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Chick-Fil-A In Georgia Gave White Officers A Free Meal But Told Their Black Co-Worker He Had To Pay

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By Jahaura Michelle

Oct 19, 2025

A Black police officer in Georgia opened up about his experience at a local Chick-fil-A location and said that he was racially discriminated against by the restaurant’s workers during a work trip with other officers.

“I was kind of humiliated and embarrassed, you know, at the whole situation. It seemed like it was a racial issue to me,” Clover Police Sgt. Tracey Reid told WSOC-TV 9.

Reid said the incident happened when he visited a Chick-fil-A location in Augusta a few weeks ago. He and three other CPD officers, who are white, had gone to the popular fast-food chain for breakfast.

“I was kind of humiliated and embarrassed, you know, at the whole situation. It seemed like it was a racial issue to me,” Clover Police Sgt. Tracey Reid told WSOC-TV 9.

What was Chick-A-Fil response?

Reid and the other officers weren’t pleased with the response from the Augusta location’s store manager, which included two cards for free meals.

“It said it was perceived that it was a racial incident, which I didn’t like, because it wasn’t perceived, it actually happened,” Reid said.

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“He’s not the only one that perceived it. We all did, and it’s not perception, it’s what happened. It was a racial issue,” Barnette said.

I have another issue with the free meals to police officers... that can be construed as bribery for special treatment by the police?