Posted on 11/30/2019 3:15:48 PM PST by simpson96
The Starbucks employee who gave an Oklahoma police officer cups of coffee with the word "PIG" printed on the label has been fired, the company said in a statement Friday.
The Kiefer police officer went to the Starbucks in Glenpool on Thanksgiving day to pick up five drinks, CNN affiliate KTUL reported. Kiefer Chief Johnny O'Mara told the news station a customer pointed out the label on the cups to the officer.
"What irks me is the absolute and total disrespect for a police officer who, instead of being home with family and enjoying a meal and a football game, is patrolling his little town," O'Mara wrote in a Facebook post, where he shared a picture of a cup with the "PIG" label on it.
The coffee company called the incident "absolutely unacceptable" and said it is "deeply sorry to the law enforcement officer who experienced this."
"The Starbucks partner who wrote this offensive word on a cup used poor judgement and is no longer a partner after this violation of company policy," the statement read. "This language is offensive to all law enforcement and is not representative of the deep appreciation we have for police officers who work tirelessly to keep our communities safe."
In a joint statement, Starbucks and Kiefer police said they're using the incident "as an opportunity to leverage our shared platforms to promote greater civility."
The company will meet with Kiefer police to discuss ways to work together, including by jointly hosting a Coffee with a Cop event at Starbucks for local law enforcement to meet with baristas and community members to discuss "the critical role dispatchers and police offers play in keeping our communities safe," the joint statement said.
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With the money they’re making I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often. Cops should not go to these pies in uniform
BS! Cops should be able to go anywhere they want, dressed however that want.
Cop haters need to be be enlightened!
The disrespect these kids have today is UNACCEPTABLE what the hell is wrong with these parents that let these kids grow up with this kind of behavior!!!
Really? So cops should get dressed in civvies to get a cup of coffee?
Sorry, Bub; if somebody doesn’t want to serve police officers, they should find another line of work.
I agree 100%.
It would be much better to meet them in front of a “Trump Judge”....2 can play this game......a Macro Aggression should be worth a million bucks.....The Police moral is down....the police have been “triggered” and “woke”....on 2nd thought..I think its worth 5 million your Honor...and with the right jury...maybe 10 million...
Agreed. Let the jerk do a nighttime ride-along with the police in Oklahoma City, or some other big city nearby. Might get a better idea that the men and women in blue have more to worry about than how much steamed almond milk to put in a non-fat, caffeine-free, gluten-free latte.
Who is the person who was fired. Their name needs to be on the news.
My thought, too.
Partner? Wow. The waitresses at Monk's were only "Associates."
“BS! Cops should be able to go anywhere they want, dressed however that want.”
Amen. I normally go to my local Coffee Bean and LAPD cops go there in uni. It’s normally obama kids who do this sh*t anyway..
really?! The Moron punched it into the computer to be printed on the receipt!!??
lol
Bar’s pretty low for starbucks ‘partners’
“Who is the person who was fired Their name needs to be in the news.”
Good luck with finding that out. Only Conservatives get that treatment. Liberals are protected.
Who the hell drinks that scorched Starbucks swill anyway?
She did so she claims to play a joke on another employee who she wanted to see if they would yell “Pig” when the order was ready. The officer was not supposed to see it she claimed.
What a moron.
How is it item 4 of 4 if there are 5 items in the order?
“The disrespect these kids have today is UNACCEPTABLE what the hell is wrong with these parents that let these kids grow up with this kind of behavior!!!“
Really! How did this little squint think it would be just fine to do that? Did he think there would be no repercussions? No, he probably has learned this entitled behavior. I’m sure he was surprised he was fired.
Anything short of "we immediately told this loser to get his her/her shit and get the f*** out of here" is unacceptable from this leftwing loser company.
That makes it so much better. (/sarcasm)
Not only should she be fired but she also be told that she is not welcome on the premises even as a customer.
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