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submitted 1 year ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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.

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[-] caboose2006@lemmy.ca 275 points 1 year ago

Last time I checked "Police Officer" wasn't a protected class you little snowflakes.

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[-] topinambour_rex@lemmy.world 141 points 1 year ago

It could be worse. This shop could react like police officers when someone enters a police station with a weapon.

[-] TheGoldenGod@lemmy.world 140 points 1 year ago
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[-] Tarkcanis@lemmy.world 111 points 1 year ago

So fucking what? Police aren't a protected class.

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[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 97 points 1 year ago

it's about the guns, not the cops

Honestly would be cooler if it were about the cops

[-] nostalgicgamerz@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

Ssshh. It definitely is wink

[-] Not_mikey@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For some more context this place, reems, really isn't a bakery so much as a middle eastern take out place. The main store is currently closed down though so the only place they have open is a counter serve food court style place in the ferry building, so the cops didn't get kicked out of the place, they either went to the counter and the cashier refused to serve, or more likely, they saw the new policy online and threw a hissy fit without actually going.

The founder is a Palestinian leftist, so this probably was targeted towards cops/military.

I'd highly recommend going here if your on a tourist trip and end up in the ferry building, not just for the cop hate, but there wraps are great as well.

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 35 points 1 year ago
[-] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, we're so damn scary!

  • Sincerely, leftist pacifist
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[-] elscallr@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago

It's wholly within their rights to refuse service to anyone for any reason. I hope they stick to their.. well, I guess "stick to their guns" doesn't really work here but whatever.

[-] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 74 points 1 year ago

If they are a public facing business, they are not within their rights to refuse service to anyone for any reason. There are protected classes, like age/race/sexuality. So if you own a business like a coffee shop, you can't say "no black people." However, police and guns are not protected classes, so I think they should be in the clear legally.

[-] ZzyzxRoad@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago

What happened to the supreme court cases that said it's ok to discriminate against protected classes as long as it just so happens to be "against your religion"

[-] visak@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

"against your Christian religion". Fixed that for you.

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[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 83 points 1 year ago

Good, normalize rejecting cops.

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[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 81 points 1 year ago

Even if it were a policy against serving cops, didn't the Supreme Court literally just rule that a business can deny any group?

If you can refuse to serve gay people, you can refuse to serve cops. This shit goes both ways.

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[-] rynzcycle@kbin.social 78 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

if you’re going to have policies that discriminate against one group of people, then own it, post it publicly,

...McCray said somehow without even a hint of irony.

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 54 points 1 year ago

Hey now, cops aren't all bad. I mean 60% of police wouldn't be caught beating their wives.

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[-] ZzyzxRoad@lemm.ee 51 points 1 year ago

If cops want the bakery to "own" their policy, they they should own their policy of racial profiling

[-] Moyer1666@lemmy.ml 46 points 1 year ago

The police complaining about something being bigoted? Are they that blind? Or do they really only care when it effects them...

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[-] Chickenstalker@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago

Even Aragorn and co had to leave their weapons to enter Edoras. Gandalf was a cheeky bugger though.

[-] phej@reddthat.com 39 points 1 year ago

"Sorry, we don't support that lifestyle"

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[-] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

“Reem’s has a deep commitment to uplifting social and racial justice in our communities,” the statement said. “This includes fostering an environment of safety for our staff and customers. In a time of increased gun violence — particularly impacting people of color, youth, and queer people — we believe that maintaining a strict policy of prohibiting guns in our restaurant keeps us safer.”

They don’t want guns on their property. It’s pretty simple. They have the right to restrict guns on their property.

Calling them ‘bigots’ and ‘discriminatory’ is disgusting, because those words mean hating people for inherent qualities that can’t be changed, like skin colour. You can leave your gun and uniform behind and poof you magically aren’t in the ‘discriminated’ group.

Black people can’t leave their skin in their car. See the difference? No? Then you might be a bigot.

e: anonymous downvoters, don’t be a pussy, reply please. That’s the whole point of this forum. Engage or gtfo.

[-] bdesk@kbin.social 36 points 1 year ago

Police in SF are showin up?

[-] Shush@reddthat.com 42 points 1 year ago

To eat in a bakery? Sure.

[-] bhamlin@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

If you didn't want to be a bastard, you shouldn't have been a cop.

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[-] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 30 points 1 year ago

Aren’t police unions among those who back politicians that fight tooth and nail for businesses to adhere to their values? I should think that Reem’s would have their full-throated support for refusing service to those who offend their beliefs. I’m so confused.

/smh

[-] reverendsteveii@sopuli.xyz 28 points 1 year ago

Well here's one civil right the cops can't easily ignore. If an undercover buys a donut is that covered by qualified immunity?

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