{"id":1090251,"date":"2021-12-06T14:29:19","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1090251"},"modified":"2021-12-06T14:29:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:29:21","slug":"sf-restaurant-slammed-after-kicking-out-dining-cops-because-they-had-guns-later-apologizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sf-restaurant-slammed-after-kicking-out-dining-cops-because-they-had-guns-later-apologizes\/","title":{"rendered":"SF Restaurant Slammed After Kicking Out Dining Cops Because They Had Guns, Later Apologizes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsf-restaurant-slammed-after-kicking-out-dining-cops-because-they-had-guns-later-apologizes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1090251&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Friday, a restaurant in the North Beach area of San Francisco called \u201cHilda and Jesse\u201d asked three armed uniformed city police officers dining there to leave because staffers felt \u201cuncomfortable\u201d with the presence of their \u201cmultiple weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Co-Owner Rachel Sillcocks wrote on Instagram, \u201cOur restaurant is a safe space \u2014 particularly for queer and bipoc individuals. Furthermore, the fact that they were in uniform with multiple weapons on them made our staff uncomfortable, and potentially other guests, so they were asked to leave. We would happily welcome them off-duty, out of uniform and without weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re sorry that the decision upset you,\u201d she continued. &nbsp;\u201cWe understand your perspective and we hope you consider ours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Social media slammed the owners for their actions; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/S-F-restaurant-faces-backlash-after-asking-16676313.php\">San Francisco Chronicle<\/a> reported, \u201cBy Sunday, the restaurant had received a flood of negative reviews on Yelp, with hundreds of reviewers criticizing it for the Friday incident \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco Police Chief William Scott responded to Sillcocks\u2019 post, tweeting, \u201cSan Francisco Community engagement is a core principle of SFPD\u2019s 21st century police reforms, and we are intentional about asking our officers to support local businesses and get to know those they\u2019re sworn to safeguard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">(1\/3) Community engagement is a core principle of SFPD\u2019s 21st century police reforms, and we are intentional about asking our officers to support local businesses and get to know those they\u2019re sworn to safeguard. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nJsk4hy0tB\">https:\/\/t.co\/nJsk4hy0tB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SFPD Chief Scott (@SFPDChief) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFPDChief\/status\/1467344805231403018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe the vast majority of San Franciscans welcome their police officers, who deserve to know that they are appreciated for the difficult job we ask them to do \u2014 in their uniforms \u2014 to keep our neighborhoods and businesses safe,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe San Francisco Police Department stands for safety with respect, even when it means respecting wishes that our officers and I find&nbsp;discouraging&nbsp;and personally&nbsp;disappointing. I believe the vast majority of San Franciscans welcome their police officers, who deserve to know that they are appreciated for the difficult job we ask them to do \u2014 in their uniforms \u2014 to keep our neighborhoods and businesses safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">(3\/3) I believe the vast majority of San Franciscans welcome their police officers, who deserve to know that they are appreciated for the difficult job we ask them to do \u2014 in their uniforms \u2014 to keep our neighborhoods and businesses safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SFPD Chief Scott (@SFPDChief) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFPDChief\/status\/1467344808335138821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Owners Sillcocks and Kristina Liedags Compton&nbsp;later apologized, writing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CXHgPRxv1eg\/\">Instagram:<\/a> \u201cWe made a mistake and apologize for the unfortunate incident Friday when we asked members of the San Francisco Police Department to leave our restaurant. \u2026 We are grateful to all members of the force who work hard to keep us safe, especially during these challenging times. We hope this will be a teachable moment for us as we repair and continue to build bridges with the SFPD. These are stressful times, and we handled this badly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/san-francisco-families-hire-private-security-to-patrol-neighborhood-amid-property-crime-spike\/\">reported<\/a> in late October:<\/p>\n<p><em>More than 150 families have hired private security to patrol the streets of San Francisco, amidst a rash of home burglaries and car break-ins. Patrol special officer Alan Byard was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/san-francisco-families-dont-feel-safe-hire-private-security\">hired by the families<\/a>&nbsp;to patrol the Marina district, an upscale neighborhood at the northern tip of the city, known for its history as the staging area of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Patrol special officers are private security guards whose functions are overseen by the San Francisco Police Commission. &nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s a nice area down here, people are afraid of what\u2019s been going on,\u201d said Byard. \u201cThey want a safe place to raise their kids. In the last year, I\u2019ve had 10 of my clients move out of the city.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, a restaurant in the North Beach area of San Francisco called \u201cHilda and Jesse\u201d asked three armed uniformed city police officers dining there to leave because staffers felt \u201cuncomfortable\u201d with the presence of their \u201cmultiple weapons.\u201dCo-Owner Rachel Sillcocks wrote on Instagram, \u201cOur restaurant is a safe space \u2014 particularly for queer and bipoc individuals. Furthermore, the fact that they were in uniform with multiple weapons on them made our staff uncomfortable, and potentially other guests, so they were asked to leave. We would happily welcome them off-duty, out of uniform and without weapons.\u201d\u201cWe\u2019re sorry that the decision upset you,\u201d she continued. \u00a0\u201cWe understand your perspective and we hope you consider ours.\u201dSocial media slammed the owners for their actions; the San Francisco Chronicle reported, \u201cBy Sunday, the restaurant had received a flood of negative reviews on Yelp, with hundreds of reviewers criticizing it for the Friday incident \u2026\u201dSan Francisco Police Chief William Scott responded to Sillcocks\u2019 post, tweeting, \u201cSan Francisco Community engagement is a core principle of SFPD\u2019s 21st century police reforms, and we are intentional about asking our officers to support local businesses and get to know those they\u2019re sworn to safeguard.\u201d(1\/3) Community engagement is a core principle of SFPD\u2019s 21st century police reforms, and we are intentional about asking our officers to support local businesses and get to know those they\u2019re sworn to safeguard. https:\/\/t.co\/nJsk4hy0tB\u2014 SFPD Chief Scott (@SFPDChief) December 5, 2021\u201cI believe the vast majority of San Franciscans welcome their police officers, who deserve to know that they are appreciated for the difficult job we ask them to do \u2014 in their uniforms \u2014 to keep our neighborhoods and businesses safe,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe San Francisco Police Department stands for safety with respect, even when it means respecting wishes that our officers and I find\u00a0discouraging\u00a0and personally\u00a0disappointing. I believe the vast majority of San Franciscans welcome their police officers, who deserve to know that they are appreciated for the difficult job we ask them to do \u2014 in their uniforms \u2014 to keep our neighborhoods and businesses safe.\u201d(3\/3) I believe the vast majority of San Franciscans welcome their police officers, who deserve to know that they are appreciated for the difficult job we ask them to do \u2014 in their uniforms \u2014 to keep our neighborhoods and businesses safe.\u2014 SFPD Chief Scott (@SFPDChief) December 5, 2021Owners Sillcocks and Kristina Liedags Compton\u00a0later apologized, writing on Instagram: \u201cWe made a mistake and apologize for the unfortunate incident Friday when we asked members of the San Francisco Police Department to leave our restaurant. \u2026 We are grateful to all members of the force who work hard to keep us safe, especially during these challenging times. We hope this will be a teachable moment for us as we repair and continue to build bridges with the SFPD. These are stressful times, and we handled this badly.\u201dThe Daily Wire reported in late October:More than 150 families have hired private security to patrol the streets of San Francisco, amidst a rash of home burglaries and car break-ins. Patrol special officer Alan Byard was\u00a0hired by the families\u00a0to patrol the Marina district, an upscale neighborhood at the northern tip of the city, known for its history as the staging area of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Patrol special officers are private security guards whose functions are overseen by the San Francisco Police Commission. \u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s a nice area down here, people are afraid of what\u2019s been going on,\u201d said Byard. \u201cThey want a safe place to raise their kids. In the last year, I\u2019ve had 10 of my clients move out of the city.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1090251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1090251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1090251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1090251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1090251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1090251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1090251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}