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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It’s not the franchise owner or the chain, it’s the employee and yes that employee should he out of work. If the employee was terminated then the boycott is childish and punitive. It is nigh impossible to control what an employee does unless the owner/management is right at their shoulder every second. What business in their right mind would have a policy of alienating the very people they depend on for protection?
“But, if they are boycotting the whole chain it’s wrong. “
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No it isn’t,that’s what boycotts do——hit the bottom line of the corporation-———and most DD frnchisees are millionares so there is no hurting the little guy.
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“The police are abusing no one. The brand is what matters and a frachisee abused the customer (police) — and by doing so he abused the brand”.
B.S. The entire premise is based on and counts on the public ignorance that the abuser is a mom & pop company franchisee, not D&D, not “the brand”. Yet, I doubt the police are as ignorant of that than the general public.
If D&D is to do anything I’d tell them to tell the police to quit abusing their innocent franchisees and do as they deem necessary with the store owner that offended them. I’d neither defend that store owner nor apologize. D&D did nothing to apologize for.
It’s time the companies that have franchises do a major public information about who their franchisees are, and who they are not, as well as what activities their company has control over and is responsible for and what it is not. People need to be disabused of the ignorance and understand most “branded” franchise operations are independent companies and usually mom & pop operations, who have wide latitude and wide responsibility over their operations, beyond sticking to the “branded” product they supply.
“———and usually mom & pop operations,
Baloney !
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Approach one of them and ask him that to his face.
Then report here what happens...."
You imply that NYPD officers are prone to violence and cannot control their violent tendencies, which is fairly accurate IMO.
If your view of the situation were true, the franchisor (corporate parent company) wouldn’t have responded by defending their “brand” and making lame excuses related to the store layout. Contrary to your twisted view of the situation, it is absolutely all about the brand. The fact that the parent is unable to properly react to the situation will end up tarnishing the brand and hurt the other franchisees as well. Being stupid has a price and serves as another reason one needs to be very careful about in which franchise they choose to invest their money. My guess is that DD headquarters is getting an earful from their thousands of franchisees right now - as they should.
Your fine intellect is on display in that post.
I imply that you are a brave internet poster.
When it come to the real world-—I doubt it.
When someone mentions actual police events in NYC, a city in which she lives, and you respond by asking if I support Black Lives Matter, I think I’m on fair ground to conclude that you’re a idiot, OK?
Next!
Also, as every New Yorker knows, police are the main customers of D&D! I’ve never seen one in a Starbucks (not that I use them all that much.)
I don’t think you’re an idiot.
I do think you are a petty, bitter person with an agenda against cops, based on your trying to hijack a thread about a result of the Soros/Obama/Black Lines Matter War on cops.
I repeat a third time: you’re an idiot.
You have a fine intellect.
That’s why you swallow the Soros/Obama/Black Lives Matter War on Cops so gleefully.
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