I honestly believe this could have been handled way better than it was.
First I am going to take the barista which should never have spoken like that in a professional setting period.
The police officer that chose to post it on facebook.. {# 5993 reasons why I am not on facebook,, twitter etc}. That flamed the drama, there was a better way to handle this.
Now as to what their policy was or wasn't she had not right being rude she is in the hospitality industry good grief.
Now as to whether or not law enforcement, first responders, fire fighters deserve a bit more courtesy why not?? I understand the medical profession does wonderful things but they don't get shot at on a regular basis.
Somewhere the assumption that it is okay to take potshots verbally or literally at police officers has raised the bar a bit in my mind. There appears to be a trend starting and frankly it is disgusting.
As someone says they chose to get this training and they are choosing to do this. So does that mean we respect them less for doing a job that I don't want to do and so many others don't want to do?
Just because there are a few bad police officers should they all be tarred with the same brush not in my book I judge each person by their own merits.besides that I thought tar and feathering went out long ago.
The only other profession I can think of off the top of my head that willingly puts their life on the line is a Soldier and they do it everyday and that is why in my world I give them utmost respect.
As far as shopping Starbucks nope I have my own favourite barista and they fix my sugar free breva just fine.
police dont all get shot at on any regular basis either,,,
despite what media portrays in our cops and robbers society
and there are ALOT of other jobs people choose that put them in danger everyday for the benefit of others receiving the freedom to purchase certain goods, or have certain services,,etc,,
do they all deserve SPECIAL considerations too?
and again, it is the JOB they are paid for,, if they want to be worshipped, perhaps they should become priests,,,but even they have humility to not expect preferential treatment because of their choice of occupation
the few bad cops IS indeed not reason to MISTREAT all cops
but noone was mistreated by having to follow the same rules as everyone else,,,
Really? Here in Nevada in the last month 6 were shot and one was killed. I also seem to remember two getting killed recently in vegas at a restaurant by a couple with automatic weapons and then took a Wal-Mart over.
Over 30 cops have been killed Nation wide in the past two months, that is an alarming rate.
out of 900,0000 sworn officers,, you do the math on how RARE it is,,,,

Using this logic, there are approx 11 000 000 black adult Americans with Felonies VS 900 000 officers, look at how RARE the killing of unarmed people by mistake. you can count em on one hand but 15 officers dead a month?
Cold blooded gun the the back of the head murders are despicable fact now that these murderous entities have spoken publicly to rile up the "not so well in the head" folks...
Some should distance themselves from that kind of evil, just sayin
two different issues
one is about how 'dangerous' a job is, as justification for special treatment
the other is about the DISCRPANCY in police shootings,,,