Corporate policy is GFZ. LE on duty accepted. It also depends on the individual owner’s stance. If a customer complains about a firearm that is exposed, you will be asked to remove it, if they don’t see it, well?
They did on the Youtwitface! The officer was given $100 gift card and an apology from Corporate. I’m quite sure that that manager or Managing Partner have also been corrected. Doesn’t help us mere mortals, you will still be asked to remove the firearm if someone complains.I am interested to see if Outback corporate releases anything about this. Usually something will come out.
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According to Ward’s post, “This customer went on to demand to be escorted to her vehicle out of fear of being shot.”
Escorted to her vehicle? By what, another unarmed person? Who would do exactly what, if an armed person decided to start shooting?
There's so much stupid in this story it's hard to know where to begin. I'm glad at least the corporate office dealt with this appropriately and that the officer involved has graciously accepted the apologies and considers the matter closed.
In uniform is just insane!
I want to know who the manager is that thought it was a good idea to ask a uniformed officer to leave over the woman complaining. And beyond that why someone higher up hasn't stepped in. I feel like this has to make them look bad to the public in general.
Channel 3 reached out to Outback for comment. A spokesperson from the corporate office wrote in an email to Channel 3 that the manager made a mistake.
We’ve always allowed uniformed law enforcement officers to carry their sidearms while dining with us. A manager made a mistake. We have contacted the guest personally and apologized.
On Saturday, Ward told NewsChannel9 that he considers the incident to be over.
“I have spoken with the manger involved, the regional manager and the Vice President of operations for Outback today. They have apologized profusely and I have accepted their apology and the issue in my opinion has been concluded.”
Outback Steakhouse also sent the couple a $100 gift certificate for the ordeal.
Adam Carolla has coined the term: "Minimum wage gilded cage". This refers to people at the bottom of the societal totem pole who use their low-wage positions to stick it to any authority figure or anyone doing better than themselves.
I've personally seen this. TSA screeners who are more rude than need be. Security guards flexing their plastic badge muscle ("I smell turkey bacon"). Maybe a waitress. Also, perhaph, other customers who can't control much of anything in their own lives and don't like authority figures of any type.
The list goes on.
That could be it but it could also be the sign of a pro-gun activist.
If I were the manager I might be tempted to follow their silly "no gun" policy to a T and kick out anyone with a gun, especially cops because it would make the news.
That would include cops in uniform to be consistent, and that could force corporate folks to change their policy to a "all guns welcome" policy.
[More likely it would "force" corporate to offer the manager's head on a platter, sweep it under the rug and nothing else would change. That corporate policy likely plays quite well in bluer areas of the country]
Same thing could be done as a teacher.Call the cops anyone you see a cop walking into a school buidling because they are supposed to be "gun free" zones.
That could be it but it could also be the sign of a pro-gun activist.
If I were the manager I might be tempted to follow their silly "no gun" policy to a T and kick out anyone with a gun, especially cops because it would make the news.
That would include cops in uniform to be consistent, and that could force corporate folks to change their policy to a "all guns welcome" policy.
Same thing could be done as a teacher.Call the cops anyone you see a cop walking into a school building because they are supposed to be "gun free" zones.
...The left news stream would’ve likely had a field day with it. Causing protests and a whole slew of stupid # whatever’s. Risk assessment won out. The end result of this proves it. All parties seem to have got what they wanted. Outback avoided lots of bad press...
Outback made the right call asking the cop to leave. From a corporate standpoint. Not the right call from a common sense standpoint. The least risky move is to ask the officer who is paid to be in control of emotion as well as be able to maintain a level of professionalism, to leave. The nutbag that started melting would’ve been a full on puddle on the floor if the manager told them to deal with it. The left news stream would’ve likely had a field day with it. Causing protests and a whole slew of stupid # whatever’s. Risk assessment won out. The end result of this proves it. All parties seem to have got what they wanted. Outback avoided lots of bad press, the officer asked to leave gets free food from a place he clearly likes to eat at, and the liberal got to force their beliefs down the throats of everyone around them.
This got me thinking, perhaps the problem with the pre-Trump Republican party was too many corporate/marketing types. They have no core principles and will not stand and fight; call them names and they go into full retreat mode - any humuliation to protect the "brand"
Outback made the right call asking the cop to leave. From a corporate standpoint. Not the right call from a common sense standpoint. The least risky move is to ask the officer who is paid to be in control of emotion as well as be able to maintain a level of professionalism, to leave. The nutbag that started melting would’ve been a full on puddle on the floor if the manager told them to deal with it. The left news stream would’ve likely had a field day with it. Causing protests and a whole slew of stupid # whatever’s. Risk assessment won out. The end result of this proves it. All parties seem to have got what they wanted. Outback avoided lots of bad press, the officer asked to leave gets free food from a place he clearly likes to eat at, and the liberal got to force their beliefs down the throats of everyone around them.
The party used to just deride them with terms like "wacko bird".This got me thinking, perhaps the problem with the pre-Trump Republican party was too many corporate/marketing types. They have no core principles and will not stand and fight; call them names and they go into full retreat mode - any humuliation to protect the "brand"