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In reply to the discussion: Arby's apologizes after employee refuses to serve police officer [View all]randys1
(16,286 posts)77. Until good cops routinely, daily, hourly, turn in bad cops, which are everywhere, you have
no case at all.
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By that reasoning, it's OK for a white person to refuse to serve African Americans
bigworld
Sep 2015
#9
I don't believe cop violence is random. If he'd refused to serve Dick Cheney from conscience, we'd..
marble falls
Sep 2015
#13
You sound like a very passionate person. I think Donald Trump would like you a lot. n/t
jtuck004
Sep 2015
#56
That would be wrong too. The person is working at a public place which serves the public. If the
still_one
Sep 2015
#24
As a bartender I can refuse to serve anyone I want without having to explain it. My manager can....
marble falls
Sep 2015
#62
The level of outrage on the thread should be reserved for 80K a year clerks refusing to obey SCOTUS??!
Fred Sanders
Sep 2015
#21
Without massive outrage industry spewing massive media attention over a 19 year old's bad manners, where would America be?
Fred Sanders
Sep 2015
#32
Now there is another true outrage....elected clerks..who CAN be impeached for flaunting their oath
Fred Sanders
Sep 2015
#30
The elected court clerk is a Fundie, elected by Fundies and protected by her Fundie religious
Fred Sanders
Sep 2015
#57
19 year olds working at fast food joints do not usually even know they are liberal or anything else ...zero politics in this inflated story...zero
Fred Sanders
Sep 2015
#40
No fast food is "punishment"? Did you read what the chief cop said about not getting a burger on time?
Fred Sanders
Sep 2015
#45
Misuse of the two words now....did you read the chief cops statement..why are folks avoiding that?
Fred Sanders
Sep 2015
#52
And righty will find this reaction, not handing him a burger, equivalent to something
randys1
Sep 2015
#76
I imagine if the Arby's was being robbed the clerk would be happy to see a police officer.
Vinca
Sep 2015
#7
You're perpetuating the meme that all cops are bad and that isn't fair to the good ones.
Vinca
Sep 2015
#70
If I was as interested in googling as you seem to be, I could post hundreds of good stories.
Vinca
Sep 2015
#74
Until good cops routinely, daily, hourly, turn in bad cops, which are everywhere, you have
randys1
Sep 2015
#77
I KNEW it was Obama's fault. Glad we got down to the root cause of the problem (again) <g>
progree
Sep 2015
#22
Where are you quoting from? The chief cop? The chief cop commenting on this...unbelievable....the outrage is
Fred Sanders
Sep 2015
#42
I'm quoting from #16 - Broward County Police Benevolent Association President Jeff Marano
progree
Sep 2015
#47
That's right it is all Obama's fault . WOW If this is what the police union leader is telling his
Person 2713
Sep 2015
#72
They are a privileged lot, and this does not surprise me. This is our fault, by the way, seriously
randys1
Sep 2015
#78
We have to start with interpreting the 2nd amendment by reading it, then removing ALL guns
randys1
Sep 2015
#85
Why don't we wait to hear the other side instead of making things up whole cloth.
Elmer S. E. Dump
Sep 2015
#29
Is that for real? The cops making bullshit mountain out of a burger not served by a kid?
Fred Sanders
Sep 2015
#66