After the police were asked to leave, #DumpStarbucks beats
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Starbucks finds grandeur problems with the Tempe police department, Ariz., After a branch asked six police to leave the fourth of July after a customer complained they made him or her uncomfortable, ABC News reports. "Don't appreciate @Starbucks asking our #Tempe policemen to leave your establishment at # 4fjuly2019," tweeted Tempe Officers Association. "Several of these police are #veterans who fought for this country! #ZeroRespect." It was not long before #DumpStarbucks was trending, and the company was quickly and formally apologetic. Says a company representative: "When something like this happens ̵[ads1]1; if there was something we did not match our mission and values - we'll address it. I'm glad we had the line of communication with the Tempe Police Department." (Read more Starbucks stories.)