Posted on 09/13/2014 12:15:11 PM PDT by Rusty0604
A uniformed Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Trooper was asked to leave a Waffle House restaurant in Grapevine this week because he was armed. The trooper was wearing a Texas DPS helicopter pilot field uniform that consists of a DPS polo shirt, tan slacks and his badge and gun were on his belt. Trooper was asked to leave and not to return because he was wearing a gun.
The reaction against the manager and Waffle House on Facebook was predictably angry that a uniformed police officer would be thrown out of a restaurant.
CBS DFWs Bud Gillett reported that Waffle House said the manager simply missed seeing the badge on the troopers belt. They admitted it was inappropriate for him to chastise the trooper in front of other patrols. In a press release sent to CBS DFW, Waffle House spokesman Pat Warner said:
It is Waffle House policy to allow police officers to bring weapons into our restaurants. In this incident, the manager did not initially see the officers badge and should have handled the issue with more discretion. We apologize...
Evans posted on Facebook that the real issue to him was how the manager handled the situation by embarrassing him in front of other customers in the Waffle House. I could care less if the guy knew who I was or weather he recognized my uniform or not, Evans explained, it was the fact that he felt yelling at me from across the restaurant was an appropriate way of addressing his concerns.
Workers at the Waffle House told CBS DFW it was just a misunderstanding. They said they support police officers and even offer a police discount.
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WOW!
surely there must be another breakfast place in town, though...
finishing that note...
surely there must be another breakfast place in town...that we can patronize .... instead of this place?
Well at the store I visited the kitchen is basically part of the dining area so you can see your food being prepared.
Cleaning the cooking area was one of the things that the manager was yelling about.
But the floor of the dining area was filthy and many of the tables had not be cleaned so we had to search for a clean table.
Never went in the bathroom so I wont comment.
Just not a place I want to go back to.
Usually is when one gets caught being a dumbass...by the way in Texas most if not law enforcement officers must carry even when off duty. I would think that would be true in most states.
We have idiots here in Texas too.....we just don’t elect as many of them!!!
Saw that too, smells like a trap.
No kidding, I would make sure that everyone within hearing distance would hear that we should never set foot in there again.
Local 911 operators should remember this incident. If the store gets robbed in the future, the operator should tell the store employee when he or she calls, “Wasn’t your store the one that kicked out one of our on-the-job police officers simply ‘cuz he was carrying a gun? You seem to forget that LEOs aren’t welcome in your restaurant. Have a good day”.
CLICK!
While I think it’s ridiculous, my dog thinks it’s quite appropriate.
"I'm sorry, sir, we can't come out there. All of our officers are armed."
This no gun policy has shown up here as well. Pretty simple. This makes the business a “not safe place” for customers. Doesn’t matter if it is conceal or open carry (which I do disagree with). Three businesses that put “no gun” policy stickers on their doors have since scraped them off. I wait until I return home, make a call to the regional manager and tell them why I will not spend my money in their stores. Often it is a corporate decision, but I still make sure the regional manager knows how I feel. People are way more polite if they don’t know who is carrying.
[Thanks to Gefn for the ping!]
FReepmail me or KoRn to get on or off the Waffle House Ping List.
Hey! This is a forum for Waffle House lovers, lol! Seriously, as a Yank, I know I’m in my beloved south when I see my first sighting of that yellow sign.
He's a manager of a WAFFLE HOUSE for crying out loud - not a ton of thinking going on there period.
The reaction against the manager and Waffle House on Facebook was predictably angry that a uniformed police officer would be thrown out of a restaurant.
What difference does him being a Police Officer make? My right to a weapon comes directly from the U.S. Constitution. I am as well trained if not better trained then many police officers. Our rights police officer or not should not stop at the door of a waffle house..........
If you’re a connoisseur of tattoos on wimmins, checking out the waitresses at Waffle House is ground zero...
You got a Waffle House ping list, I’m wanting on!
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