Posted on 08/27/2023 5:49:10 PM PDT by grundle
A bakery in San Francisco turned a police officer away because he was armed.
Reem's bakery said it is maintaining a strict policy not to serve anyone carrying a gun.
The San Francisco police union was not happy.
Some cops in San Francisco will have to look elsewhere for their leavened goods after Reem's California, a local bakery chain, said it is enforcing a policy not to serve anyone armed.
The San Francisco Police Officer's Association responded on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that Reem's — a local bakery chain — had recently denied service to an officer who was in uniform.
""NO COPS ALLOWED. That's the confirmed policy of the bakery chain Reem's," the union said in its post on August 24.
The post included a screenshot of an email from Reem's sent to the association that said the company has a policy "to not serve anyone that is armed in a uniform."
It's unclear if Reem's policy applies to all people who are armed or only those who are armed and wearing a uniform.
Reem's did not immediately return Insider's request for comment on Sunday, but the bakery chain did post a statement to Instagram Friday that said that it strives to "foster an environment of safety for our staff and customers."
"In a time of increased gun violence — particularly impacting people of color, youth, and queer people — we believe that a strict policy of prohibiting guns in our restaurant keeps us safer."
The restaurant thanked the community for their support in the past and said that it is temporarily closed, but "can't wait to reopen our doors very soon and provide the sanctuary space you all deserve."
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Well, I’ll sure remember them if I ever need to rob a bakery.
I am sure it well work out well for them.
s/s
Oh, well, I guess if they get ribbed, the police will have to stay outside their shop.
Then they will learn that outlaws don’t follow the rules.
They allow guns only for armed robberies..which I hope they have many.
Reem….
They can just refuse to serve armed robbers, too, and they’ll have no problems. See how easy this collectivist living is? ;)
Wait a second.
Wasn’t there a bakery in California that was sued because they refused to do something for someone? Will this bakery be sued as well, then?
mask and a gun is ok
you know
cuz of covid
Armed police? What’s the problem? Now, if they had ben GAY....
If a customer gets shot during a robbery, the bakery will be sued.
I guess they don’t believe cops promote the safety of the community. I wonder if their calls to 911 will go unanswered when they find themselves needing the police.
we believe that a strict policy of prohibiting guns in our restaurant keeps us safer.”
The restaurant thanked the community for their support in the past and said that it is temporarily closed, but “can’t wait to reopen our doors very soon and provide the sanctuary space you all deserve.”
They should reflect upon what happened across the bay in Oakland
SF man arrested in the death of popular Oakland bakery owner
By Matthew Tom
Updated June 23, 2023
A San Francisco man has been taken into custody in connection with the death of a popular Oakland bakery owner, according to multiple reports on Friday.
Ishmael Burch, 19, of San Francisco was charged with murder and robbery by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office in the slaying of Jen Angel, the owner of Angel Cakes in Oakland
Friends and family described Angel as a social movement activist and anarchist. The family would like to see the robbers held accountable through restorative justice rather than incarceration.
https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/sf-man-arrested-jen-angel-bakery-owner-18168531.php
Good. I hope they get robbed or mobbed by a madding crowd.
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/reems-california-bakery-temporarily-closed-15798602.php
Again? I hear about this once in a while and wonder just how mentally ill an owner of a business has to be to come up with a policy like that.
I think it’s the same mental illness that believe transgenderism is something to be embraced instead of pitied and treated like the mental illness it is.
Barring a civil rights violation, a private business can refuse business to whomever they want. It’s a free country.
Yet that business pays taxes. So I would expect the police to respond to any call, and in a timely manner. But I would not expect them to break any records getting there. That’s just human nature.
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