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You support the manager knowing he was wrong? Liz DiTrapano who is a spokesperson for Denny's Corp stated "Denny's policy permits law enforcement officials to carry their firearms in the restaurant, and we regret any misunderstanding". And you still support the manager?
And I'm not sure that the spokesperson isn't stretching the truth a little bit for PR reasons. Perhaps the policy was, as the manager stated to these patrons, that only uniformed officers can carry in the store, but the policy has now been changed because of this incident and they're pretending it always was that way.
Also, perhaps the corporate spokesperson is relaying the gun policy for corporate stores, and this location is a franchise with a different policy (there are 168 corporate dennys locations and 1690 franchised dennys).
Or perhaps the manager did make a mistake.
In either case, who really cares. On a 1-10 scale of importance, I rate this about about a 0.
I think the respectful thing to do was for the police officer to walk over to the customer and explain that they were on duty detectives for the police dept. It's really that simple.
Cops without guns, now that would be a switch. What are they supposed to do, throw flowers at people who might be shooting at them? I know that works in war zones.
I think the police over reacted when the manager apologized. Give them their meal for free and that should have been enough. I'd also have politely told the patron who intitially complained to just MTOB and to just eat.
We're overly sensitive about not wanting to offend people which leads to an overly permissive society full of whiners and those why cry until they get their way.
I think the police over reacted when the manager apologized. Give them their meal for free and that should have been enough. I'd also have politely told the patron who intitially complained to just MTOB and to just eat.
We're overly sensitive about not wanting to offend people which leads to an overly permissive society full of whiners and those why cry until they get their way.
I think the respectful thing to do was for the police officer to walk over to the customer and explain that they were on duty detectives for the police dept. It's really that simple.
Forget that. The cops should have left or placed their guns in their cars.
LOL. Your wife is bipolar & your daughter is ***** & my post is stupid? LOL. OK. Whatever you say!
Stupid X3 or 4. My wife is bipoolar, one of my five children is gay and that has what to do with the subject at hand? If and when your brain connects with reality rather than ugly bias and ignorance, if such is possible, let me know. Like you, your "arguments" are weak. They marginalize you rather than your targets.
You have just proven the need to further educate the unaware and predjudiced regarding the issue of stigma.
It seems Icy Tea did. After the initial confrontation, the general-manager of the restaurant came over and apologized and said the other manger had been wrong and that they could say in the restaurant with their guns.
Despite this, the police chief issued this fatwa:
"All sworn (uniformed/non-uniformed) officers have been prohibited from entering Denny's Restaurant at 1130 South Illinois for any meal or coffee breaks while on duty. Additionally, no officers may enter the restaurant off-duty if in uniform."
I'd call that - along with all the ranting to the press that Denny's treats sex offenders and pedophiles better than they do cops - a overreaction, especially in light of Denny's immediate (as in before the officers even left the restaurant) apology and reversal of position.
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