Six WA State Community Corrections Officers Kicked Out of Tacoma Cheese Factory For Being Armed

[3MTA3]

EDIT: Cheesecake Factory has apologized to the Officers and they are welcome to come in armed. Now, about the rest of us with a CHL...

Yes, uniformed State Corrections Officers were thrown out of the newly opened Tacoma Cheesecake Factory for being armed. Yes, it's the restaurants right to refuse service to anyone for any reason (unless you are baking a cake, but that's another story). Yes, it's also our right to not patronize them and let them and their corporate office know why.

Corrections officers told to leave eatery—for carrying guns

The Tacoma Cheesecake Factory can be contacted here (just search for Tacoma): The Cheesecake Factory Locations

Cheesecake Factory Corporate can be contacted through this form: Contact Us

Make sure you thank them for treating the officers you put their lives on the line for them every day in such a despicable manner as well as endangering the safety of themselves and their customers.

I love their food, but I'm done with them until the officers get an apology.

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[bolus]

I'll go one step up and say dont eat at any corporate restaurant. ugh. Cheesecake's CEO makes $1.8 million a year and their cooks make $22,000 a year. There are so many good, privately owned restaurants. Support them instead

 

[edslhead]

I'd boycott em but I would never go to one anyway.

 

[albin25]

They should have been able to arrest the manager for being felony stupid (apparently a prime requirement to become a Cheesecake Factory manager).

Everyone involved with harassing these officers should be tossed out and the incompetent clowns that trained them too. This is simply a case of poor hiring practices...putting intelligence and ability to think way too far down the list of qualifications.

I've been to one once, The cooks are being paid about what they are worth...
...the CEO is paid way, way, way too much!

 

[Riot]

I love their food, but I'm done with them until the officers get an apology.

Tacoma Cheesecake Factory apologizes for turning away armed law enforcement officers

 

[Hawaiian]

Upper management did apologize and stated that uniformed LEO are exempted from their no firearms allowed policy. This means that I am not welcome as a private citizen with a CHL. So, my business will go elsewhere.

 

[MrNatural]

Very stupid on the part of the CF's management. I will boycott the place on general principles.

HOWEVER,

It's rather amusing to see cops get treated like the rest of us and not like the gummint special snowflakes as they see themselves.

Shiny badges and special costumes do not convey special rights.

N.B. You can bet Lars Larson and the rest of the Kop-Kissers Klub will lose their freakin' minds over this today.

The rest (of us) simply chuckle quietly.

 

[Riot]

Upper management did apologize and stated that uniformed LEO are exempted from their no firearms allowed policy. This means that I am not welcome as a private citizen with a CHL. So, my business will go elsewhere.

Some of the comments about the incident are astounding to me...one chick stated that if they were on break that they should have disarmed since it makes them uncomfortable.

When did we become a society that changes who does what and where because it upsets others? Seriously...WHO CARES IF YOU CARE?!

 

[3MTA3]

Tacoma Cheesecake Factory apologizes for turning away armed law enforcement officers

Thanks - I've modified the OP with that information.

 

[Caveman Jim]

I'd boycott em but I would never go to one anyway.

They don't know that so send them an email stating that you will never eat there, that's all you gotta do.
Hit em all in their wallets!!!

 

[Mikej]

It's rather amusing to see cops get treated like the rest of us and not like the gummint special snowflakes as they see themselves.

Shiny badges and special costumes do not convey special rights.

Police and military will ALWAYS be treated as special by me. "gummint special snowflakes"?

Geezuz.

 

[rick benjamin]

I have a CHL.
I go wherever I want.
I even eat at the cheesecake factory.
Nobody knows that i'm carrying
Because
I CC.

Reduce the issue, don't be an armed drama sissie

 

[WAYNO]

I am not sympathetic for the cops, (or any other public servant) just, for the sake of them being cops (or any other public servant). They're not as elite as they think. It's nice to have them experience what the rest of us commoners experience.

But I am sympathetic to anyone, including cops, (or any other public servant) whose rights are not respected.

WAYNO.

 

[Member 5605]

Private business, their choice.

Maybe in poor taste but their right

 

[Riot]

I am not sympathetic for the cops just, for the sake of them being cops. They're not as elite as they think. It's nice to have them experience what the rest of us commoners experience.

But I am sympathetic to anyone, including cops, whose rights are not respected.

WAYNO.

Just FYI they weren't cops....they were on-duty Community Corrections Officers (aka "Parole Officers").

Community Corrections Officers have very limited arrest powers...you can basically be smoking meth in front of them with your girlfriend having a black eye sitting on the couch and all they can do is recommend your community supervision be revoked and you be readmitted into prison...which the state of Washington can (and will often) deny and state to annotate the observation for future reference.



The gun on their hip is to protect them from the crazy, unstable individuals they often have to visit that choose to attack them instead of cooperate with their conditions of supervision...but I digress...my main point is that they're not commissioned peace officers and the state will constantly remind them of that.

 

[NIevo]

Ate at a CCF once and wasn't impressed anyways. Guess this is just another reason to avoid.

 

[Howard1955]

Remember Luby's. Carry everywhere.

Luby's shooting - Wikipedia

 

[3MTA3]

Just FYI they weren't cops....they were on-duty Community Corrections Officers (aka "Parole Officers").

Community Corrections Officers have very limited arrest powers...you can basically be smoking meth in front of them with your girlfriend having a black eye sitting on the couch and all they can do is recommend your community supervision be revoked and you be readmitted into prison...which the state of Washington can (and will often) deny and state to annotate the observation for future reference.



The gun on their hip is to protect them from the crazy, unstable individuals they often have to visit that choose to attack them instead of cooperate with their conditions of supervision...but I digress...my main point is that they're not commissioned peace officers and the state will constantly remind them of that.

Unfortunately, I can't change the title to reflect that - hoping a moderator like @Kruejl can change State Troopers to Corrections Officers

 

[Stomper]

I'd boycott em but I would never go to one anyway.

That's like saying, "nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded!"....

Police and military will ALWAYS be treated as special by me. "gummint special snowflakes"?

Geezuz.

I don't think that's QUITE what Mr. Natural was making a point of....

 

[MrMillspecer]

That story pissed me off as well. I would feel much knowing there's an armed officer around. Sends a clear message to the bad guys. Poopoo CCF. 9 bucks a slice anyways. That's 50 rounds of nine.