Tempe police reportedly asked to leave Starbucks
A group of Tempe police officers were reportedly asked to move or leave a Starbucks coffee shop on the Fourth of July because a customer felt uncomfortable.
According to a tweet from the Tempe Officers Association, six Tempe Police Department officers were drinking coffee before their shift at the Starbucks near Scottsdale and McKellips roads when a barista told them a customer "did not feel safe" by their presence.
The barista allegedly asked the officers to move out of the customer's line of sight or to leave, the tweet states.
"This treatment of public safety workers could not be more disheartening. While the barista was polite, making such a request at all was offensive. Unfortunately, such treatment has become all too common in 2019," the organization wrote. "We know this is not a national policy at Starbucks Corporate and we look forward to working collaboratively with them on this important dialogue."
Reggie Borges, a spokesperson for Starbucks, said the company is still gathering details about the incident.
"We have a deep respect for the Tempe Police and their service to the community," he said. "We've reached out to the Tempe Police Department and Tempe Officers Association to better understand what happened and apologize. We want everyone in our stores to feel welcomed and the incident described is not indicative of what we want any of our customers to feel in our stores."
Borges declined to comment about any disciplinary actions.
Starbucks Corporate seems to be handling the situation pretty well, but the barista never should have made such a request in the first place. The customer who made the request should have been the one asked to leave. One costumer compared to a group guaranteed to come in and buy coffee and donuts all the time? Sounds like a no-brainer.
I wonder how the dumbass would feel if they were being robbed and the police stayed outside and just watched it all go down. I mean they wouldn't want to come into a place they weren't wanted would they?
You say that as if a cop not doing his job because he just doesn't want to is perfectly normal. Lots of cops would agree with you. How many other professions do you think should have that option?
I didn't say anything of the sort, dipshit. Learn to read for pity sake.
Well, what would you call it if a cop just stayed outside and watched a crime happen?
Tempe police reportedly asked to leave Starbucks
A group of Tempe police officers were reportedly asked to move or leave a Starbucks coffee shop on the Fourth of July because a customer felt uncomfortable.
According to a tweet from the Tempe Officers Association, six Tempe Police Department officers were drinking coffee before their shift at the Starbucks near Scottsdale and McKellips roads when a barista told them a customer "did not feel safe" by their presence.
The barista allegedly asked the officers to move out of the customer's line of sight or to leave, the tweet states.
"This treatment of public safety workers could not be more disheartening. While the barista was polite, making such a request at all was offensive. Unfortunately, such treatment has become all too common in 2019," the organization wrote. "We know this is not a national policy at Starbucks Corporate and we look forward to working collaboratively with them on this important dialogue."
Reggie Borges, a spokesperson for Starbucks, said the company is still gathering details about the incident.
"We have a deep respect for the Tempe Police and their service to the community," he said. "We've reached out to the Tempe Police Department and Tempe Officers Association to better understand what happened and apologize. We want everyone in our stores to feel welcomed and the incident described is not indicative of what we want any of our customers to feel in our stores."
Borges declined to comment about any disciplinary actions.
Starbucks Corporate seems to be handling the situation pretty well, but the barista never should have made such a request in the first place. The customer who made the request should have been the one asked to leave. One costumer compared to a group guaranteed to come in and buy coffee and donuts all the time? Sounds like a no-brainer.
I wonder how the dumbass would feel if they were being robbed and the police stayed outside and just watched it all go down. I mean they wouldn't want to come into a place they weren't wanted would they?
You say that as if a cop not doing his job because he just doesn't want to is perfectly normal. Lots of cops would agree with you. How many other professions do you think should have that option?
I didn't say anything of the sort, dipshit. Learn to read for pity sake.
Well, what would you call it if a cop just stayed outside and watched a crime happen?
So if you asked them to not enter your store and they complied with your request, while you are being robbed, you would get mad? They did as you requested. Hell, you saved yourself from getting beaten or killed as you keep claiming.