It wasn't "customers". Later the piece correctly notes, " The barista said that a customer “did not feel safe” because of the police presence." For the sake of the employees at this Starbucks, I hope they are never robbed or physically threatened as the police, not being welcome, won't be able to respond.

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We live in a time where the heroes are treated as the villains and the villains are treated as the heroes and many think it is normal.

That is what happened to police officers in Tempe, Arizona when they were asked to leave a Starbucks because customers (sic) complained.

The customers (sic) informed Starbucks management that they did not “feel safe” with the police officers in the establishment, Fox News reported.

"Five officers were drinking coffee at the Starbucks location prior to their shift beginning when a barista asked them to move out of the complaining customer’s line of sight or else leave, the Tempe Officers Association wrote in a series of Twitter messages."

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https://thefederalistpapers.org/opinion/...YsTJKzVMifcfujg (emphasis added)

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Starbucks apologized to the Tempe, Ariz., police department after some of its officers were asked to leave from one of its shops on the Fourth of July following complaints from a customer who said they didn't feel safe with cops present.

The coffee giant apologized for any "misunderstanding or inappropriate behavior that may have taken place" and said it has "deep respect for the Tempe Police Department."

The company went further on Saturday, with Rossann Williams, executive vice president, president U.S. retail, writing to the Tempe Police Department: "On behalf of Starbucks, I want to sincerely apologize to you all for the experience that six of your officers had in our store on July 4. When those officers entered the store and a customer raised a concern over their presence, they should have been welcomed and treated with dignity and the utmost respect by our partners (employees). Instead they were made to feel unwelcome and disrespected, which is completely unacceptable."

She added: "At Starbucks, we have deep appreciation for your department and the officers who serve the Tempe community. Our partners rely on your service and welcome your presence, which keeps our stores and the community a safe and welcoming place."

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https://www.foxnews.com/us/starbucks-apo...tomer-complaint

And who got fired because of this gross act of stupidity?