Posted on 08/08/2017 4:43:21 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
The NYPD has intensified its boycott of the coffee and baked goods chain Dunkin’ Donuts after an employee reportedly refused service to police officers, The New York Post has reported.
When asked for directions to the nearest store by a member of the public, one police officer said: “I’m not allowed to do that.”
Meanwhile, another sergeant was spotted walking into his local police department with a tray full of generic, non-branded coffee.
“No D&D in the 7-3,” he announced.
Last week, a police union called for a boycott of the chain after an employee allegedly denied service to two police officers.
“I don’t serve cops,” the employee said.
The president of police labor union Detectives’ Endowment Association, Michael Palladino, issued a statement calling for a boycott of the chain.
He also blamed Mayor of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for creating a hostile environment towards the police.
“Political leaders in this city have encouraged this type of behavior by constantly demonizing cops and pushing their decriminalization agenda,” he said.
“Since the story was reported, the union office received a lot of feedback from active and retired members supporting the boycott,” Palladino said. “I know that Dunkin Donuts supports law enforcement, which is why I am disappointed that their official statements are weak and suggest denial.”
Meanwhile, a woman from Tennessee was so angered by the story that she joined in the boycott and donated to an NYPD charity, urging Dunkin’ Donuts to do the same.
“I donated to @nycpolicefdtn in honor of @NYPD73Pct I challenge @DunkinDonuts to make substantial donation #BackTheBlue,” she wrote on Twitter. According to the Post, supporters of the initiative have already raised $2000.
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They need to endorse Chock full o’Nuts.
[I can see if they boycott the one store. But, if they are boycotting the whole chain it’s wrong. I do like the statement from the chief of detectives.]
You must not have been in the military...
When someone in the platoon screws up, the ENTIRE platoon suffers the consequences. As a result, the rest of the platoon makes the offender aware to never do that again!
Same thing here. Once corporate feels the sting, they will let it be known to the franchisees to think twice about doing this, or to swiftly remove the offender from employment.
Had this DD employee refused to serve any other group of citizens (pick one) h/she would be summarily fired. If that didn’t happen, I hope this establishment gets buried in tickets.
Shortly after noon on Sunday, the two cops — plainclothes patrol officers assigned to the 73rd Precinct’s detective squad — entered Dunkin’ Donuts at 1993 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn to get Baskin-Robbins.
The officers, dressed in suit pants, shirts and ties, with badges and pistols on their belts, waited in line to order. When they got to the counter, the store clerk ignored them and asked the customer behind them what he wanted. When the customer said the cops were there before him, the clerk replied, “Yeah, I know, but I don’t serve cops,” according to the Post.
A manager at the store is disputing the incident. He claims that, according to security footage, the officers were waiting at the wrong counter, where you pick up your order.
“You can see on the security tape: they stand here for five minutes, while other customers were being served. One customer even ordered ice cream, and they must’ve not liked that because they left the store,” he told the Post.
The manager, who wouldn’t give his name, did not allow the Post to view the video.
He said the store began receiving phone calls from other police, asking why they didn’t serve the two officers. “And I kept trying to explain that we serve everyone, we have nothing but respect for the police, and that they were standing at the wrong counter. It was busy at the time, and we were busy serving customers,” he said.
Detectives’ Endowment Association President Michael Palladino is calling the discrimination “disgraceful,” saying Thursday that it should not go unattended, the Post reports.
In reaction to the incident, Palladino is calling for a boycott of the chain.
“I assume it is an isolated incident. Nevertheless, Dunkin’ Donuts corporate should issue an apology to the NYPD and until that happens, I have asked detectives and their families to refrain from patronizing the stores,” he said.
He also believes the city’s political leaders are partly to blame for the incident, saying that they have “encouraged this type of behavior by constantly demonizing cops and pushing their decriminalization agenda. It’s time for the same politicians to step up, take some responsibility and condemn what occurred.”
I agree. I wouldn’t boycott Dunkin Donuts because one immature or Leftist employee did something stupid, especially since I’ve never heard of Dunkin Donuts being political before (unlike Starbucks). Fire the employee and move on to something else.
Oh, boy. America might not run on Dunkin after all...
Sounds like it might be a bigger problem after all.
Probably more like "LaShondra", "Chantay", "SaQuisha", "Leshaniqua" or "LaShaquanishia".
Stupid police. Most D&D stores are only related in that they only sell D&D products but otherwise have no direct financial relationship to each other - they’re franchise stores, not D&D owned & operated stores. Idiots.
Are the NYPD officers “snowflakes”.
Just order a large, Farva.
The article also mentions a weak response seemingly a denial. Don’t know if that was franchisee or corporate, but the apology should have been strong and unequivocal.
Really? Businesses plural?
Apart from the example you gave (despite knowing most small businesses fail due to poor management), please list a few more for us.
[When someone in the platoon screws up, the ENTIRE platoon suffers the consequences]
True. But not the entire base, nor the entire branch of the military. IMO I agree that, if all of this happened exactly as the police described, then the ONE store [platoon] should suffer the consequences.
We have decried the call for all police to be hated and punished because of the actions of a few bad ones. The same application should be used here, as well.
“Are the NYPD officers “snowflakes”.”
Approach one of them and ask him that to his face.
Then report here what happens.
It should have been. And if the employee did what was alleged, the employee should have been fired. Makes me wonder if the franchise owner is a biggie and is making a stink. If so, folks at Dunkin corporate need to pull up their big boy panties and deal with it.
Yep. Gotta love those Union work stoppages.
Well, DD better get control of their employees. Why couldn’t they make being willing to serve LEOs a condition of employment?
If the donut buying public becomes aware that a previous frequent level of police presence is no longer the case and that police are NOT likely to be there, they may be smart enough to realize that makes DD a more appealing target for criminals. Personally, I think, as a customer in a relatively high crime city, I’d seek out retail businesses that were friendly to LEOs.
I don't want a large Farva. I want a God-xxxx liter o' cola.
Michelle’s Diner. Put out of business by cops; it’s main clientele was students from the nearby police academy. I know, I used the diner across from Michelle’s before heading
to The Players (Club) and the bulk of the customers were the police students there, too.
When the owner complained about illegal parking by cops, they started a boycott and everyone was too intimidated to complain except, of course, the great, late Nat Hentoff. Curtis Sliwa may have gotten involved too, I forget.
You can do your own research on other such occurrances.
Just because one stupid and inept employee made a firing offense, is no reason to boycott Dunkin’ Donuts - a reasonable chain in a very expensive city.
I like cops, I support cops. But not when they start that stuff.
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