The efforts to harass and intimidate law enforcement officers isn’t letting up.
Two sheriffs deputies walked into a Zaxby’s restaurant in Shelby, North Carolina when they were heckled by the cooks.
“As they walked up to place their orders, the boys in the back cooking the food started yelling at them and calling them names,” a deputy’s wife wrote on social media, WBTV reports.
She said the pair ignored the insults and continued ordering.
“Then, as they sat down to eat their food, my husband realized [they] had put the hottest sauce possible on [his] wings – to the point where his food wasn’t even fit to eat,” she wrote.
Cleveland County Captain Joel Shores told the news station he was angered, but not surprised by the incident.
“Years ago, this profession was respected, it was honored. Now to get ridiculed, to be a target, to possibly get shot at, for little pay. What’s the motivation to be a police officer other than do it because your heart’s in it to help the community,” Shores said.
Shores took to Facebook to say the department had contacted Zaxby’s to report the incident.
“We are not going to judge an entire franchise based on a couple employees. That is what is happening to us in Law Enforcement and we are above that!”
ABC 11 reports Zaxby’s issued a statement, distancing itself from the franchisee and promising an investigation.
The Zaxby’s located at 2005 E. Dixon Blvd., Shelby, N.C. is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. It is our goal to always provide every guest with exceptional service.
Upon notification of this incident we launched an internal investigation with our management team and are working quickly to resolve this issue.
“If you’re not ready to be ridiculed, law enforcement is not the job for you, especially in today’s world,” Shores said.
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