This kind of racist attitude needs to be put to rest and kicked to the curb.
Especially when you are at work.
Police: St. Cloud officer refused service at Walmart while in uniform
Now then, the saying of "We have the right to refuse service" applies to the store owner/manager NOT a regular employee, a cashier at that.
I don't care if you are black, white, pink or purple...if one of my employees treated any kind of law enforcement officer, military, border agent etc etc in that manner, their azz would be fired in a heart beat, no questions asked.
That is just being ignorant and disrespectful to someone who puts their life on the line everyday.
Not to mention a very racist gesture.
No word yet as far as I can tell as to whether the cashier and her friend who laughed along with her, got fired or not.
I sure hope they are gone.
No use for people like that in a Walmart of all stores.
Especially when you are at work.
Quote:ST. CLOUD, Fla. - An investigation is being conducted at a Walmart in Osceola County to try and determine whya St. Cloud police officer was denied service for showing up in uniform.
Channel 9 reporter Field Sutton contacted Walmart’s corporate offices and the police department after many in the community wondered if the incident was just a rumor.
Eyewitness News confirmed the officer walked into the Walmart on 13th Street, grabbed what he needed and then headed for the checkout.
The officer told a friend the cashier pointed to her skin color and told them she wouldn’t ring up his items.
The officer told that friend a second employee laughed at the way the officer was treated.
The uproar began brewing a week ago, when a man posted in a community Facebook group saying he wanted to know if the story he heard about the officer was a rumor.
The responses to the man’s post poured in, with some saying they had seen it happen.
Later, a friend of the officer joined the thread to say it was true.
Walmart and police confirmed the incident to Channel 9.
Sutton contacted Walmart’s corporate office to comment on the incident, but was told, “This is an unfortunate situation, but we cannot comment on an active HR investigation.”
Police: St. Cloud officer refused service at Walmart while in uniform
Now then, the saying of "We have the right to refuse service" applies to the store owner/manager NOT a regular employee, a cashier at that.
I don't care if you are black, white, pink or purple...if one of my employees treated any kind of law enforcement officer, military, border agent etc etc in that manner, their azz would be fired in a heart beat, no questions asked.
That is just being ignorant and disrespectful to someone who puts their life on the line everyday.
Not to mention a very racist gesture.
No word yet as far as I can tell as to whether the cashier and her friend who laughed along with her, got fired or not.
I sure hope they are gone.
No use for people like that in a Walmart of all stores.