We've broken down the Starbucks 'pig' controversy from beginning to incredibly surprising end
Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images By now, most of us have heard the story about the Oklahoma cop who went to a Starbucks, ordered coffee, and found that all five drinks had “Pig” printed on their requisite stickers. It happened over Thanksgiving and has generated a conversation around free speech, respect for authority figures, and whether Starbucks will ever make it through a year controversy-free. Below, Grub has broken down the whole story from beginning to incredibly surprising end.
Wait, you said there was more to this story, though. Dude was fired, Starbucks said sorry, what else is left? First, Starbucks and the Kiefer Police Department have decided to organize a Coffee with a Cop event to heal this community of roughly 2,000 people. Oh, and then the police chief’s daughter took to Twitter to tell people that she thinks her father is a pig.Uh, yeah! The daughter of the police chief took it upon herself to publicly rebuke her father. She started by thanking “the brave men and women from starbucks for their service.
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