Starbucks apologizes to police after six officers were asked to leave Arizona store

FILE PHOTO: A Starbucks sign is shown on one of the company's stores in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 19,2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

The officers had visited the store on July 4 and had paid for the drinks, before one company employee approached them about a customer not feeling safe because of the police presence, the Tempe Officers Association said on Twitter. Following the incident, users took to Twitter to support the police, tweeting comments along with the #boycottstarbucks hashtag.addressed to the Tempe Police Department and posted on its website, Starbucks said the treatment of the officers was"completely unacceptable."

Starbucks who won’t ask homeless non-customers to leave, allow needles to disposed of in their bathrooms, but are opposed to police officers being in the store. Who would they depend on if they were to get robbed I wonder?

Still done with them

Avoid Starbucks. They are crack houses with overpriced coffee.

No apology necessary. Good for the person that kicked them out. Tempe police need to get their act together and learn they are there to SERVE THE COMMUNITY not the other way around!!!! Glad those cops got a taste of their own medicine!!!!

So wait... I can just walk into any Starbucks and point someone out and say they're making me uncomfortable and management's going to run over and throw them out. WTF!!? And why would cops put up with that s***

Maybe cops should stop being awful people.

That was bold! But now they see what other folk goes through... really turned the tables...

Bad coffee and bad behaviour, apologize isn't acceptable under any circumstances

You can’t just tell someone who thinks the police are scary that they are being silly. It feels like there might be a deeper problem here.

82 unarmed people were shot by Tempe police on 2018, more then New York, Chicago and LA.

Haven't seen one picture. I would bet not wearing a cowboy hat.

And well they should apologize, then fire that employee for bad judgment and bringing bad publicity to the company. Starbucks retrained all employees after the last episode and apparently should do it again.

Hope police will drive slowly to the Starbucks if needed. Also to the dip wad barista.

As Starbucks damn well should have.

When I’m President, I will make amends by giving free “Coppuccinos” (tm) to all police departments in America

It isn't a police problem it is an asshole problem. They were standing in the way of other customers. Get your coffee and get out of the way.

yep they should.

One half, it is unfair to those officers in hindsight. On the other, it also goes to show how low Americans trust the police these days.

The customer who complained should be arrested.

Your whole existence sucks starbucks and the people working for you are in love to hate authority and anyone right or conservative. I never bought your product and you've priced yourself with the stars with plenty of bucks!

But isn't Starbucks or Noah's Bagels THE 'office' for many cops

Reparations

Rise of the woke corporation. The left has simply gotten into bed with or an insidious manipulation of progressives?

Who got fired ?

Seems Starbucks love to chase customers... Out of the front door... Not good

Only filthy hobos are welcome

they probably tried using their public restrooms without buying anything in the starbucks - Alex’s brother

Still a big F. U. Apology not accepted

🤣🤣🤣

Biden and Starbucks are having the World Cup of Apologizing. (Biden is favored)

Never buying Starbucks coffee, in any form, forever. Adios, Starburnts. Helloooo, Caribou!

Impede the fourth reich at your peril.

A GROUP of six 'Cops' were looking for trouble. Each armed with a badge and a free pass for acquittal from the next grand jury. CorruptMotivations

Tired of liberal company doing the wrong things and apologizing later. Starbucks is expecting me to pay 💰 to listen to young teens and adults use foul language and ignore vaping from “guests” that don’t buy anything. I don’t think so! Great business model. Up there with NIKE!

People are right to be afraid of the police. They murder people without consequence.

Okay, people need to stop asking businesses to ask people to leave for no reason. If you feel “unsafe” by their mere presence, then YOU LEAVE! 😡

WomanVote Its a fact that police are intimidating just by being armed and usually looking like they just stepped off a ME combat battlefield. Most people try to avoid cops for good reasons especially if you are a person of color

You cannot unring a bell Starbucks

Too late. Should have been done immediately

i feel like Starbucks does this every couple of years. they really need someone to help out with their PR because they don't do it well. they have had issues with veterans as well.

Boo hoo. Imagine not being allowed somewhere based on your appearance. Boy that must suck.

If the police weren't organisationally killing folks then people wouldn't be afraid of them. Starbucks is weak for this apology.

If you don’t feel comfortable you have the right to leave. Don't ask six other people to leave!

this is why i like dunkindonuts better 😔

They just opened a Dunkin’ in my Texas town...done with Starbucks

Because of course they did.

Only the criminal element I would ask the police to leave where they work.

They arent going to close for training?

I'm very upset at Starbucks for apologizing.

After they bought their coffee. Give me a break, and get a thicker skin. I still remember when they used to always make fun of us cops always sitting in the donut shops.

As well they should

Alittle too late don't you think

Does anyone realize that not all Starbucks employees did this? Just like not all police officers beat up people. How about focusing on getting kids out of concentration camps.

The Tempe police that were asked to leave are part of the department that shot and killed a 14 YO in January. Maybe it was a relative of AntonioArce

Whoever started this at Starbuck is a moron. Why the heck would you choose to alienate your local law enforcement, when all they were doing was patronizing your business? What do they think's gonna to happen the next time they the police to respond? They deserve whatever they get

Added to the sh*t coffee, another reason to avoid Starbucks StarbucksBoycott

Absolutely ludicrous!

Not that good coffee anyway!!! When they have problems the police better ignore them!!!

As well they should.

dumpstarbucks

Starbucks, police drink coffee too. 🙄

Just another example of the left taking hate and idealism to far.

On the anniversary of the Dallas Ambush that killed 5 Officers and left others struggling every day? Fuck you Starbucks APOLOGY NOT ACCEPTED

If the store gets robbed, they'll call the local priest now. Do a praying session.

Any employee should be able to administer policy. If they felt compromised, and took control. No apology should be made.

So this happened on the July 4th and you wait until the 7th to apologize . Sounds more like you were having meetings to discuss if you should . This should have been an automatic response !! No if and or buts !! This was flagrantly wrong!!

They should another antibias training by expanding the scope! Seems like the 1st one didn’t work! 😀

Why apologize? Starbucks is Progressive, their business really is only for their fellow Progressives. Don't go where you're hated.

Why? Police dont apologize. They were in a private establishment, armed. Why do you need a gun to drink coffee? Act like a thug, get treated like one. Police rarely hold each other accountable, ie. Blue wall of Silence and Professional Courtesy. Hold them to a higher standard.

Cowards Don't apologize for not serving pigs

Makes a change from asking people of colour to leave! Progress!

About time, now they should FIRE those who told them to leave and give those officers at least one year's worth of a FREE STARBUCKS per day! StarbucksApology

Terrible coffee anyway

Bet the takings went through the floor, well played Starbucks well played

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