Business says it doesn’t serve anyone who is armed

  • Nougat
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    2162 years ago

    Private business, police are not a protected class, the end.

  • GreenPlasticSushiGrass
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    1672 years ago

    Lol! “Bigoted and discriminatory”! As if they were born a cop, had no choice to be anything other that a cop, and could never be without a uniform or a weapon. Fuck 'em.

    My partner was a charge nurse on a psych ward for 16 years. Many of her interactions with police were as follows:

    POLICE: buzzes the desk
    My Parnter: Yes?
    P: This is officer so-and-so with the so-and-so police department. We have a warrant for the arrest of a patient on your ward. Let us in.
    MP: Okay, but this is a secure ward and firearms are not allowed. Surrender your weapons at the security office and I’ll grant you access to make your arrest when you return.
    P: I’M NOT SURRENDERING MY WEAPON!
    MP: Well, then can’t enter this ward.
    end of conversation

  • FuglyDuck
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    2 years ago

    “We ban firearms in this establishment.”
    “WE’re cops!”
    “Got a warrant? Otherwise, you’re violating our rules and regulations and we ask you to leave.”

      • FuglyDuck
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        542 years ago

        you can try… I’ve actually been there. Sort of.

        Used to work contract security. my client was next to a MLB ball field- their parking lot literally was next to the service entrance, so the various staff that weren’t special (concessions, security, etc,) would park there. A lot of their ball game security are moonlighting cops or retired cops… they liked to tail gate after the game… but the city would revoke the license for running a parking lot if we allowed alcohol.

        Getting drunken cops to leave your property when the other cops tried to be like “what’s the harm,” etc is no good.

          • FuglyDuck
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            182 years ago

            it’s really not that simple. First, if you keep nuisance complaints, they’ll fine you (or in my case, fine my clients. which would have me fired.)
            secondly, you annoy the cops enough, they’ll freeze you out regardless of what their policies/rules say, and as a security guard, you’re reliant on them to come save you if you ever have an active shooter or, more likely, just an aggressive asshole who doesn’t like being told they can’t do whatever it is they’re trying to do.

            • @someguy3@lemmy.world
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              102 years ago

              Well do it often enough that you can show the city department that you don’t allow alcohol and tried to get them removed (as seen by police records).

            • @RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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              32 years ago

              you’re reliant on them to come save you if you ever have an active shooter

              This is not a good plan, you need to be responsible for your own safety because you can’t count on the imaginary good guy cops to save you from anything. It may be 30 minutes before they show up, or they may not even show up at all.

            • stopthatgirl7OP
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              12 years ago

              you’re reliant on them to come save you if you ever have an active shooter

              …how’d that work out for those kids in Uvalde, tho.

        • @SulaymanF@lemmy.world
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          52 years ago

          That really is a tough one. The only chance you have is to escalate and demand the duty sergeant come down and deal with the problem of his unruly officers or make an extremely public complaint to the media and mayor that will force a response.

          • @nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de
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            82 years ago

            You could try the state police non-emergency.

            Or find a parking/fire violation that the fire department would care about. I’ve seen them put cops in there place a few times. Even pushed a cruiser down the street in Boston when it was double parked in there way.

            I wish I’d had a camera phone back then, I’m pretty sure they don’t report those kind of things into logs that end up in the paper.

    • Flying Squid
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      242 years ago

      Fun story time… a couple of friends of mine were walking home after a night of drinking and some cops pull over and get out and say, “two white men in dark clothes just robbed the gas station down the road and you fit that description.” One friend said, “you’re two white men in dark clothes so you fit that description too. I’m going to have to make a citizen’s arrest.” My other friend said the cuffs got put on them at light speed. They got charged with public intoxication. We don’t know if the two white men in dark clothes were ever caught.

      • FuglyDuck
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        72 years ago

        Lol…. So… uh. Please tell me your friend is putting that snark to use,

        • Flying Squid
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          122 years ago

          Sadly, he passed away. And only in his 20s. And yes, we lost a great comic mind. I say this as someone who has been paid to do stand-up and write comedy: he was far funnier than I will ever be. I still miss him 20 years later.

            • Flying Squid
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              62 years ago

              I’m sorry too, but that’s life. And the older you get, the more friends you lose along the way. I’m just glad we were friends for the time he was alive.

  • 0110010001100010
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    1382 years ago

    something something gay wedding cake. Last I checked LEO isn’t a protected class. And they aren’t even denying LEO, just those that come in on-duty and are armed. So yeah, get fucked pigs.

  • @tsonfeir@lemm.ee
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    802 years ago

    That Oregon bakery who refused to sell to a gay wedding ended up winning in the appeal, so if you can say “no gays” you can say “no ______”

  • @Son_of_dad@lemmy.world
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    412 years ago

    Police aren’t a race, orientation or protected class. A cop can in fact remove his gun and uniform, it’s not attached to his skin

  • @n2burns@lemmy.ca
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    342 years ago

    This policy doesn’t seem weird to me at all, but I’m Canadian. I’ve seen establishments that don’t allow weapons on site. So except in emergency situations, police officers need to secure their weapon before they enter the store (I think they put them in the gun locker in the trunk of their car?).

  • ares35
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    282 years ago

    odds on there being an ‘incident’ at that location in the near future, and the cops responding stop at dunkin’ for coffee and a donut while on the way there…?

      • @SheeEttin@lemmy.world
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        62 years ago

        Shit coffee, too. And I say this as someone from the northeast and currently living somewhere are nine Dunks within a one mile radius of my current location.

        • Cethin
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          42 years ago

          The coffee is better than Starbucks, but that’s not saying much. Starbucks is only considered good because they add so much sugar and shit you can’t taste the coffee.

          • stopthatgirl7OP
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            32 years ago

            See, as a coffee hater, I like Starbucks precisely because it’s not coffee. If a coffee hater likes your coffee…it’s not coffee.

          • @SheeEttin@lemmy.world
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            12 years ago

            Really? I’ve had a Starbucks Americano and it was fine. Although that’s espresso, not drip coffee. Drip coffee in general is just swill. Especially when it’s some “breakfast blend” bullshit. I’ve never had a blend that’s good, but most single-origin coffees are fine.

            • Cethin
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              12 years ago

              The beans at Starbucks are over-roasted to maintain a consistent flavor across all locations. It doesn’t really matter what you get. Espresso might be slightly better, but it’ll always be over-roasted.

      • @AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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        2 years ago

        I would suggest Krispy Kreme, but I haven’t seen one of those in CA.

        Edit: looks like I’m going to Chula Vista. Haven’t had a Krispy Kreme in years.

  • vlad
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    182 years ago

    Sure, they should be able to turn anyone away, no questions asked.

      • stopthatgirl7OP
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        182 years ago

        …Yeah, do you realize how bad taste it is to compare not letting cops in to Jim Crow discrimination against Black folks? Y’know, the people cops kill a lot?

        I see what you’re trying to do, but…can you please not.

      • @SocialEngineer56@notdigg.com
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        142 years ago

        Is being a law enforcement officer a protected class?

        Saying something like “I refuse to serve you in the basis of your race” is illegal because race is a protected class. Whereas “I refuse to serve you because your Lemmy hit-takes are dumb” is perfectly legal! Same as refusing to serve armed thugs masquerading as the good guys.

        • Flying Squid
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          22 years ago

          I just had a situation with this at work that I talked to my wife about. A customer wanted us to do something with an image that had full frontal nudity and my bosses had to have a discussion about whether or not to allow it. My wife said, “aren’t they required to?” I pointed out that if that was true, we wouldn’t be able to refuse Neo-Nazis.

  • @foggy@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Does this police chief have beef with the MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, and every other major sports organization?

    None of them allow firearms on site unless you are on duty

    • @ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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      22 years ago

      It’s not like they check for concealed carry though. I did security checks for a MLB team for a bit and I definitely waved through guns after they flashed a badge.

  • You might be interested to know that cops, judges, politicians, and all other government officials don’t actually have Qualified Immunity according to the full text of section 1983 of the federal code. The SCOTUS wasn’t handed the full text in 1982 when they heard Harlow V Fitzgerald. The text was changed illegally in 1874 by one guy when he copied the 1871 Congressional Record into the Federal Register.

    Look up “16 crucial words that went missing from a landmark civil rights law” for more info.

  • BaroqueInMind
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    82 years ago

    There is no debate, the bakery is private property. Fuck off pigs. Also please immediately respond if I call 911 kthxbye

    • @nxdefiant@startrek.website
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      62 years ago

      yes and also yes. They have a job they agreed to do, and fuck them right off into the unemployment line if that hurts their feelings.

  • Throwaway
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    62 years ago

    Its fair. Bakers shouldn’t have to serve anyone, for any reason or no reason.