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dware

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28. Disagree.

Sun Dec 1, 2019, 01:04 PM

Dec 2019

He violated company policy, that's grounds for termination.

Next time he'll use more sense, hopefully.

We're all outraged at police brutality and misconduct, but that was the wrong way to go about it and he paid the price for his stupidity.

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Starbucks Barista Fired After Officer's Cup Had 'Pig' on the Label [View all] pintobean Dec 2019 OP

Uh huh. "Joke" tymorial Dec 2019 #1

Yeah, after drawing the word "pig" on all five cups whathehell Dec 2019 #25

It looks like the PIG is surrounded by asterisks, which should mean it was a web order. TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #69

Way too many people don't want to hear that here, I guess. Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2019 #85

People don't need to loose their livlihood over this minor of a mistake. This is a teachable moment. marble falls Dec 2019 #103

C'mon man. It was proportional. Captain Stern Dec 2019 #104

We hardly fire cops for shooting unarmed running suspects. Police use 'pig' for themselves ... marble falls Dec 2019 #105

What, no paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2019 #2

Precisely Sherman A1 Dec 2019 #3

Maybe you missed it pintobean Dec 2019 #4

They must have forgotten to turn the body cam off. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2019 #5

The officer said the barista admitted it. Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2019 #51

Yeah, you go ahead and use twitter as a news source. pintobean Dec 2019 #62

what is with this "barista" crap and why do people keep saying it? getagrip_already Dec 2019 #6

There is no first amendment argument here onenote Dec 2019 #7

I really don't care what Starbucks wants to call their employees. pintobean Dec 2019 #8

heehee FirstLight Dec 2019 #41

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So is being a jerk Renew Deal Dec 2019 #10

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Looks like he chose his hill to die on. pintobean Dec 2019 #15

Hopefully the admins are merciful Renew Deal Dec 2019 #37

Scared to ask what I missed. cwydro Dec 2019 #58

A cop hater had a meltdown. pintobean Dec 2019 #63

Lol. pintobean Dec 2019 #64

Lol! Sorry I missed it! cwydro Dec 2019 #65

I'll flip the question to you... brooklynite Dec 2019 #11

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Hate speech is hate expressed. Imo your posts are out of line. Hortensis Dec 2019 #14

I'm reading some of the comments downthread, dware Dec 2019 #67

it is a word that convinces people its okay to pay $10 for 50 cents worth of coffee and milk Takket Dec 2019 #17

My son gets Starbucks twice a day, I know. He paid dewsgirl Dec 2019 #56

By definition... CentralMass Dec 2019 #19

At McDonald's they are called McCafe Specialists. I kid you not. aikoaiko Dec 2019 #23

The First Amendment doesn't apply to private businesses. However, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #26

Shitting on baristas isn't the way here. DangerousRhythm Dec 2019 #45

it takes skill to pour a cup of coffee or grab a pastry from the case? getagrip_already Dec 2019 #46

You clearly know nothing about making espresso based drinks, and that's OK. n/t DangerousRhythm Dec 2019 #48

since you're going to dig in stopdiggin Dec 2019 #61

I worked at a coffee shop for a while (for pretty low wages), and when I tell people I did LisaM Dec 2019 #54

agreed Skittles Dec 2019 #77

And I suppose those officers, in their line of work and duties, packman Dec 2019 #16

supposing such a thing really has no bearing on what the former employee said Takket Dec 2019 #18

Yeah, just as we have this thing called "Innocent until proven guilty". whathehell Dec 2019 #21

I am outraged every time I see police beat, shoot or abuse any minority or anyone packman Dec 2019 #24

Disagree. dware Dec 2019 #28

The point isn't whether it's no big deal for a business' employee to insult a cop The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #29

A barista wrote ISIS on a Muslim's man cup JonLP24 Dec 2019 #39

As am I, but unless these particular officers are guilty of such crimes whathehell Dec 2019 #32

Don't draw comparison between minorities communities that are victimized by cops... Humanist_Activist Dec 2019 #35

I agree JonLP24 Dec 2019 #40

False assumption: I never said insulting people you don't know whathehell Dec 2019 #42

We will have 4 more years of Trump with statements like this go mainstream TheRealNorth Dec 2019 #55

Trump was elected due to the coddling of white America radius777 Dec 2019 #76

This. cwydro Dec 2019 #59

Same here.. whathehell Dec 2019 #66

So in your world, dware Dec 2019 #22

We all know from history and current events what police do and how they treat others packman Dec 2019 #27

Why do they have to admit to anything? dware Dec 2019 #30

I hope you never serve the public Skittles Dec 2019 #78

If they write a slur on a ticket, let's hope they face consequences. No one deserves such treatment emmaverybo Dec 2019 #33

Good -- The barista deserved it. n/t whathehell Dec 2019 #20

The article said that the reason for the Starbucks run was: DFW Dec 2019 #31

Why reinstate an employee with such bad judgement? She should not have insulted any customer emmaverybo Dec 2019 #36

Because we're a punishment based society Blue_Adept Dec 2019 #43

If she had written "terrorist scum" on a hijab-wearing customer's cup, I think you would agree emmaverybo Dec 2019 #44

Maybe the hijab-wearer would hand the cup to the nearest cop ... JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2019 #50

Well, Nature Man Dec 2019 #52

And for the past 4 days this has been the ONLY news out of OK Runningdawg Dec 2019 #34

That was quick compared to when a barista wrote ISIS on a Muslim's man cup JonLP24 Dec 2019 #38

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2019 #47

What a bullshit story. hunter Dec 2019 #49

There are other takes to this. Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2019 #53

Twitter? dware Dec 2019 #68

Um, no. I believe the link is to News One. Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2019 #83

Starbucks?! PJMcK Dec 2019 #57

Thankfully, the oppressed victims did not arrest nor shoot anyone in this instance. LanternWaste Dec 2019 #60

What was done was stupid. The police officer had a right to be offended. nt Blue_true Dec 2019 #70

It looks like it was a web order, notice that there are no witnesses to the employee's confession. TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #71

The article said Starbucks fired the server. Blue_true Dec 2019 #72

The cup says CAFE not MOBILE, but that might appear when paying with your phone app at counter. TheBlackAdder Dec 2019 #73

Starbucks hasn't been silent FreeState Dec 2019 #80

His daughter posted on Twitter that he is racist and "absolutely a pig" NYC Liberal Dec 2019 #74

How do we know this is really his daughter dware Dec 2019 #79

The police officer said the barista admitted it. Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2019 #86

You really think Starbucks didn't investigate this? dware Dec 2019 #87

You really think the police officer couldn't have just blown this up? Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2019 #88

Again, Starbucks would have investigated the claim dware Dec 2019 #92

I don't think it's ever that easy. Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2019 #93

You do have a point, dware Dec 2019 #97

The fired employee said one of the baristas did it Kaleva Dec 2019 #99

Please, big strong cops can't have a thicker skin radius777 Dec 2019 #75

Why should they have to? whathehell Dec 2019 #81

This is rather unsettling here on a liberal website, dware Dec 2019 #82

Uh, yes.. The hypocrisy is remarkable. whathehell Dec 2019 #89

I don't have a blanket hatred. Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2019 #94

What if they didn't do that though? Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2019 #84

Um, well obviously that'.would be a different story.. whathehell Dec 2019 #90

You don't think Starbucks investigated the incident before terminating the employee? dware Dec 2019 #91

"Wrongful termination"? Cuthbert Allgood Dec 2019 #96

But do you agree that this cop is likely telling the truth, dware Dec 2019 #100

Why the fuck is shit like this news? coti Dec 2019 #95

It's a mass conspiracy. pintobean Dec 2019 #98

More likely the human brain can't maintain focus on what affects its well-being nt coti Dec 2019 #102

"Play stupid games, win stupid prizes ......." nt kelly1mm Dec 2019 #101