Missouri cop kicked out of Olive Garden because of duty gun

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Mo. cop kicked out of Olive Garden because of duty gun - A uniformed Kansas City, Mo., cop hoping  in order to  celebrate his birthday  in  lunch  on  Olive Garden  with  Sunday  was  kicked out  since   of  his duty firearm.

A hostess caught sight  of  Officer Michael Holsworth’s holstered handgun  In the same way  he waited  with regard to  his family  IN ADDITION TO   questioned   your current  decorated officer  to be able to  leave  your current  restaurant  from  once, he ranted  inside   a great  Facebook post Sunday afternoon.

“I never  with   MY  wildest thoughts would  involving  thought  your  would happen  for the  Kansas City area.  my spouse and i   check out   This  happening  all   throughout the   STATES   to help   other  officers, but never thought  The idea  would  regarding  happened  to help  me,” he  wrote   following  leaving  your own  restaurant.

It’s legal  in order to  openly  get  handguns  within  Missouri, but  ones  Olive Garden hostess told Holsworth guns were prohibited  for the  restaurant.

The restaurant’s refusal  to help  serve Holsworth brought  on   a good  flurry  regarding  outrage spearheaded  by the  city’s Fraternal Order  involving  Police,  that  promised  for you to  organize protests outside  your  southeast Kansas City restaurant.

The order’s president, Brad Lemon,  IN ADDITION TO  Kansas City Police Chief Darrl Forte came  in order to  Holsworth’s defense  within   recognized  messages aimed  for the  chain’s national Twitter account.

“Facts  tend to be  being gathered,” Forte wrote.

It’s not clear why  the  restaurant franchise took  the  stance against Holsworth’s gun. Olive Garden insists  The idea   feel   an  misunderstanding.

“Law enforcement  are generally  always welcome  for you to  dine (with)  people  —  i  heart serving them  and find   wonderful  relationships,”  a  Olive Garden spokesman said.

The chain’s president, Dave George,  provides   since the  called Holsworth  to  apologize, said Lemon,  your  order's liaison  to  Kansas police.

Lemon took  a  pointed stand against Holsworth’s treatment, demanding respect  for   all  law enforcement officers.

“It's been  a great  incredibly  hard   night out   pertaining to   THE  brother,  AND   MY OWN   complete  family.  most   my spouse and i  ever  get   is usually   for you to   possibly be  treated fairly  ALONG WITH   through the  same respect  in order to  due  people  else.  Any time   we   tend to be  treated poorly  considering that the   regarding   MY PERSONAL   picked  occupation,  This  hurts,” Lemon  wrote   inside  another  statement   to  Facebook.

“It's not okay  to help  treat law enforcement poorly.  when i  deserve,  and find  earned,  the  same level  regarding  respect due  to be able to  each  AND ALSO  every member  regarding  society.”

Holsworth declined  to help  speak  of  Sunday’s ordeal  added   following  his  public  Facebook post went viral  with   a lot more than  5,600 shares.

Holsworth earned his department’s Distinguished  SUPPORT  Medal  inside  2014  for  being  single   involving  three police officers  who  shot  AS WELL AS  killed  a good  burglar  relevant to   a great  triple homicide,  Based on  city records.