On the 4th of July a barista @Starbucks asked a group of police officers to leave or move out of sight because some idiot felt unsafe with police drinking coffee.
If this is where we are as a country it’s terribly sad. #DumpStarbucks pic.twitter.com/9hBXsv0pTW
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) July 6, 2019
Response from Starbucks
Due to the nature and publicity of the incident at one of their locations, Starbucks has issued an official statement. Via a company spokesperson, Starbucks informed that an investigation of everything which transpired is underway. They also expressed their interest in all customers feeling welcome at their establishments.
“We have a deep respect for the Tempe Police and their service to the community. We’ve reached out to the Tempe Police Department and Tempe Officers Association to better understand what happened and apologize. We want everyone in our stores to feel welcomed and the incident described is not indicative of what we want any of our customers to feel in our stores.”
Starbucks has declined to mention whether or not the barista who asked police officers to leave the establishment will face penalization. The name of this barista is not public, either.
