Yesterday, we reported that Georgia Police Officer Stacy Talbert was receiving backlash for a video she posted to social media in which she broke down at a McDonald’s restaurant as anti-police tensions continue to be at an all-time high. Now, Stacy has broken her silence to say that people “lost the point” that she was trying to convey in her video.

“Everybody lost the whole point of the video,” Talbert told NBC News. “I’m just so sick of people being mean.”

The video showed Talbert getting emotional as she spoke about how long it was taking for her to pick up her order of a McMuffin, hashbrowns and coffee that she had ordered from her phone at a McDonald’s in Richmond Hill, just outside Savannah. When a worker finally came out to just bring her the coffee, Talbert told the employee not even to bother with the food because she was “nervous” to eat something she couldn’t watch being made, given how anti-cop people are these days.

The video divided the internet, with some defending Talbert and her fellow cops while others mocked her by calling her “Officer Karen” and attacking her character. In her new interview, Talbert explained that her emotions had nothing to do with her order being late, and instead was due to the lack of trust in law enforcement.

“It’s not that people are waiting in the wings to hurt us,” she said. “It’s that people don’t trust us.”

The officer also said that she had spoken with the owners of the McDonald’s and explained to them that their employees had done nothing wrong. They responded by apologizing to Talbert over the fact that she had an “unsatisfactory experience” at their restaurant.

“We are happy to report that the officer was never denied service and also shared positive feedback on the employee with whom she interacted,” the owners said in a statement. “Our priority is for all customers to feel welcome and enjoy a great customer experience in our family-owned restaurants, including local law enforcement officers who protect and serve our community.”

Talbert explained that while she understands why she got backlash for the video, she “just wanted to share that I hurt, too.”

“It was completely selfish,” Talbert said. “Maybe that’s insensitive. But if everyone else is saying what’s going on with them. Why can’t I?”

This piece originally appeared in UpliftingToday.com and is used by permission.

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