Restaurant Gets Rips After Refusing To Service Cops-Changes Tune Real Quick

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Hilda and Jesse’s Diner in San Francisco thought they would have the support of the public behind them when they decided to get ‘woke’ and refuse to serve officers in their restaurant. The restaurant claimed that armed officers made them feel ‘unsafe’. They were sure social media would back them. Boy were they wrong! After getting hammered on Twitter the restaurant tried to double down in their response:

“Our restaurant is a safe space – particularly for queer and BIPOC individuals. Furthermore, the fact that they were in uniform with multiple weapons on them made our staff uncomfortable, and potentially other guests, so they were asked to leave. We would happily welcome them off-duty, out of uniform, and without weapons.

We’re sorry that the decision upset you. We understand your perspective and we hope you’ll consider ours.”

SFPD Police Chief Scott responded to the restaurant:

“Community engagement is a core principle of SFPD’s 21st-century police reforms, and we are intentional about asking our officers to support local businesses and get to know those they’re sworn to safeguard.

The San Francisco Police Department stands for safety with respect, even when it means respecting wishes that our officers and I find discouraging and personally disappointing.

I believe the vast majority of San Franciscans welcome their police officers, who deserve to know that they are appreciated for the difficult job we ask them to do — in their uniforms — to keep our neighborhoods and businesses safe.”

The owners quickly tried to walk back their bonehead decision sharing another post on Instagram:

“We made a mistake and apologize for the unfortunate incident on Friday when we asked members of the San Francisco Police Department to leave or restaurant. We are grateful to all members of the force who work hard to keep us safe, especially during these challenging times. We hope this will be a teachable moment for us as we repair and continue to build bridges with the SFPD. There are stressful times, and we handled this badly.”

I’m sure it was the public outcry and decline in sales that forced the owners to change their tune.

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