Add T.G.I Friday’s to the list of restaurants that do not welcome armed police officers. Three Tennessee were told to leave a T.G.I. Friday’s in Franklin. Police officers in Tennessee are allowed to carry firearms with them when they go into a resturant. But that didn’t matter to the anti-cop manager of that T.G.I. Friday’s franchise.
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The incident cause a stir on social media and ended up catching the attention of Tennesee Fraternal Order of Police.
“The officers are out there to protect the public,” Tennesee Fraternal Order of Police President Johnny Crumby said to WSMV. “If somebody comes in while someone is on their lunch break, they are not off-duty. They are still an officer. They will respond to whatever occurs there.”
After an investigation, Friday’s issued an apology for the misunderstanding and said they had retrained the manager on their restaurant policies.
“We have reached out to the officers to personally apologize,” the company said in a statement. “We’ve invited them back to join us for a free lunch.”
The TDOC would not allow the officers to speak to the news organization for comment, but did point out that the officers left the restaurant quietly and peacefully when they were asked to do so.