Posted on 03/09/2018 10:28:10 AM PST by nickcarraway
A controversy is brewing at a coffee shop in Oakland, where police officer are not welcome.
The business, called Hasta Muerte Coffee, will not serve officers in uniform and turned away an officer a few weeks ago. The shop is an employee-owned co-op.
Workers at Hasta Muerte did not respond to requests for comment on the policy to refuse service to police officers.
But on the shop’s Instagram account, there's a photo posted with text that reads in Spanish: "Talk to your neighbors, not the police." The post continues about an exchange with a uniformed police officer on Feb. 16, and very clearly it states: "We have a policy of asking police to leave for the physical and emotional safety of our customers and ourselves."
The Oakland Police Officers Association sent the shop a letter, asking to open a dialogue about its policy.
The sergeant who was turned away from the shop a few weeks ago said he was surprised but walked out without incident and without any coffee. He said he’s looking forward to talking with the shop owners to build a better relationship with them and the rest of the community.
Hasta Muerte, which means "until death," in Spanish, is located in Oakland's Fruitvale district.
Sounds like a safe place to rob. Who’s going to stop you in the first place and then who’s going to look for you in the second.
Perhaps someone should remind the shop that the SCOTUS has ruled that the LEOs have no duty or obligation to protect the patrons and should they need rescue they should call someone who would care.
Here it is “to death”-I don’t speak the dialect used in California-just the one used here-but it sounds close enough-either way, I hope the Oakland cops “open a dialog” with that business by not going there at all-help them to have una muerta rapida......
Police Officers in Oakland Refuse to Serve Coffee Shop
Hasta means ‘until’ as in hasta manana, until tomorrow.
Cops in Oakland refuse to serve coffee shop.
If they truly had conviction, they would also assure any would be robbers at their establishment they will not be hassled by the law. But they will be subject to a friendly dialogue with an employee.
No, it means “until death.”
Seems like a discrimination suit is in order; even won, who’d want to go to this shop? Maybe need visits by ICE, health inspector, tax man, and a few others.
And who is renting the space to them? Maybe some spotlight on them as well.
“My what a nice widdle coffee shop shop youz have here. What a shame it would be if youz got robbed! Or youz coffee clerks got moidered. You might need da cops if dat was to happen. No? What a ya gonnna do if dat happens? Call da Mexican cops?”
Bwahahahahahahahaha!
En realidad significa “until death”, que puede venir lo suficientemente pronto en Oakland.
If I were a robber, I would definitely ale note of this establishment’s policy and would be paying them a visit soon.
I was thinking of picketing the shop in order to show support for the police. I have to admit I was pretty stunned as most shops provide free coffee to police in appreciation for work.
I am not even sure this is legal under the state’s broad Unruh Act which prohibits discrimination based on political beliefs (among other items).
In any case it makes me angry.
Why doesn’t Mexifornia just declare their independence?
Gringo dollars, that’s why.
How would they like it if the police decided to stop serving them ... during a robbery or something.
On the other hand, the Fruitvale district is not somewhere I would want to walk the streets, day or night. Particularly without police protection.
Refusal to serve amounts to political speech and must be protected as such.
Personally I believe, since slavery officially ended in 1865, refusal to serve should always be allowed, for any reason, including any politically incorrect one.
I’m posting here on Free Republic. Freedom has more than one facet.
Replace the “No shirt. No shoes. No service” sign with a “No guns. No cops. Free money” sign.
Hasta Muerte Coffee?
More like: Fuera Mejor Muerte....
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