What do you think? Connecticut Dunkin’ Donuts worker refuses to serve police officer.

2015-10-05T20:24:52-04:00

'We Don't Serve Cops Here,"' West Hartford Dunkin' Donuts Employee Tells Officer
A West Hartford police officer was waiting at the back of the line in the Dunkin' Donuts at 1234 Farmington Ave. to buy a cup of coffee on Saturday morning when one of the employees said loudly in a room full of customers, "He didn't get the message. We don't serve cops here," police said. Now I ask you all here on RP, what is wrong with this picture? What is happening to our morals and doesn't anyone have any more scruples? This is unacceptable and the asshole who told that Police Officer should be terminated! Just imagine if you would, if that store clerk were to be held up by a gunman, who the hell is he going to call? Ghost busters? I don't think so. I means WTF is going on?

Police, Community React To Dunkin' Donuts Worker's Controversial Comment

WEST HARTFORD &mdash; People from Connecticut and across the country reacted on social media over the weekend to a local Dunkin' Donuts worker's comment with a West Hartford police officer waiting in line that the store wouldn't serve police officers.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 5 at 2015 8:27 PM

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I cannot even fathom a world where a store would refuse service to a uniformed police officer. Sgt David G Duchesneau what is this country coming to? I am embarrassed.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Oct 5 at 2015 8:46 PM

2015-10-05T20:46:54-04:00

Wasn't there another story like this where it was a female cop and the business did a lot of back-peddling saying it was a joke gone bad? Cops can't survive without Dunkin'! I buy them for our guys all the time here. No safer place to be than a donut store at 3am. I just found this for you. Very disgusted. Cops don't get paid enough for all the crap they have to deal with.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3260204/Dunkin-Donuts-employee-forced-apologize-telling-police-officer-Connecticut-branch-doesn-t-serve-cops.html

Dunkin' Donuts employee tells police officer 'we don't serve cops'

Police said a West Hartford officer was in line at the outlet waiting to buy a cup of coffee when the incident took place. An employee said: 'He didn't get the message. We don't serve cops here.'

Response by CSM Michael J. Uhlig made Oct 5 at 2015 8:56 PM

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Sounds like they are hiring at 1234 Farmington Avenue!

Response by MSgt Curtis Ellis made Oct 5 at 2015 9:01 PM

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smdh...

Response by Sgt Ken Prescott made Oct 5 at 2015 10:14 PM

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Anyone want to bet that Dunkin' Donuts--and every other one owned by that particular franchisee--just went to the absolute bottom of the priority list on police response?

Anyone?

Anyone?

Bueller?

Bueller?

Response by Sgt Kelli Mays made Oct 5 at 2015 10:21 PM

2015-10-05T22:21:33-04:00

What?!?!? LOL...Cops favorite place. lol Just kidding. Why does this seem to be happening more and more? What is in the mind of these people that causes them to act this way?

Response by SGT Sara Hodgkiss made Oct 5 at 2015 10:40 PM

2015-10-05T22:40:06-04:00

Refusing service to anyone when you are in a customer service job is unacceptable. I honestly can not even fathom that she was not joking. However in all cases we should not judge the masses because of the few bad apples.

Response by Sgt Ken Prescott made Oct 5 at 2015 10:40 PM

2015-10-05T22:40:30-04:00

'We Don't Serve Cops Here"

That's fine, I eat doughnuts, not cops.

Response by Sgt Ken Prescott made Oct 5 at 2015 10:44 PM

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'We Don't Serve Cops Here"

That's fine, I eat doughnuts, not cops.

Response by Capt Mark Strobl made Oct 5 at 2015 11:02 PM

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Dispatch: "Active Shooter at Dunkin' Donuts, Farmington Avenue."
Patrol #1: "What? Please repeat dispatch. You're last was unclear."
Patrol #2: "Dispatch, say again. Did not copy."
Patrol #3: "Umm... We're busy doing comm-checks with Patrol #1 and #2."
Patrol #4: "Sorry, we're 'out' at Krispy Kreme."

Response by COL Charles Williams made Oct 5 at 2015 11:33 PM

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Taser... mace... clubbed... and then fired.

Response by SFC Dr. Joseph Finck, BS, MA, DSS made Oct 6 at 2015 7:54 AM

2015-10-06T07:54:54-04:00

Sgt David G Duchesneau This is the second incident of this "joking" I have seen in the past 60 days. The last was in Florida where an Arby's worker refused service to a uniformed police officer. The disrespect for the brave men and women who protect citizens from the societal miscreants must stop. The mischaracterization of all law enforcement professionals being a part of the less than 1% who do the bad things is unacceptable. This clerk should be fired and I personally will be boycotting Duncan for the foreseeable future as I am Arby's.

Response by SGT Dana Williams made Oct 6 at 2015 10:07 AM

2015-10-06T10:07:37-04:00

In a nutshell, law enforcement is under the same form of attack as the returning Vietnam soldiers, and the impetus is being directed from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The current administration operates by the Four D's: distract, deceive, divide, and destroy!

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Response by SSG Warren Swan made Oct 6 at 2015 10:27 AM

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Resume. Generating. Moment.

Response by SGT Jeremiah B. made Oct 6 at 2015 12:06 PM

2015-10-06T12:06:27-04:00

You missed one key piece of information - "The officer left the store. The employee ran out saying she was joking and apologized to the officer." It was in poor taste, but the employee made a stupid mistake and tried to fix it immediately.

I'm not even sure why this is news. I didn't know a bad joke rated that level of response. It should have ended right at the moment she chased him out of the store and apologized.

Dunkin Donuts store owner meets with West Hartford police chief after officer denied service

The owner of a West Hartford Dunkin Donuts met with the police chief on Monday after an employee refused service to a police officer.

Response by CW4 Guy Butler made Oct 6 at 2015 12:12 PM

2015-10-06T12:12:15-04:00

Here's the local stories and wrap-up:

http://www.wfsb.com/story/30190728/police-officer-denied-service-at-dunkin-donuts-in-west-hartford

http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-west-hartford-dunkin-response- [login to see] 4-story.html

http://foxct.com/2015/10/05/police-dunkin-officials-meet-after-employee-tells-officer-we-dont-serve-cops-here/

Response by LCpl Mark Lefler made Oct 6 at 2015 12:15 PM

2015-10-06T12:15:45-04:00

it's really no different then a bakery refusing to make a cake for a gay couple(( i know it'll be argued it is, but its not)). I don't agree with refusing service to anyone for any reason other than they're just being assholes in the store. I recognize cops have a hard and very dangerous job. The other side of this is, denying cops do not abuse power is having your head in the sand, course not all of them do, but they do on small levels like using rollers to not have to sit at stop lights to shooting unarmed people. some people don't like cops, thats their right.

Response by SGT William Howell made Oct 6 at 2015 2:24 PM

2015-10-06T14:24:46-04:00

This was not Dunkin Doughnuts fault or should they bare any flack from this. It would be like blaming the all police for one officers poor judgement. Now that employee should have his ass kicked.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Oct 6 at 2015 3:10 PM

2015-10-06T15:10:25-04:00

Sadly some younger individuals think they have the authority to establish new company policies.

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 7 at 2015 3:21 PM

2015-10-07T15:21:46-04:00

... police is a much tougher job in many way than a soldier ... because they completely live within political influence ... We? most of the time.

This is the price that an influential politician play the "hate police" card ....

Response by SFC Maury Gonzalez made Oct 7 at 2015 8:17 PM

2015-10-07T20:17:25-04:00

Another cop hating BLM jerk