Thursday, January 3, 2013

All it Takes is One

When is it that we are going to stop bowing to the tyranny of the one?

Denny’s Refuses to Serve Gun-Toting Police Officer
“The Belleville Police Department is very disheartened by the lack of respect shown to on-duty sworn police officers, Capt. Don Sax said in a statement to Fox News. “Until further notice all on duty Belleville Police officers are banned from Denny’s Restaurant unless responding to an official call for service.”
The incident occurred on New Year’s Day when five detectives were eating at the restaurant. A manager approached their table and told one of the detectives that she had to take her weapon out to her car or leave the restaurant.
The detectives initially thought it was a joke, Sax said, noting that all of the officers had displayed their badges and several police radios were on the table.
“(The manager) stated that he had a complaint from another customer about the weapon and she had to take the weapon outside or leave,” he said.
The manager told the detectives that Denny’s only allows officers in uniform to carry weapons. The detectives said that wasn’t going to happen so they got up to leave.
Sax said the restaurant’s general manager eventually came over and said it was fine for the detectives to be in the restaurant.
I mean how many times has the objections of the one dictated what the many have had to tolerate? This whole incident could have been avoided if the manager had taken the tme to tell the complaier that if he/she didn't like armed police officers near then he/she could leave.
On top of the fact that it doesn't make sense from a business stand point to offend several customers to appease the whining of one.
Common sense seems to be in short supply nowadays.

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