Oklahoma Police Discover 'Pig' Written on Starbucks Cups

An Oklahoma police officer who picked up Starbucks for his colleagues on Thanksgiving discovered the barista who served him printed "PIG" on the coffee cups' labels.

Kiefer, Oklahoma, police chief Johnny O'Mara shared an image of one of the cups on Facebook Thursday in a post that subsequently went viral.

O'Mara said one of his officers went to Starbucks to purchase coffees for all the dispatchers working on Thanksgiving and wrote, "This is what he gets for being nice."

"What irks me is the absolute and total disrespect for a police officer who, instead of being home with family and enjoying a meal and a football game, is patrolling his little town," wrote O'Mara.

"This cup of coffee for a 'pig' is just another little flag. It's another tiny symptom and a nearly indiscernible shout from a contemptuous, roaring and riotous segment of a misanthropic society that vilifies those who stand for what's right and glorifies the very people who would usher in the destruction of the social fabric," O'Mara continued. "It's another tiny pinprick into the heart of men and women who are asking themselves more often: 'Why am I doing this?'

"Just pour the coffee, please. Are we at a point where a task as simple as pouring an exceptionally overpriced cup of coffee is so complicated that it cannot be accomplished without 'expressing oneself?'" the police chief added.

O'Mara wrote that he called the local Starbucks store and was told the coffee cup labels could be reprinted for the order if the customer returned to the store. "The proverb 'Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me' came to mind," said the police chief.

In a statement to Tulsa's Channel 8 News, a Starbucks spokesperson said: "This is absolutely unacceptable and we are deeply sorry to the law enforcement officer who experienced this. We have also apologized directly to him and we are working to connect with the police chief as well as to express our remorse."

"The barista has been suspended pending the outcome of our investigation into this matter. This language is offensive to all law enforcement and is not representative of the deep appreciation we have for police officers who work tirelessly to keep our communities safe," the spokesperson added.

In another statement to Fox 8 Live, a Starbucks spokesperson said the barista who printed the labels "used poor judgment and is no longer a partner."

"This language is offensive to all law enforcement and is not representative of the deep appreciation we have for police officers who work tirelessly to keep our communities safe," the statement added.