Police Discrimination 2016: Taco Bell Fires Employee After Refusing To Serve Deputies [VIDEO]
In light of recent events in the United States, it does not seem to be a good time to be a cop. In a recent incident in Phenix City, Ala., a disgruntled Taco Bell employee has been fired by the food giant after rudely refusing to provide service to two deputies who simply wanted to order some food.
The incident was brought to light by Tammy Bush-Mayo, the wife of one of the officers involved, who described how one of the restaurant's staff reacted very negatively to her husband and his peer, both of whom were wearing their uniforms.
"My husband is a Deputy Sheriff in Lee County, Alabama and tonight a Deputy on his shift went into Taco Bell in Phenix City, AL and was told that they don't serve cops. A lady waiting for her food spoke up to say that she was about to ask for a refund because she didn't want to eat somewhere with a cop," Bush-Mayo said.
"This really disturbs me that people have started treating law enforcement professionals in this manner when these same law enforcement professionals put their lives on the line every day to protect all people, including this woman with a very bad attitude at Taco Bell. We're going to research this further but if this is what Taco Bell allows to happen, they have lost my business and I hope others of you will do the same."
According to Mayo, her husband and his colleague at first thought that the Taco Bell employee was simply joking. However, it soon became evident that she was not.
"No, I am not serving you," the employee allegedly said.
What was worse was that another customer lauded the cashier for her rude actions, stating that had the officers been served food, she would have asked for a refund because she did not want to eat at a place where there are cops around.
Taco Bell has reacted to the incident, assuring the public that the Mexican food franchise does in no way condone such behavior towards people of authority. Spokesperson Laura Nedbal also stated that the employee in question, whose identity remains unknown as of writing, has already been terminated.
"In the course of the investigation at the Taco Bell in Phenix City, Tacala, the franchise owner of that location, has terminated the employee who refused service to two Lee County Deputies on July 16th. Tacala has contacted the Lee County Sheriff's Department to apologize directly to the two Deputies and assure them of their ongoing support of law enforcement," Nedbal stated.
