Reem’s restaurant in San Francisco, is prohibiting on-duty police officers from entering their restaurant while armed. Reportedly, Reem’s “implemented a policy that bans armed police officers from entering the business located at 2901 Mission St.”
After a San Francisco police officer was denied service, the policy came into wider view last week. Apparently, the restaurant used an Instagram post to explain that they put the policy in place, in order to show solidarity with minorities and…to keep people “safer.” In a post, the San Francisco POA, claimed that Reem’s California, did not put up a sign by the door announcing their policy, so the officer walked in unaware.
According to a report by KRON4-
“One San Francisco restaurant is feuding with police officers. Reem’s California in the Mission District is going back and forth on social media with the San Francisco Police Officers Association (SFPOA). “Reem’s implemented a policy that bans armed police officers from entering the business located at 2901 Mission St., according to an Instagram post on Friday.”
The business said the reason is to have a “deep commitment to uplifting social and racial justice in our communities.”… “In a time of increased gun violence — particularly impacting people of color, youth, and queer people — we believe that maintaining a strict policy of prohibiting guns in our restaurant keeps us safer,” Reem’s wrote on social media.”
-KRON4
According to the San Francisco POA –
“We are not asking Reem’s or any business with a bigoted policy to serve our officers. We’re asking them to own their discriminatory policy & and put up a sign so we know not to spend money in your establishment—on or off duty.”
-San Francisco POA
“The police are not here to create disorder, they're here to preserve disorder.”
-Richard J. Daley