The Great Smoky Mountain Journal

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Posted: Sunday, January 21, 2018 03:54 PM

Pizzeria Worker In California Fired After Writing Profanity Against Police Officers On Receipt

TORRANCE, Calif. (WILX) -- A worker at a pizzeria in Torrance, California is out of a job today after writing a slur on a receipt for police officers.

Two officers had lunch at Pieology last Thursday. When they received their receipt for their meal, they were shocked to see profanity on it.

The receipt went viral after the wife of one of the officers posted it on Facebook.

"I want to share this with everyone to show the unprovoked hatred that my husband and his partners deal with everyday. This is not the type of business that I want to see in the city where I live," Leigh Ann wrote on Facebook.

"My husband's partner was just trying to get a quick bite to eat in the middle of a busy shift and this is what he received. Needless to say we will never eat at Pieology ever again. I hope you all will help support our police and share this both near and far. It is NOT ok to treat our officers like this."

Samantha Wilk's mother is a 30-year-veteran with the Torrance Police Department. "The fact that we're attacking the people that protect us is just ridiculous," she said.

The vice president of human resources at Pieology says the company is mortified.

Pieology released this statement: "The actions of this employee do not in any way reflect the thoughts of Pieology and we are taking swift and serious action to rectify the situation, including terminating the offending employee."

"We have a community that really supports law enforcement, and we support our community. So the first thing we thought of was what happened and how can we be better?" Sgt. Ronald Harris of Torrance Police Department said.

Pieology said it immediately fired the female employee who wrote the slur on the receipt and apologized to the officers.

The pizzeria said it will offer a 50% discount to uniformed service members