A double decaf mocha latte about 3’ tall.
That, and a company with a ‘no-gun’ policy deciding after an employee carries a concealed weapon against their rule and ends up protecting his own life while at work decides to reevaluate their policy
Then there’s the barista’s boss, Travis Boersma. He and his brother started the Dutch Bros. coffee chain in 1992. Instead of firing the young man for violating company policy, Boersma told registerguard.com, “Under this unique circumstance, the (barista) who went through this horrific event did everything to protect his own life.” All of the employees of the kiosk were given a week’s paid leave after the shooting, and the barista was given 30 days paid leave along with paid counseling as well. His job will be waiting for him when he’s ready to come back, Boersma said. The company has hired private security to guard the kiosk for the indefinite future, and in the meantime Dutch Bros. is re-examining the ‘no-firearms’ policy from the ground up. “We want to make sure (that policy) is in the best interest of our employees,” he said.
Then there’s the barista’s boss, Travis Boersma. He and his brother started the Dutch Bros. coffee chain in 1992. Instead of firing the young man for violating company policy, Boersma told registerguard.com, “Under this unique circumstance, the (barista) who went through this horrific event did everything to protect his own life.”
All of the employees of the kiosk were given a week’s paid leave after the shooting, and the barista was given 30 days paid leave along with paid counseling as well. His job will be waiting for him when he’s ready to come back, Boersma said. The company has hired private security to guard the kiosk for the indefinite future, and in the meantime Dutch Bros. is re-examining the ‘no-firearms’ policy from the ground up. “We want to make sure (that policy) is in the best interest of our employees,” he said.
Think about it. The employee violated the policy and probably had been doing so for quite some time and still managed to not to blast away drunk customers who kept asking for the ‘small’ coffee instead of the ‘tall’. Disarming the employee did nothing to protect said employee nor the customers, but made an attractive target for criminals.
The Brady Campaign would have much preferred that the barista had died over the $23.97 in the till than have the ability to carry the best tool for self defense. Alas, poor japete and her crew, it looks like common sense is prevailing, and the policy is being examined due to the realization not allowing employees to carry is not in their best interests.
Hat Tip An NC Gun Blog
Update – Looks like JayG already covered the initial story here too. I was hoping this would put the DGC up to 100, but we’ll have to keep looking.