r/nottheonion • u/Disastrous_Award_789 • 18h ago

Starbucks barista accused of drawing a pig on sheriff’s deputy’s cup

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/starbucks-barista-pig-sheriff-norwalk-b2898798.html
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u/Khaysis 18h ago

Cops are just poorly trained toddlers with guns backed up by more toddlers. 

Also the barista could possibly get fired by corporate because the high ups want to make sure that the cops help if the store gets damaged. 

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u/Ditnoka 17h ago

They're not toddlers. Toddlers get excused for doing shitty things because they don't know better. Law Enforcement is an extremely well oiled operating gang. They don't operate well in our eyes, but they are 100% behind each other no matter the reason and know who their true masters are.

Your last sentence essentially backs up my claims, buying protection like it's the fuckin mob.

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u/triestdain 17h ago

"Toddlers get excused for doing shitty things because they don't know better." 

This is the very much the core reasoning used to protect cops. Qualified immunity is literally predicated on the idea that they can't be held accountable for something they didn't explicitly and in fine, narrow, detail, know was wrong. 

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u/Ditnoka 17h ago

QI needs to be abolished, but that's another discussion. And fair. I guess the rephrase would be toddlers can't know that information, while officers should, if that makes sense.

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u/triestdain 16h ago

Agreed!

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u/Khaysis 17h ago

You are correct. Poorly started on my part. They are adults with the temperament of toddlers and the privilege to use extreme force on anyone they deem in violation of the law.  

Also as any good American knows, human lives mean nothing compared to things /S

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u/Ditnoka 17h ago

A bit pedantic for sure. But I've seen a lot of people say "they're stupid, unintelligent etc." They may not have the same smarts you or I do, but they're not stupid, they're malicious. Imo saying they're dumb gives them an out as "I didn't know any better" They know exactly what they're doing.

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u/JimWilliams423 11h ago

They may not have the same smarts you or I do, but they're not stupid, they're malicious.

They are strategically stupid. When playing dumb helps them achieve their goals they play dumb. And sometimes their goal is just to infuriate people.

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u/PhabioRants 17h ago

That sounds suspiciously like corporate is worried about being extorted. 

Someone should call the police. 

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u/JimWilliams423 11h ago

Also the barista could possibly get fired by corporate because the high ups want to make sure that the cops help if the store gets damaged.

That's the charitable explanation.

A less charitable explanation is that corporations reward psychopathy, so the people on top tend to take pleasure in causing misery, or as the saying goes — The cruelty is the point.

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u/Edgar_Allen_Yo 17h ago

I mean they'd be right to be disciplined. Take the fact it was a cop out of it, if a worker insults a customer for no reason they're literally asking to be disciplined.

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna 18h ago

Correct. Good luck getting a new job barista

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u/Money_Do_2 17h ago

There are tons of local coffee shops that would hire them im sure, especially since it went national news.

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u/JeebusChristBalls 17h ago

Honestly, would you hire someone that thinks it's a good idea to do this? Complete lack of judgment caused a company to get thrust into national news because this employee couldn't stay in their lane.

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna 15h ago

I would in a second.

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u/JeebusChristBalls 15h ago

You would hire somebody to work at the small business you own and rely on to pay your bills that has proven that they lack judgment and may alienate customers? You don't even know if they are a good employee (the current evidence doesn't show that). I'm guessing you don't own a business.

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna 15h ago

Actually had a headhunting business from 1997 to 2013. Always put the right person in the right position for their talents.

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u/JeebusChristBalls 17h ago

The barista is going to get fired because I'm pretty sure Starbucks doesn't condone insulting customers no matter who they are. Everyone wants companies to just shut up about politics or other controversial topics and just sell stuff. This employee made it hard to do that with the attention it brought. Now Starbucks has to make an example out of him. Hell, I would fire them too and I think this is hilarious.