Chick-fil-A issues a groveling apology after Black cop is forced to pay for meal while White cops were free

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Tracey Reid, a sergeant in the Clover Police Department in South Carolina, said that he felt "humiliated" during the incident, which he feels was racially motivated.

Reid said that the incident occurred in a Georgia branch of the fast food chain a few weeks ago.

He told WOSC that he was standing with his colleagues while they were in line for their order and that they were clearly in the “same uniform.”

However, when they were given their food for free, Reid was told that he needed to pay.

“I was kind of humiliated and embarrassed, you know, at the whole situation. It seemed like it was a racial issue to me,” he said.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chick-fil-a-tracey-reid-police-officer-b2847488.html

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“I was kind of humiliated and embarrassed, you know, at the whole situation. It seemed like it was a racial issue to me,” Reid said.

Reid wrote a letter to Chick-fil-A corporate, demanding retraining for staff members at the Augusta location he visited and for stronger compliance with civil rights laws.

The Augusta store owner wrote back, apologizing for the incident and offering Reid two vouchers for free meals, but Reid said something in the manager’s response was lacking.

“[The letter] said it was perceived that it was a racial incident, which I didn’t like, because it wasn’t perceived; it actually happened,” Reid said.

“He’s not the only one that perceived it. We all did, and it’s not perception, it’s what happened. It was a racial issue,” Barnette added. “I felt like it was a racial thing, and I felt like he was singled out.”

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