I had some thoughts on how this might pan out , but will happily lift the words of another.
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A couple of very disturbing things here. First of all, not paying a tip is not the same as not paying for your meal. Unless these two signed an agreement prior to eating, having a small notation at the bottom of a menu indicating an 18% gratuity added for parties of 8 or more is not contractually binding. Even if it was, this would be a civil matter and NOT A THEFT. Even if the police attempted to make a legal argument for theft, they should have taken the individuals information and proceeded by summons, and not handcuffed them and taken them away. If the patrons explained their concerns to the manager, which seem reasonable, the manager had an obligation to rectify it with his employee, and not contact the police. The police had an obligation to recognize this for what it was. Nonsense! A civil matter at best. These two will have the charges dropped at the preliminary hearing, and successfully sue both the pub and police
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Despite how we all feel bout wages in other countries this one reeks of stupidity on a few levels , the front of house manager really had a good chance to deal with this civily , the cops had a equal chance to use a little disscretion on what was in front of them , maybe these people were charged with other offenses ?.. but if like above it does get thrown out , wrongfull imprisonment? .. A lawyer with a sense of humor would possibly take that $16.48 and file for 16.48 million damages