MGN-AFRICA»» pin:2A123D88 NYPD supporters fuming at Chipotle over Facebook hands up protest post: * Man calling himself former officer said policeman told him workers protested * Chipotle: store video shows employee at Brooklyn restaurant acted alone * NYPD chief defends de Blasio and criticises police funeral protest Supporters of the New York Police Department have risen up in anger against the unlikely target of Chipotle burrito chefs, thanks to a viral Facebook post that alleged employees of the fast-food chain refused service to eight officers – and despite the chain’s rebuttal of the details contained in the post. Chipotle’s involuntary participation in the racially charged debate over police behaviour gripping New York began on 17 December, when Ray Melendez, a Brooklyn resident who identified himself as a former NYPD officer, wrote on Facebook – in a post that was deleted on Monday – that “an officer involved at the incident” told him several employees of a local Chipotle had “raised their hands & said: ‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ to the officers”. Continue reading... bit.ly/1kcSHfb pin:2A123D88
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 22:48:10 +0000
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