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2010-06-21 Home Front: Culture Wars

Cafe shows Portland officer the door, won't sell him coffee again

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Posted by CrazyFool 2010-06-21 16:38|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top

#1 Cops may get the name "pigs" but that cafe guy should have a nametag that says Ima Hog? Jerk.

Posted by Hugh Jass 2010-06-21 17:00|| 2010-06-21 17:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Actually the owner of the cafe just hung up a big "Rob me now" sign on his business -- think the cops are going to expend much effort looking for the person(s) that rob that place?

Posted by Shieldwolf 2010-06-21 17:12|| 2010-06-21 17:12|| Front Page Top

#3 If I saw a robber running from that cafe, I'd walk after them slowly enough to sip my coffee and munch my donut so I don't spill it on my cop uniform.

Posted by Hugh Jass 2010-06-21 17:19|| 2010-06-21 17:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Filled with Vegans and Pseudo-Anarchists? I doubt the joint has enough in the till to be worth the trouble of robbing.

Posted by mojo 2010-06-21 17:23|| 2010-06-21 17:23|| Front Page Top

#5 You'd be surprised. Some joints like that refuse to pay the monthly VISA/MC merchant's fee so all they keep on hand is cash in the till for transactions. Or, similarly, they have a minimum required purchase amount for credit/debit usage, and again, customers end up paying cash because their muffin doesn't clear the minimum.

In a place like Portland, several hundred dollars in a till might be worth a stick up to a total low life.

Posted by Hugh Jass 2010-06-21 17:27|| 2010-06-21 17:27|| Front Page Top

#6 "We've received threats," Langley said. "People have threatened to attack us and break our windows." Boy that is troubling, maybe you should call...oh that right you don't like the cops. Suck to be you.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2010-06-21 17:36|| 2010-06-21 17:36|| Front Page Top

#7 Does 911 have a call block list? About time we started one the way this country is going down hill.

Posted by Sheatch Protector of the Hatfields8107 2010-06-21 17:39|| 2010-06-21 17:39|| Front Page Top

#8 I'm embarrassed to say I live in Portland. Lovely town, but filled with grass eaters who have no idea how the world actually works.

Typical "progressive liberals". Damn I hate them.

Unkempt, greasy, organic T wearing, Birkenstocked, geyser pants, tofu munching beta males all posturing trying to impress each other.

The few straight ones are attempting to attract the attention of the 35 year old "goth chick" with enough piercings, tats, cellulite, body hair and BO to deter the most desperate testosterone poisoned 22 year old male.

Ugh. Toto, get me out of here! :-()

Posted by Rahm 2010-06-21 17:51|| 2010-06-21 17:51|| Front Page Top

#9 Get above the maddening crowd. Try the Portland City Grill.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-06-21 21:03|| 2010-06-21 21:03|| Front Page Top

#10 Isn't refusing to sell food to a paying customer in a public restaurant considered discrimination? For instance, if it wasn't a cop but a minority trying to buy coffee you could only imagine the shit-storm to follow.

Posted by Broadhead6 2010-06-21 21:50|| 2010-06-21 21:50|| Front Page Top

#11 Expanded to the Oregonian.

Posted by KBK 2010-06-21 22:10|| 2010-06-21 22:10|| Front Page Top

#12 IWW Wobblies and anarcho-syndicalists, according to the comments. Pain in the tail, but they seem to spend a lot of time aggravating "liberal" establishments: Starbucks, Wild Edibles.

Posted by KBK 2010-06-21 22:22|| 2010-06-21 22:22|| Front Page Top

#13 Isn't refusing to sell food to a paying customer in a public restaurant considered discrimination?

Not necessarily, if the establishment has a clearly posted policy that they reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.

Posted by Pappy 2010-06-21 23:13|| 2010-06-21 23:13|| Front Page Top

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