The owner of the gym, identified by Fox News as Jim Chambers, defended his policy on local news, saying, “We’ve had an explicitly stated ‘no cop’ policy since we opened, and we also don’t open membership to active members of the military.”
Chambers added the presence of law enforcement and service members made his “minority clientele uncomfortable.”
The Atlanta Police Department refused to comment on the vile sign, but said the anti-cop rhetoric wouldn’t stop them from doing their job.
“Were we to respond to an emergency there, this sign would not stop us from lawfully doing our job,” said the police officers.