US EditionStarbucks terminates employee over pig drawing incident involving LA County deputy
Starbucks fired the barista after an internal probe found the pig drawing on a coffee cup, meant as a staff morale doodle, offended law enforcement officials.
- A Starbucks employee drew a pig on a cup served to a Los Angeles County deputy sheriff, prompting the termination of the employee.
- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department condemned the act as 'extremely offensive' and undermining public trust and safety.
- Starbucks stated the drawing was originally intended as an internal staff morale booster, not for a customer, and the company has 'a deep appreciation for law enforcement.
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Starbucks worker who gave cop 'pig cup' fired and company's excuse is a doozy · American Wire News
A worker at a Los Angeles-area Starbucks has been fired after a sheriff’s deputy was given a cup with an “offensive” drawing of a pig on it, a derogatory symbol that has long been used to demean law enforcement. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy was on a 16-hour shift and just looking to get some caffeine to keep him going when he stopped off at the Starbucks location at Firestone Boulevard and Pioneer Boulevard in Norwalk on Ja…
L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Gets Coffee Cup With Pig Drawing
YouTube@KTLA 5 Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna says his department is investigating after a deputy got a coffee cup with a pig drawing. The deputy says the drawing was made by an employee of a Norwalk Starbucks on Friday. On his private Instagram account, the deputy says he was in the middle of a 16-hour shift when he got the hand-dawn image. Starbucks told KTLA that the drawing was unacceptable and they’ve tried to contact the deputy …
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