00:00A chocolate shop employee with green hair discriminated against a pair of police officers
00:04because of their profession. However, after the owner heard that the officers were made
00:09to feel unwelcome, there were some big changes made to the candy shop. According to the Post
00:14Millennial, a Seattle police officer and a trainee entered Chocolati in the Wallingford District
00:19at around 4.30 p.m. to purchase some confections. When they walked up to the counter, however,
00:25they didn't receive the friendly welcome they were expecting. In fact, they received no greeting at
00:29all. As hatred and violence toward law enforcement officers become increasingly commonplace,
00:35discrimination is just as prevalent. Bizarrely, when employees turn away men and women in uniform,
00:40they truly consider themselves to be change-makers. Unfortunately for one Chocolatier,
00:45it was her boss who made real change. President of the Seattle Police Officers,
00:51Guildmike Sollin explained that the officers stood at the counter but were purposefully ignored by the
00:55employee, who they described as a white female with green streaks in her hair. Once they finally got
01:01her attention, they asked if they could purchase a box of chocolates, to which the woman allegedly
01:06replied, No, I won't serve you, Fox News reports. The officers left without incident. Once the post
01:13millennial heard about the encounter, the outlet contacted the store for comment. An employee who
01:18answered the call seemed to know of the incident and immediately became hostile. When the outlet asked if
01:23they could be referred to a manager or store owner, the employee told them to go F yourself.
01:29Upon informing the employee of the purpose of the call, the employee said to the post-millennial,
01:33Is this how you want to spend your time? Getting essential workers in trouble. The employee continued,
01:40Shouldn't you be spending your time harassing homeless people? As soon as word got out of the
01:44incident, the shop was inundated with complaints of the alleged discrimination, forcing store owner
01:49Christian, one to respond on social media. Incredibly, he made an announcement that left
01:55many pleasantly surprised. One explained that while he respects the employee's right to free speech,
02:00he also has the right to choose who works at his shop. After fully understanding the facts of this
02:06incident, we came to the mutual conclusion that it was in the best interest of both parties to part ways
02:11with the team member involved in this incident, one wrote. We also continued to communicate with our
02:17employees about our values and how we serve our customers to ensure an incident like this does
02:22not happen again. We will do better. One gathered that he will not allow his employees to discriminate
02:28against customers, including police officers. The owner admitted that the worker had refused to serve
02:34the officers due to her ideology, but he acknowledged that her opinion was no excuse to treat them with
02:40hostility. Discrimination is not a practice that we believe will heal the divide within our city,
02:45and we are committed to being a safe and welcoming place for every one of our neighbors, he wrote.
02:51One says that he will be meeting with Seattle police officers in order to make amends.
02:56Sollin has also extended the invite to the employee to have a discussion and ease tension.
03:00They were met with a bit of hostility, Sollin said. But based upon the amount of pushback that
03:06company has received from the public and across the nation is that people are still really supportive
03:10of the police. The anti-police movement has caused some officers to change professions.
03:16With violence, riots, and vitriol aimed directly at them, officers can hardly go anywhere without
03:21encountering someone who hates or fears them solely because of their occupation. The hatred that once
03:27remained on the streets is now spilling over into their daily routines off the clock, convincing
03:32many that risking their lives to keep law and order simply isn't worth it.
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