Numerous restaurants offer a cheaper meal for military officials who served our country for years. However, a sign on the front door of a Kentucky Fried Chicken prompted mix reactions from people across social media.
“All uniformed police officers eat free everyday all day,” the sign read.
The official store policy was that if a uniformed police officer came in, regardless of the time or the date, they would eat for free. The idea, of course, was to offer a sign of appreciation to officers in the area by offering them a discount on chicken but the new policy got the small store some attention online.
A Facebook page called Ohio Going Blue posted the image to much discussion. It has over 10,000 likes and 6,000 shares and some had different opinions.
“This is a positive post, but some of you can’t see the bigger picture. As an officer, I do not go into any establishment expecting/wanting ANYTHING to be free or let alone even a discount, whether I’m in uniform or not, and I can tell you other officers feel the same way. We don’t like ‘special treatment.’ The fact is that KFC is acknowledging law enforcement, which is why this was posted,” the administrator of Ohio Going Blue’s page wrote in a comment. “To those who stated that other first responders should also be acknowledged. My answer? ABSOLUTELY.”
Even KFC employees commented on the post in support of officers:
“Yes, we feed police officers for free EVERYDAY!!! I work at the Russell KY KFC!! We honor our protectors!! Now we need to give free dinners or food to the veterans also!! I am going to bring it to their attention next time I see the owners,” the employee commented.
Although the sign has earned some discussion, the restaurant has said it will remain in the window.
The owner of the Gallipolis, Ohio KFC — who owns more than a dozen Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in the tri-state area — WSAZ News people across the country were reaching out to him after seeing the post.
“Law enforcement across the country from Miami, California and different agencies, calling us just to thank us for what we’re doing for our local law enforcement,” Doug Knipp explained. “We’re hoping this catches on and hopefully goes nationwide.”
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