"Starbucks said on Tuesday that it had conducted an investigation of the incident and had fired the employee who had handed over the coffee cup at the drive-thru window, even though the investigation found that the drawing was not intentionally meant to be offensive. Starbucks spokesperson Jaci Anderson said the drawing of a popular meme, John Pork, was created in the morning, hours before the deputy visited the coffee shop."
"After hearing of the incident, L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna contacted Starbucks' corporate security division "to formally raise concerns and to ensure accountability," the department said in a statement. Officials also said Luna "spoke directly with the deputy to check on his well-being." The Sheriff's Department said in the statement that pig imagery "is commonly used to demean law enforcement" and called the drawing "offensive, inappropriate and unacceptable.""
An L.A. County deputy received a Starbucks drive-thru cup with a hand-drawn pig and said the depiction felt discouraging and disrespectful during a 16-hour shift. Starbucks conducted an investigation, found the drawing was not intentionally offensive, and fired the employee who handed the cup. Company representatives identified the image as the John Pork meme created earlier that morning and apologized to the customer. Sheriff Robert Luna contacted Starbucks' corporate security, spoke with the deputy, and sought accountability. The Sheriff's Department characterized pig imagery as commonly used to demean law enforcement and called the drawing offensive.
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