Trying To Save Face
“We have made efforts to reach out to the police officer involved but have not yet spoken with him. We will continue to look into the situation and will take the appropriate actions after this review.” The story started doing all of the cycles on Twitter and Facebook immediately, to the backlash of thousands of users, even after the urge of the establishment to save face.
Outraged Responses
One enraged reader stated, “I don’t know why the offended officer doesn’t sue for $150,000. This is an awful behavior that can easily be considered a breach of customer rights.” At the same time, yet another took a more principled perception. “If I were a cop, I’d be way less concerned about these people who are openly anti-police than I would about someone quietly harboring resentment and handling my food.”