The San Francisco Police Officers Association (SPOA) is responding to a local bakery that denied service to one of its officers last week due to a policy that prohibits service to anyone “armed and in uniform.”
“Let’s put all the jokes aside, which are directed at police officers,” SPOA President Lt. Tracy McCray told Fox News Digital. “Because who do you see visible most of the time? So stop saying bulls, say what you mean and we can move on.”
Last week, Reem’s California Arab bakery and restaurant did not serve a duty officer who was reportedly coming off a 16-hour shift and working overtime at the King of the Streets auto show.
An employee at the bakery told the officer that they do not serve people “armed and in uniform,” according to SPOA.
McCray emailed the property to inquire about the policy.
He received a response from a spokesman who stated that the restaurant does, in fact, “have a policy of not serving anyone who is armed and in uniform.” Fox News Digital obtained a copy of the email.
“All officers are welcome to come to our facility when off duty and not armed,” the spokesperson wrote.
Last week, Reem’s California Arab bakery and restaurant did not serve an officer on duty who was reportedly coming off a 16-hour shift. San Francisco POA
McCray asked Reem’s if they would put up a sign about the policy, so officers would know not to frequent the business. She received no response.
In a follow-up statement, Reem’s posted a statement on Instagram stating that the restaurant “has a deep commitment to advancing social and racial justice in our communities.”
“This includes fostering a safe environment for our staff and customers. In a time of increasing gun violence, particularly affecting people of color, youth, and queer people, we believe that maintaining a strict no-gun policy in our restaurant keeps us safer,” the statement on 25 read. of August.
We do not ask Reem’s or any company with a bigoted policy to serve our officials. We ask that you take charge of your discriminatory policy and put up a sign so we know we are not to spend money at your establishment, whether it is on or off duty. We took the liberty of designing one for them. pic.twitter.com/aITQFLOFG0
— San Francisco POA (@SanFranciscoPOA) August 24, 2023
“Many members of our community have been affected by gun violence, whether from experience on the streets of San Francisco, coming from the war or occupation, or from heightened fears due to a growing climate of political extremism. . Too often, blacks, browns, and the poor are victims of this violence,” he continued.
McCray called the statement “false” after only receiving a two-sentence email confirming what SPOA considers a “no cops allowed” policy.
“How is that enforced?” McCray asked about the policy. “Is this the honor system? You walk in and everyone asks you: ‘Are you armed?’”
San Francisco Police Department vehicle. Getty Images
Reem is not the first company to refuse to provide services to police officers in the liberal city. Restaurant owners Hilda and Jesse also denied service to three on-duty police officers in 2021, citing the business as a “safe space,” and a pizzeria fired an employee in January for refusing multiple officers.
According to the San Francisco Standard, the San Francisco Police Department said in an emailed statement Friday that “while businesses have the right, within the limitations of the law, to decide who they will and won’t serve, the San Francisco Police Department stands firm. in its commitment to meet the public safety needs of ALL residents, businesses and visitors to our city, no matter who they are.”
Reem’s, which will be temporarily closed until September 5, did not respond to a request for comment by press time.
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