Portland Vegan Banishes Ex-CdA Cop

In mid-May, Portland police Officer James Crooker  (formerly of the Coeur d’Alene Police Department) went to Southeast Portland on a patrol call. With a few minutes to spare, he decided to get a coffee. So, he popped into the Red & Black  cafe on Southeast 12th Avenue near Oak Street, bought a coffee and was heading out when a customer approached him, saying she appreciates the hard job that police officers do every day in Portland. One of the co-owners of the cafe, John Langley,  has another point of view. While the officer and customer were chatting, he walked up and asked Crooker to leave, saying he felt uncomfortable having a uniformed officer in the vegan cafe. The incident, which was brief, speaks volumes about the tensions between Portland police and some members of the community who are more worried about police shootings than protection/ Lynne Terry , Oregonian. More here .

Question: Can you blame the vegan shop owner for asking former Coeur d’Alene officer James Crooker to leave his business?