen had expected an apology or a thank you from Starbucks, but instead, he was told to never set foot in one again.
Sometimes doing good means getting punished. A lunch lady was recently fired for having the audacity to provide poor students with meals.
"My son-in-law has muscular dystrophy and is in a power wheelchair. I've seen so many times, the issue of him trying to find a parking space," Rowen says.
Many are on Rowen's side. It's simply unethical, as well as illegal, to park in a place set out for those with disabilities. However, some feel it's no big deal at all.
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