Posted on 06/04/2010 12:25:06 PM PDT by davidlachnicht
In mid-May, Portland police Officer James Crooker went to Southeast Portland on a patrol call. With a few minutes to spare, he decided to get a coffee.
So, he popped into the Red & Black cafe on Southeast 12th Avenue near Oak Street, bought a coffee and was heading out when a customer approached him, saying she appreciates the hard job that police officers do every day in Portland.
One of the co-owners of the cafe, John Langley, has another point of view. While the officer and customer were chatting, he walked up and asked Crooker to leave, saying he felt uncomfortable having a uniformed officer in the vegan cafe.
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Crud
Vegans are being targeted by the police? What kind of “veggies” are in the cafe? Maybe the green leafy kind sold by the bag?
If the place does get robbed I just hope no customers are hurt or killed. The owners? Feh!
On their website, this description:
Vegan.
Worker owned.
Collectively managed.
IWW-closed shop.
They are adherents of anarchism and are extreme left loons. The cops would be well advised to leave them on their own.
Hey Portland PD - tell this queer cafe to FO!
No worries. I'll wish it for you.
He was having a coffee. What’s your problem?
BTW, this is apparently an “anarchist” hangout, according to the comments after the story. F them.
C’mon, it’s Portland, Oregon. Nobody gets busted for weed there. It would destroy the only viable part of the economy.
Another Obama voter, I guess. I suppose he’s waiting for some of that free Obama money to help with his business.
Someone pointed out to me that many vegans consume drugs as a way of making up for lack of animal protein in their diet. From the vegans I've known that seems to be the case (it's cannabis, nicotine, or some other thing).
It only beats Arcata Calif. because it is bigger. LOL (home of Humboldt University)
If it is against the law to refuse service in a public accomodation to say, a gay couple, a black, an asian or a transgendered person then obviously it is against the law to discriminate against cops. Any bets on whether those other groups are protected? Take them to court and make it hurt.
... and then note EVERY vestige of dirt, rat droppings, etc., and proceed to have the health department pay a visit. No way these hippies are going to keep it clean.
rotf that made my day. :D
Signed,
The son of a former-Chicago cop
I once got to a dance at Norse Hall early and walked over to this restaurant at the suggestion of a woman who also arrived early.
Stange people and an even stranger clientel.
Nothing on the menu I would even try.
I worked in a diner when I was a teen that gave 1/2 off to anyone in a uniform. According to the owner, he couldn’t legally give the police stuff for free, something about bribes I would guess, so he decided to expand it. It came in handy more than once.
This was a bit of a dilemma, but I finally decided that I like vegans even less than cops.
That says a lot right there.
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