Nor is it exclusive to Starbucks. Even Dunkin Donuts has experienced some backlash.
A 25-year-old employee was arrested for “hocking a loogie” in a police officer’s coffee in a Chicago case that was strikingly identical to this one.
There are other issues an officer may encounter besides having their drink spit in.
An off-duty police sergeant in Des Moines, Iowa was asked to leave a local Dunkin Donuts when he attempted to get a cup of coffee because of the reportedly “racist” ballcap he was wearing.
But all the headgear showed was the “thin blue line” flag. All of this, of course, pales in comparison to the frequent physical assaults on law enforcement that make headlines.
