NYPD Steps Up Boycott of Dunkin’ Donuts After Cops Refused Service

breitbart ^ | 7 Aug 2017 | BEN KEW

[FamiliarFace]

I see no apology in that piece.

[miss marmelstein]

In your mind, it’s a non sequitur. For those of us who live here, we know how sensitive NYC policemen are to insults. Fire the employee and move on.

Do you support cops boycotting every D&D in NYC? Franchises owned generally by decent small business people?

[I want the USA back]

Just wondering if the individual who refused service is a member of America’s first and foremost specially-privileged group.

[JohnG45]

You can do your own research on other such occurrances.[sic]

Why should I have to do my own research when you categorically stated, "Cops have destroyed NYC businesses when they feel oppressed."

So list them for all of us.

[JonPreston]

If he’s working at a DD in Brownsville, Brooklyn (73rd pct), the employee is assuredly Black/Hispanic.

[MarvinStinson]

I do not support the Soros/Obama/Black Lives Matter War on cops.

Do you?

[Fred Hayek]

I worked in a convenience store when the economy was slow. At my store, police always got free coffee and fountain drinks. I also had an area in back where they could do their paperwork. The times that I worked third shift, legit customers knew that police would frequent the place, and it was good for business.

[NonValueAdded]

#blackcoffeematters

[mdmathis6]

So no one politely explained to the officers that they should be in another line? The manager was speaking disingenuously thinking the rest of us are stupid and are quite naïve in having our intelligence insulted!

[redangus]

What about the baker who won’t bake the cake for the homosexual wedding? They get sued out of existence to the joy of leftist everywhere. If DD didn’t fire this employee publicly and make a public apology leaving no doubt where they stand on this type of action by their employees, then they deserve whatever they get from the NYPD and people who support them. Business need to be taught that this crap goes both ways. I personally think a business should be able to make their own decisions about who they serve, but if we are going to demand fealty from some to tolerance and acceptance of groups or people they don’t like or agree with then everybody has to play by the same rules.

[Waryone]

Last time I lived in NYC, over 40 years ago, you had to belong to a union to work at any restaurant. I’m not excusing Duncan Donuts for non-termination, I don’t even like their donuts, but perhaps they can’t just fire the employee. Those unions make it very difficult to fire anyone.

I don’t excuse their lack of a real apology.

[FamiliarFace]

Now that’s even more interesting. The manager wouldn’t give his name to the Post, and he wouldn’t let the Post see video of the incident. The way I interpret this is that it might not be just an employee that doesn’t want to serve cops. It might also be that the manager himself doesn’t want to serve cops.

[fella]

LEOs are a doughnut shop’s bread and butter.

[Mase]

Stupid police. Most D&D stores are only related in that they only sell D&D products but otherwise have no direct financial relationship to each other - they’re franchise stores, not D&D owned & operated stores. Idiots

Have you ever read a franchise agreement? The franchisor retains tremendous power and influence over the franchisee, to protect the good name and reputation of the brand, and could easily save this particular franchisee from his own stupidity. That they won't is very telling about the culture of the company. Apparently, the franchisor and franchisee share the same inability to avoid a PR catastrophe.

Maybe, like Starbucks, they'll announce they're going to staff their stores with illegals. That would make everything better.

[Wuli]

It does not matter.

The police KNOW if they are not so ignorant that

(a) they were not “abused” by a D&D policy;

(b) they are abusing independent store owners that have nothing to do with the store where they encountered a problem;

(c) boycotting the one store makes sense, but taking business from stores - usually mom & pop companies - that had nothing to do with their problem is stupid and just downright mean spirited.

To me its not a corporate D&D “P.R.” problem. Its a problem of police behaving stupidly. Should they demand a policy from D&D? No. They should demand an apology from the store owner, period, and merely avoid HIM if he won’t. That should end it.

I am supporting the franchisees and not the police.

[butlerweave]

Oh Oh Dunkin’ Donuts is about to go out of business

[miss marmelstein]

You’re thinking of the restaurant union which is strong and corrupt - I know, my husband managed a private club with a restaurant attached that had union waiters. The crazy shop steward, to show his independence from good work habits, once mooned guests at a party which included Gena Rowlands. My husband still could not get him fired.

I doubt very strongly (unless someone here proves me wrong) that D&D workers are unionized.

[ex91B10]

So no one politely explained to the officers that they should be in another line?

That would have been the correct way to handle it or at least "May I help you officer?"

[Mase]

The police are abusing no one. The brand is what matters and a frachisee abused the customer (police) -- and by doing so he abused the brand. The brand cannot be associated with such bigotry. It is now the responsibility of the franchisees, along with the franchisor, to do what's necessary to protect the brand. This is how it works.

The franchisor's response was pathetic and shows a complete misunderstanding of the situation, it's impact on the brand, and what to do to mitigate the situation.