The problem with misusing your authority and making a scene is that it makes all those you are associated with look bad — this includes any organizations or groups who you might be affiliated with. This is why it's so important to conduct oneself in a manner that suits your station -whether you're on duty or off. Just take this off-duty hotel manager who was fired for being rude to the staff of another hotel as a prime example.
This server took to Reddit's r/talesfromyourserver community to share an experience they had while serving an off-duty cop and his family. The server shares that while he was serving a man and his daughter, trouble started when the two tried to order a drink for the young woman. When it became apparent that she didn't have identification with her, the server became certain that she must have been underage. Whether this assumption was correct or not is uncertain, it's not uncommon for some women in their mid-to-late twenties to appear as if they are under the drinking age despite being well clear of it. Regardless, it's the law that you have to be carrying a valid ID for exactly such reason, and this young woman did not have one with her.
Her father started getting himself worked up and flashed his police badge, and made vague threats in an attempt to persuade the waiter to serve his daughter.
Read on to see screenshots of this story, as told by u/CasualSquirrel, posted on the popular Reddit community.
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