Armed Tacoma Officers Kicked Out Of The Cheesecake Factory, Restaurant Apologizes
The Cheesecake Factory has offered their apologies after six armed Washington state DOC officers were kicked out of a local restaurant.
Washington State Corrections Officer Miriam Nichols posted a message to Facebook on Tuesday, December 20, recalling the incident when she and five or her co-workers were asked to leave The Cheesecake Factory because they were carrying their weapons.
“I am local law enforcement and 5 coworkers and I were told to leave by the general manager, Will, of your Tacoma Mall location, because 3 of us were wearing our badge, gun and were visibly identifiable as on duty law enforcement,” Nickols wrote in the post which has now been shared over 600 times, and prompted many Facebook users to declare a boycott against the company.
“We were told the guns are not allowed whether you are law enforcement or not, they are not welcome. Everyone in our party were extremely upset at the lack of support we received at this location. One of our group members informed her husband who immediately contacted the establishment and was eventually routed to Will who told him that corporate has a strict no gun policy and that no person carrying a firearm, to include on duty law enforcement, were not welcome to eat there. When we walked in, no one in our group saw any sign that said no firearms allowed.”
According to KOMO News, the manager was polite when asking the officers to leave, and kept apologizing for their policy. He said they could stay, but could not have their weapons. Because Miriam rarely goes without her gun, she and the rest of the group decided to dine elsewhere.
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Armed Tacoma Officers Kicked Out Of The Cheesecake Factory, Restaurant Apologizes is an article from: The Inquisitr News
