Hmmmm....$100 says they are Black employees!!!
Waiting for terminations in 5-4-3-2-1 seconds.....
Well....that shift of employees is gone.
No one needs to worry...lots of Latinos ready and willing to work.
Well, at least they didn’t have to eat their spit burgers.
Perhaps our side doesn’t have enough peaceful protests to burn down businesses which make this mistake. Perhaps businesses should start having a sign: “We serve police officers. If an officer is refused service, the manager will fire any and all employees responsible.”
Are they sure this was what happened? There have been recent cases where an officer accused the staff of mistreatment, when it was not clearly as first stated.
A few weeks ago an officer said he found an entire tampon in his Starbucks drink. Management disputes that story.
What would happen if blacks were refused service?
Drug use is pretty rampant in the food service industry. It’d be a shame if that Five Guys got raided and a bunch of employees were arrested on possession with intent to distribute charges.
Statements from both parties here....
Looks like someone tried to suggest it was just because the cops weren’t wearing masks, but both parties agree the cops were.
https://www.wkrg.com/baldwin-county/source-daphne-five-guys-employees-refuse-to-serve-police
UPDATE: Both Daphne Police and Five Guys have responded to requests from News 5.
Five Guys Marketing and Communications said, “Five Guys and the franchisee are actively investigating the situation and are committed to getting to the bottom of it. However, no matter what the details are, we do not want these police officers, or any customer, to feel disrespected or slighted in anyway. We apologize to those officers and also want to make it clear that Five Guys and its franchisees are committed to fair, respectful, and equal treatment for all customers. We will continue to investigate the matter.”
Daphne Police said “The Daphne Police Department appreciates the outpouring of support from our community and from supporters of Law Enforcement across the country. We also want to thank Five Guys on a corporate and local level. We have been working through this situation and there has been total cooperation. The Daphne Police Department does not think that the actions of a few employees represent Five Guys as a whole. To clarify some misinformation that has been spread on social media, on July 7, three officers of the Daphne Police Department entered the Five Guys restaurant in Daphne. The three officers became aware of the mask requirement. They returned to their vehicles to obtain masks. All three officers were wearing masks the entire time they were inside of the establishment. The events that occurred while the officers were in the restaurant were unfortunate. We will continue to work with Five Guys on this matter towards resolution once all the facts are known.”
Needless to say until 5 guys makes this right I won’t be visiting one. What do I want? All employees on shift fired. Full public apology.
What is wrong with these people. Do they think that’s cool, hip, woke??? Won’t serve the cops but the first people to call the police if someone “dissed” them...ebonics for disrespect.
Because business is doing so well.
I’m torn on this.
Refusing service is bad but I’d much rather these children refuse me service than secretly spit or ejaculate in my food.
The police should thank them. Five Guys food sucks......................
Five Guys and the franchisee are actively investigating the situation and are committed to getting to the bottom of it.”
I wonder why people today can’t say what they are doing without professing to be “comitted” to it?
“Passionate” and “comitted”. Two things you ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO BE today.
Sit just outside the parking lot with flashing lights on. Won’t take long for all business to go somewhere else. In a small town like Daphne, refusing service to the policemen is definitely not a smart move. They’ll get you for one mile over the speed limit.
So, this is my 5 Guys. Right down the road from my house and we eat there maybe 3 or 4 times a year. Good burgers, just way too expensive. To say this has caused a bit of a dust-up in our patch of the world would be an understatement. Lots of rhetoric flying from three camps: socialist transplants (damn yankees), non-socialists and the Baptists. The socialists (damn yankees) are defending the actions of the employees, the non-socialists are calling for terminations of employment and the Baptists want to know if any of the employees were on any of the church league soft-ball rosters. Adjustments may have to be made...
Seriously, this situation has our little town pretty upset and I’ll tell you, I really didn’t think we had that many lefties down here, but I guess we do.
We don't even know if it really happened, yet.
I work at the south’s favorite waffle restaurant on weekends. We laugh when we see the cops come in because we know multiple other customers will offer to pay for their meal. Happens almost every time...which is heart-warming!