The San Francisco Police Officers Assn. claims that a bakery in the Reem's California chain denied service to one of its officers because he was in uniform.

San Francisco’s police union says a city bakery chain has a “bigoted” policy of not serving uniformed cops.

The San Francisco Police Officers Assn. wrote in a social media post last week that Reem’s California “will not serve anyone armed and in uniform” and that includes “members of the U.S. Military.” The union is demanding that the chain “own” its policy.

Reem’s says, however, its policy isn’t against serving armed police officers. It’s against allowing guns inside its businesses.

  • felixthecat@kbin.social
    265·
    1 year ago

    Unfortunately that isn’t true. Businesses have a right to refuse service for a wide variety of reasons. Like you said though those protected classes are illegal to discriminate against.

    That is why you can have rules, like “no shirt no shoes no service”. So in this case it is if you bring a gun you will be asked to leave.

    Although now if that store was ever a victim of a robbery I would bet the response time is very slow…

    • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
      14·
      1 year ago

      Although now if that store was ever a victim of a robbery I would bet the response time is very slow…

      So you’re saying people who become cops aren’t interested in the public good and are more interested in power?

    • elscallr@lemmy.world
      91·
      1 year ago

      It’s not like police departments give a shit about robbery anyway. They take a report and tell you to call insurance. Better off with a guy with a gun.

    • Imotali@lemmy.world
      71·
      1 year ago

      Fun fact, if they can prove the police deliberately delayed their response that’s a massive lawsuit.

      • elscallr@lemmy.world
        5·
        1 year ago

        You still gotta convince the city and then who are you really hurting? If the cops had to pay lawsuits out of the FOP pension fund maybe that would matter. If you sue the city you’re only hurting your neighbors and yourself.

        • orclev@lemmy.world
          4·
          1 year ago

          Payments for those things shouldn’t come out of public funds, cops should individually be required to carry malpractice insurance. Cop gets found guilty of violating someones rights? Settlement gets paid by their insurance. I bet you’d see all those “bad apples” suddenly being utterly unemployable once they literally can’t find anyone willing to insure their scumbag asses.