'We don't serve police officers': Whataburger fires employee for refusing to serve cops
A Whataburger employee has been fired after telling two cops, “We don’t serve police officers.”
Officers Michael Magovern and Cameron Beckham were stunned after the man turned them away from the counter in Lewisville, Texas.
The pair were working off-duty security at a construction site on Tuesday night when the incident occurred.
Officer Magovern said before he could even place an order, the man behind the counter looked at him and said, “We don’t serve police officers.”
The officers thought he was joking, but the man said no more and refused them service.
“You know, 17 years as a firefighter and now 13 years as a police officer this is the first time this has ever happened to me,” Officer Magovern told Fox 4 News.
“It really strikes a nerve personally and professionally because maybe he's joking or maybe he's not, but how do we trust that individual or that company to cook anyone's food now," Officer Beckham added.
The partners instead went to a nearby Dairy Queen to eat.
In a statement, Whataburger apologized and explained that the individual had been fired and said an investigation had been launched into the “isolated incident."
"We were appalled to hear of an employee refusing service to two officers, as we have proudly served first responders across our system for decades," the statement read. “We've also invited the officers back so we can apologize in person and make this right."
A Whataburger employee has been fired after telling two cops, “We don’t serve police officers.”
Officers Michael Magovern and Cameron Beckham were stunned after the man turned them away from the counter in Lewisville, Texas.
The pair were working off-duty security at a construction site on Tuesday night when the incident occurred.
Officer Magovern said before he could even place an order, the man behind the counter looked at him and said, “We don’t serve police officers.”
The officers thought he was joking, but the man said no more and refused them service.
“You know, 17 years as a firefighter and now 13 years as a police officer this is the first time this has ever happened to me,” Officer Magovern told Fox 4 News.
“It really strikes a nerve personally and professionally because maybe he's joking or maybe he's not, but how do we trust that individual or that company to cook anyone's food now," Officer Beckham added.
The partners instead went to a nearby Dairy Queen to eat.
In a statement, Whataburger apologized and explained that the individual had been fired and said an investigation had been launched into the “isolated incident."
"We were appalled to hear of an employee refusing service to two officers, as we have proudly served first responders across our system for decades," the statement read. “We've also invited the officers back so we can apologize in person and make this right."
