Arby’s earned itself a new mortal enemy after initiating beef with a Florida police officer. The fast food restaurant, archenemy of Jon Stewart, reportedly refused service to an uniformed Pembroke Pines police officer on Tuesday evening for being a police officer. The least Arby's could've done was service the officer if it wasn’t going to buy the officer a free lunch.

In a press release, Pembroke Pines Police Chief Dan Giustino said that he would be "contacting the Arby's CEO to demand an apology." Chief Giustino also mentioned in the report,

“We recognize that this is an isolated incident confined to a single individual within our city, and appreciate the outpouring of support we continue to receive from the residents of Pembroke Pines. Ironically, a local mother and her daughter visited police headquarters that same evening and dropped off cookies and a ‘Thank You’ card to show their appreciation for our agency and its officers.”

According to Pembroke PD, Arby’s CEO Paul Brown has since apologized to Chief Giustino.

[via Slate]

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