cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/28116747

Footage posted online shows Georgia deputies responding to a call from the sheriff, who was unhappy with the restaurant’s service.

  • JTskulk@lemmy.world
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    “The sheriff […] says the incident is being politicized in an attempt to win votes in the upcoming local election…”

    Well yeah no shit, he said that as if it’s a bad thing! If you don’t want your retarded abuses of powers to be politicized, don’t act like a retard while abusing your power!

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    Officers then attempted to enter the establishment. However, the doors had been locked by staff inside who were concerned for their safety, having previously dealt with disgruntled customers who they had found to be intimidating.

    Smart.

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      I didn’t realize that this wasn’t an onion article and thought it would go like

      “Officers then attempted to enter the establishment. However, the doors had been locked by PULL-signs and could not be forcibly pushed open.”

      After reading the article though, this seems like the cops are on that mental level. So yeah…

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      I thought that was going to say

      the doors had been locked by staff inside who were concerned for their safety, having previously dealt with police who they had found to be intimidating.

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    You know what I do when a fast food restaurant gets my order wrong? I say “oh, that sucks,” and then I eat my food. Food service employees don’t get paid enough to deal with normal disgruntled customers, and especially not disgruntled law enforcement officers on a power trip.

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      I just ask for a refund, and if they don’t do it, I go straight to a chargeback on my credit card. This has only ever happened once, tbh. Hold the business accountable.

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    I remember this story. Unsurprisingly the guy also won reelection the next month.

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    These people need to be stripped of power and banned from holding office for the rest of their lives

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    If I were a cop, I wouldn’t eat out, at least in uniform. Disgruntled citizens gonna put on their own special sauce.