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NaturalHigh

(12,778 posts) Tue Jul 19, 2016, 09:08 AM Jul 2016

Taco Bell employee fired after denying service to deputies

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) — A Taco Bell employee in Alabama has been fired after authorities say two Lee County deputies were denied service.

Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said in a statement that the uniformed deputies were told by the cashier Saturday night in Phenix City that they wouldn't be served and they needed to leave.

Taco Bell spokeswoman Laura Nedbal said in a statement to news outlets that the restaurant's franchise owner has since fired the employee.

Nedbal says Taco Bell does not endorse the employee's sentiment. She says the franchise owner has apologized to the sheriff's office.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/usworld/ap/taco-bell-employee-fired-after-denying-service-to-deputies/article_643c7432-8e4b-5df3-bc95-ce6723fc6363.html

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Taco Bell employee fired after denying service to deputies (Original Post) NaturalHigh Jul 2016 OP

Should have thrown in a big bag of tacos exboyfil Jul 2016 #1

Maybe the cashier was saving them from the awful experience of eating Taco Hell "food" TexasProgresive Jul 2016 #2

Well, there is that. NaturalHigh Jul 2016 #6

Hopefully the cashier is just a kid*. Life lesson learned. Statistical Jul 2016 #3

I seen an elderly woman working McDonald's yesterday. Quackers Jul 2016 #5

Let's try a thought experiment... Javaman Jul 2016 #4

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)

1. Should have thrown in a big bag of tacos

Reply to NaturalHigh (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 09:16 AM

Jul 2016

for the station.

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)

2. Maybe the cashier was saving them from the awful experience of eating Taco Hell "food"

Reply to NaturalHigh (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 09:26 AM

Jul 2016

NaturalHigh

(12,778 posts)

6. Well, there is that.

Reply to TexasProgresive (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 09:58 AM

Jul 2016

Statistical

(19,264 posts)

3. Hopefully the cashier is just a kid*. Life lesson learned.

Reply to NaturalHigh (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 09:29 AM

Jul 2016

Then again maybe the cashier was afraid that serving cops some Taco Bell would be considered assaulting a police officer.

*There was a time that would have been all but guaranteed but not anymore. Sadly too many people working multiple minimum wage jobs just to survive.

Quackers

(2,256 posts)

5. I seen an elderly woman working McDonald's yesterday.

Reply to Statistical (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 09:37 AM

Jul 2016

She was assigned to taking orders out to cars that had to wait extra time for their food. The teenagers working the window were making fun of her while she was walking out to a car. People suck.

Javaman

(62,533 posts)

4. Let's try a thought experiment...

Reply to NaturalHigh (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 09:35 AM

Jul 2016

suppose Taco Bell stood by the employee, then what?

would the police stop answering calls to Taco Bells?

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