Teen Cashier Buys Cop's Dessert. Couple Behind Cop Throws Fit, Gets Teen Suspended

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Have you ever done something that you thought was nice, but then got in trouble for it? Unfortunately, when that happens it can have a negative impact, making people hesitant to do nice things in the future.

One Texas teen will definitely think twice about doing an 💗Act of kindness in the future. What started out as a thoughtful gesture ended in the young man running into some trouble.

Zack Randolph was an 18-year-old employee at Great American Cookies Company in Katy, Texas, according to a KSAZ-TV report from July  7, 2017. When a 🚓Police officer came by to pick up some dessert, Randolph had an idea.

He told the officer that he wanted to pay for his treat, as a way of saying thanks for everything that he does. Randolph pulled out his wallet and paid the $2.75, not even taking advantage of the employee discount.

“He’s just a really nice guy and on top of that he has a badge,” Randloph told KSAZ-TV shortly after the incident. “That’s enough for me to buy him something. That’s the least I can do.”

Randolph was feeling good about what he had done until the next customers came up to the counter. The man and woman with their child apparently asked for free desserts and gave Randolph a hard time because he’d extended his act of goodwill to the cop but not to them.

Randolph’s mother, Tami Randolph, told KSAZ the couple was very confrontational.