the obama mentality in action...
Portland: Red & Black Cafe. Read as Communist and Anarchist Cafe.
I suspect that they next time the cafe is robbed or burgled, there will be a breakdown in police response communications.
Langley. Wonder if he was one of Jane Fonda’s friends back in the good old days. Anyone know about him?
Harrassed? These Libtards are the first to pucker when something happens, loser Commies, throwbacks from the lost 1960’s.
The thing about coffee is while some brands tastes better than others, the gas station brand and the hippie-served brand both accomplish the same goal, having a desirable physical effect on the consumer. So save yourself a buck, drink some gas-station swill, and help put a pretentious beatnik out of a job. You’ll still get the buzz.
Sounds like a good place to rob. I guess he’ll call PeTA for protection.
Mark
Armed robbers, take note.
And how can the cafe owner refuse service to any member of the public under current law?
Police to Cafe Owner: If your burglar alarm goes off, don’t expect us to show up.
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And for the rest of the story? There has to be more to this John Langley, criminal history maybe?
Well now that all of the criminals in Portland know where the police won’t be.....I will LMAO if he is held up in the next few weeks.
Saw a segment about this on the late news and Cornelia Seigneur was interviewed. She was genuinely shocked and rightly so, it’s sad that a businessman would treat a police officer this way. The officer acted the gentleman and left when asked to.
At some time in the future John Langley may need the help of a LEO and he will be afforded it, I’m sure.
The cop is pure class. The cafe owner is pure crass.
Isn’t that vegan shop owner thus violating the civil rights of the policeman. He is refusing to serve him because of his color (blue uniform).
may the owner of the cafe soon be visited by thugs and thieves or at least if I was a thug and thief this would be my next hit and I would be sure to be armed and point the gun at the guys head until he cried and begged for mercy. “My parting words after listening to him beg for a good five to fifteen minutes? “Who’s your Mama now hippie? Nice to know you hate cops and won’t allow them in your cafe.”
“”If it happened again, I wouldn’t serve him.””
The police shouldn’t respond if they’re robbed. They should ignore all but medical 911 calls. If some crackhead robs the place, let ‘em throw vegetables at him.
I wonder if Langley realizes that he just advertised the fact that his business is an easy target? Probably not.
Wonder who the Red & Black cafe calls when they get held up?
Nice wholesome looking officer. The city should be proud.
The incident, which was brief, speaks volumes about the tensions between Portland police and some members of the community who are more worried about police shootings than protection.
That's ridiculous ... what that business owner did ...
I worked in a downtown Portland business for a while and we welcomed the Portland Police there. I got to know quite a few of them and was friends with a few, too. They were very helpful and worked well with all the businesses.
The Portland Police have a high presence in downtown Portland, in order to keep a lid on the riff-raff that one gets in any city. And they do a very good job of it, too.
Downtown Portland is a "walking town" and you'll find a lot of people walking around in the day, into the evenings and on the weekends. It's not like a lot of other big cities I've seen in the U.S. where the core downtown areas are places you don't want to be when the business day is over, if at all, any time of the day.
The downtown section of Portland is busy and vibrant and a lot of activities going on and there's a whole lot of foot traffic.
I'm in Tulsa now and although that downtown is nice and clean and "neat" (not dirty or trashed) -- it is pretty vacant and not very much going on at all.
Anyway, the relative safety for people in downtown Portland is thanks to the Portland Police and the good job that they do there.