Brilliant. Feel better now? Have you yet visited your local unemployment office? Have fun. I'm certain it was worth it...right?

Yeah

And, hey, no big deal, because as we all know, jewelry stores never have occasion to call the police.

https://www.wxii12.com/article...-was-armed/27758725#

STATESVILLE, N.C. — The manager of a Kay Jewelers store in Statesville, who refused to allow an on-duty Iredell County Sheriff's Office deputy to enter the shop to pick up his engagement ring because he was armed is no longer with the company, the company announced Thursday afternoon.

The Sheriff's Office took to social media Wednesday after the store, located at 187 Turnersburg Highway, refused to allow the deputy to enter their business during his lunch break to pick up his engagement ring because he was armed.

The Sheriff's Office said it was "deeply saddened" by the situation that unfolded.

In a Facebook post, the Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Darren Campbell, said the uniformed deputy was notified that the engagement ring he had purchased for his upcoming wedding proposal had been sized and was ready for him to pick up at the store.

"The deputy took his meal break to pick up the ring and was met at the door by the store manager, who informed him he was not allowed to wear his service weapon while on their premises," the post reads.

Authorities said the deputy informed the manager he was in uniform and his marked patrol car was in the parking lot and it would be a violation of policy for him to remove his service weapon while in uniform.

The Sheriff's Office said the policy is in place for not only the safety of the deputy but the general public, as well.

The post further reported, "The manager stated our deputy would need to return to the store at a different time when he was not armed."

The Sheriff's Office said the deputy left the store without the ring he had purchased.

"The reaction our deputy encountered is very difficult for us to comprehend, and we earnestly hope situations such as these are few and are diminishing," the Sheriff's Office wrote in the post.

A company spokesperson for Kay Jewelers, David Bouffard, responded to the Sheriff's Office's post Wednesday, stating that the company is "reaching out to the customer and the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office to sincerely apologize for the mishandling of this matter."

The company further stated, "We have tremendous respect for law enforcement, and we thank the Office for bringing this to our attention. We will be sure to reinforce store training regarding our firearm policy with specific regard to uniformed law enforcement."

On Thursday, the jewelry store apologized again on social media about the incident and noted that the store manager is no longer with Kay Jewelers.

"Our policy is that any member of law enforcement is always welcomed in our store at any time, as a customer or in an official capacity," the post read.

It further stated, "We are reinforcing store training regarding all of our Customer First policies, as well as specific policies related to law enforcement, in all of our stores."

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"The reaction our deputy encountered is very difficult for us to comprehend, and we earnestly hope situations such as these are few and are diminishing," the Sheriff's Office wrote in the post.

Actually, it's not at all hard to comprehend, when viewed in a certain light. Not at all.

Good. Company policies should be guidelines with a good amount of common sense thrown in.

Looks like some of these companies are learning. Incident was yesterday and the manager is gone today.

Deputy should cancel the order, get his money back, and buy the ring from David Truong.

I am always more relaxed when I am in a business that has an armed cop looking at stuff. Manager needs to move the the left Coast and welcome the homeless to Starbucks.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
Deputy should cancel the order, get his money back, and buy the ring from David Truong.

THIS!!!!!!

It's a good sign that at least some companies are learning. But holy hell - what does it take for these idiots to learn? I just can't comprehend what the store manager was thinking. Boggles the mind.

Would be interesting if someday the store manager calls 911 for help while at home and the police arrive but stop at the person's doorway saying that they are aware of the person's no gun policy and will remain outside until the bad guy leaves the premises. I just don't understand..... I know police wouldn't do that but it would be fitting.....

So who was the manager going to call if the store was ever robbed? Oh yeah an armed police officer.

Some of these people really take the cake.

Just... Damn.

My reading of it is only law enforcement is allowed in their stores with firearms.

Concealed permit holders are not welcome.
Am I reading this wrong?

The company further stated, "We have tremendous respect for law enforcement, and we thank the Office for bringing this to our attention. We will be sure to reinforce store training regarding our firearm policy with specific regard to uniformed law enforcement."

How would they know if you're carrying concealed?

But I read this as: anyone is welcome but especially uniformed law enforcement.

As a jewelry store owner I do not understand the stupidity of this employee. We value our law enforcement and always go above and beyond for them

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Originally posted by davetruong:
As a jewelry store owner I do not understand the stupidity of this employee.

Oh, I'd wager that a quick glance at the now unemployed idiot's drivers license photo would make it crystal clear.

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Originally posted by kimber1911:
My reading of it is only law enforcement is allowed in their stores with firearms.

Concealed permit holders are not welcome.
Am I reading this wrong?

It's a Kay store. Every one I've seen has had a no-guns-allowed sign on the door.

Unless it's changed, Kay is owned by Jared. And all the companies in their group are anti. They might make an exception for the cops, but private citizens? Nah.

And I agree....

Let's not miss the point, gents. The cop-hater got what they deserved, and quickly. That's very gratifying.

I don't give a shit about Kay Jeweler's weapons policy, because if I visited one of their locations, I would not announce that I am armed. They can post whatever signs they wish. Doesn't mean jack shit to me.

I wonder whether there's even a tiny chance that the ex-store manager actually thought that the company's "no guns" policy applied to uniformed cops.

I suppose that it's possible that somebody is that dumb, but I'm having a hard time believing it.

More likely that the person is anti-cop or anti-gun or both, and dumb enough to think that s/he would get away with it.

I guess that anybody with the IQ of a bowling ball can become a store manager for this company.

Talk about a no-brainer canning that idiot.

Not a fan of the store, but I think corporate handled it appropriately. Apologized, contacted the officer directly, fired the idiot within 24 hours. With some many better options like Dave, they don’t want to piss off the masses

Can that stupid slogan, that "every Kiss begins with K."