Posted on 07/07/2019 10:34:46 AM PDT by 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 customers 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.
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Wow. That is some non-apology from Starbucks. Luckily, I never liked their coffee to begin with, so I don’t really like going there. I prefer to go to places that recognize that blue lives matter.
LOL!
Ours isnt that bad. Usually 3 checkouts and then the self checkouts. That sucks for you!
Cops: You say a customer feels threatened by our presence? Could you point her out so we can check to see if she has any outstanding warrants?
FUSB
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