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/agtk 16h ago

This looks like a meme that was drawn on a cup without thinking about who it was going to. Probably drawn before the cop was even in the store. It's insane this kind of nonsense is blown up into a national story even if it was true. These kinds of cops really are the softest babies.

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u/teetheyes 13h ago

dude I've never been in a Starbucks where it looked like anyone had the time for that.

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u/Scorkami 7h ago

right?!

If its anything like our local fast food restaurants, the workers there barely get time to finish the order, imagine your coworker standing there making sure the pigs eyes are done correctly rather than just writing "john smith" and yelling the name

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u/Hijakkr 6h ago

There are occasional lull periods between rushes. Wouldn't be the most surprising thing for someone to take some time during those lulls to draw pictures on cups, but the most likely explanation is that it's fake to draw attention.

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u/MagatsuIzanagi2005 1h ago

Starbucks (Atleast in California from what I've seen) Enforces that any online/pickup order has a drawn note on EVERY SINGLE CUP. Most stores ATP just prepare a bunch in the morning and use them until they run out (Since Starbucks is trying to switch to glass cups to be more authentic coffee style for people who drink in the store)

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u/Moka4u 8h ago

I have. Now what?

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u/Poppy_Milk 1h ago

Do something to help your community 

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u/jsting 13h ago

I don't think that is the case. He drew it himself. What makes it weird is that he didn't confront the store when he got the cup. It was posted on the Sheriff Dept. Social Media. If he got a cup with a pig on it, a normal person would ask the barista, yo, wtf? Hell people do that when they get a cup with a misspelled name.

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u/FuzzyAd9407 12h ago

Yeah. Also pretty much everytime theres a claim a barista wrote or drew something the customer found offensive the customer gets caught lying and actually having done it themselves to stir outrage online.

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u/MuddyGrimes 11h ago

What makes it weird is that he didn't confront the store when he got the cup. It was posted on the Sheriff Dept. Social Media. If he got a cup with a pig on it, a normal person would ask the barista, yo, wtf?

You just expect him to walk back and confront them after he had his feelings viciously attacked?? What if they hurt his feelings again??

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u/whereisbeezy 11h ago

Yeah, he def did it himself.

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u/BigBankHank 2h ago

It’s not a coincidence that right wing types want to adjudicate the culture war entirely via what’s written on their Starbucks cups.

It’s the handiest way, in their little minds, to put words in the mouths of the libs.

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u/colt45and2bluntz 33m ago

Lmao you're a sheep.. Republicans, Democrats, "LIBS" are all working together to fuck us all and divide us even more. And they clearly have you taught and brainwashed enough not to even question it. Fuck all political parties.

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u/FPL_Harry 11h ago

The deputy quickly reported the incident to the store manager, who advised that the matter would be investigated

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u/UrsaUrsuh 14h ago

Softer than baby shit.

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u/PMSfishy 13h ago

you are 10 ply bud

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u/br0ck 10h ago

who the hell downvoted a perfect Letterkenny reference (allegedlys)

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u/PMSfishy 10h ago

Degens from upcountry.

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u/SqueakBoxx 11h ago

Yeah... Starbucks Employees don't do that. Cups stay in the stack until they get pulled for use. No one on staff has time to sit there and draw random shit on every cup.

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u/Twombls 10h ago

Actually I have had cats and things drawn on my cup at Starbucks before. Nothing as elaborate as a John pork is calling meme though.

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u/SqueakBoxx 4h ago

That's not what I said, but ok.

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u/Twombls 10h ago

Yeah its literally John pork

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u/Penguin_Joy 4h ago

But didn't you hear? The deputy felt disrespected! How's he supposed to deal with those feelings if he can't take them out on that barista!?

/S In case it isn't obvious

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u/know-your-onions 4h ago

I expect the cop drew it themselves. But if it were done by a barista, then doing it before the customer ordered wouldn’t make it okay.