Coffee and crime

File under “coffee-related civil disobedience.”

At the NYC Trial for Cash Register Exorcisms on “Buy Nothing Day 2004”

A young crew-cut attorney from the DA’s office made a gratuitous statement — obviously written by Starbucks executives — addressed to the judge and the court:

‘William Claire Talen must understand that he is banned from all Starbucks establishments world-wide and that if he were to come onto property of the Starbucks Corporation anywhere in the world — this is illegal and warrants prosecution.’

Reverend Billy (June 21)

Also check out Bill Talen’s mayoral campaign.