Starbucks Apologizes to Police After Six Officers Were Asked to Leave Arizona Store

IJR ^ | July 7, 2019 | Shubham Kalia

[righttackle44]

Starbucks Corp on Sunday apologized after an employee at one of its stores in Tempe, Arizona asked six police officers to leave or move out of a customer’s line of sight, triggering social media backlash.

The officers had visited the store on July 4 and had paid for the drinks, before one company employee approached them about a customer not feeling safe because of the police presence, the Tempe Officers Association said on Twitter.

“This treatment of public safety workers could not be more disheartening. While the barista was polite, making such a request at all was offensive,” the association added.

Following the incident, users took to Twitter to support the police, tweeting comments along with the #boycottstarbucks hashtag.

[Lurkinanloomin]

They need to close all of their stores for emergency training until every employee understands.

[SaveFerris]

[The officers had visited the store on July 4 and had paid for the drinks, before one company employee approached them about a customer not feeling safe because of the police presence]



All according to plan. His real father's plan (John 8:44) - he worked that plan, too. Quite the Manchurian Candidate.

[ClearCase_guy]

In order to please 1 obnoxious customer ...
They offend 6 decent customers who could really be helpful some other day.

Makes no sense at all.

[RaginRak]

too late for apologies

[cnsmom]

Posting a sign saying LEO’s always welcome would end the problem and should be everywhere anyway.

[Sans-Culotte]

They need to close all of their stores for emergency training until every employee understands.

The fact that they did not announce the firing of the employee shows that their apology was worthless. They put the needs of one snowflake over 6 other customers. Companies only do that when they agree with the snowflake (e.g. Kaepernick/Nike).

[Lurkinanloomin]

We shouldn’t need a sign.

[hardspunned]

Nothing like being insulted while enjoying your overpriced nasty tasting coffee. Other than to experience that leftist group think vibe, why would anyone patronize Starbucks?

[Soros Billions]

Roll out the red carpet for bums and drug addicts. Eject those who protect life and limb. I think I get it.

[manc]

I never go there to give them my money as the ones in the past I have seen have many weirdo people, liberals, and their over priced coffee is crap. Why a sane person who is not a commie goes there is beyond me.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

There was a time when cops ate free at convenience stores. Probably still do in a lot of places. Generally small business owners are happy to have the police presence.
 

[TruthWillWin]

Employee should be fired immediately!

[Parley Baer]

I am not a Starbucks customer for many reasons and this is one of them.

[Lurkinanloomin]

As a business, you’re never safer than when the police are there.

[Cobra64]

Common sense isn’t common anymore.

[Bob434]

The police should only accept the apology IF starbucks fires the creep that kicked them out- That will show that starbucks really means it

[Soros Billions]

Why would anyone patronize Starbucks? To use the restroom of course.

[northislander]

Plenty of coffee shops around...no need for Staabooks

[conservative98]

Sorry, Starbucks, that request is not polite.