This video of a tearful Georgia police officer accusing McDonald’s of withholding her Egg McMuffin order on purpose has gone viral
A tearful video of a Georgia cop accusing a McDonald's MCD-0.7% for retaining her morning meal request turned into a web sensation on Twitter TWTR-0.47% on Wednesday, leading the local owners of the burger joint to apologize to the cop and explain to MarketWatch that she "was never denied service."
A Twitter user who calls herself "Ann" and distinguishes as a conservative Trump supporter in her profile posted the clip of an officer she says is named "Stacey" who wails while describing how the restaurant workers kept her waiting and withheld part of her morning meal request. Stacey recommends this was done on purpose as a part of the growing backlash against officers and the calls for police change in the weeks since Breonna Taylor and George Floyd were executed during their experiences with law enforcement.
“Stacey who has been a cop for 15 yrs went to @McDonalds,” Ann writes in her post. “She paid for it in advance and this is how she gets treated for being a cop." MarketWatch contacted Ann to confirm the legitimacy and origins of the video, yet she didn't respond by press time. But the local McDonald’s owner/operators confirmed the incident to MarketWatch.
Ann’s post had already been viewed 4.5 million times and retweeted multiple times when this story posted, renewing a heated online discussion about the connection between cops and the communities they serve.
The clip, which runs just under two-and-a-half minutes, features Stacey clarifying that she placed mobile order for an Egg McMuffin meal. But her request wasn't prepared when she went to get it.
"And I’m waiting. And I’m waiting. And I’m waiting," she says, noting that she was hungry since she had not eaten for a very long time. She was advised to pull over, and a representative in the long run came over and gave her a coffee. But Stacey’s order was supposed to include an Egg McMuffin and a hash brown, as well.
She pleaded to the people viewing the video to, "Please, just give us a break. I don’t know how much more I can take.” She added that she has never had such anxiety in all of her years of service, and asked people to say “thank you” when they see cops.
Here is the clip:
here's not much sympathy online for this cop crying over an Egg McMuffin.
A tearful video of a Georgia cop accusing a McDonald's MCD-0.7% for retaining her morning meal request turned into a web sensation on Twitter TWTR-0.47% on Wednesday, leading the local owners of the burgerb joint to apologize to the cop and explain to MarketWatch that she "was never denied service."
A Twitter user who calls herself "Ann" and distinguishes as a conservative Trump supporter in her profile posted the clip of an officer she says is named "Stacey" who wails while describing how the restaurant workers kept her waiting and withheld part of her morning meal request. Stacey recommends this was done on purpose as a part of the growing backlash against officers and the calls for police change in the weeks since Breonna Taylor and George Floyd were executed during their experiences with law enforcement.
“Stacey who has been a cop for 15 yrs went to @McDonalds,” Ann writes in her post. “She paid for it in advance and this is how she gets treated for being a cop." MarketWatch contacted Ann to confirm the legitimacy and origins of the video, yet she didn't respond by press time. But the local McDonald’s owner/operators confirmed the incident to MarketWatch.
Ann’s post had already been viewed 4.5 million times and retweeted multiple times when this story posted, renewing a heated online discussion about the connection between cops and the communities they serve.
The clip, which runs just under two-and-a-half minutes, features Stacey clarifying that she placed mobile order for an Egg McMuffin meal. But her request wasn't prepared when she went to get it.
"And I’m waiting. And I’m waiting. And I’m waiting," she says, noting that she was hungry since she had not eaten for a very long time. She was advised to pull over, and a representative in the long run came over and gave her a coffee. But Stacey’s order was supposed to include an Egg McMuffin and a hash brown, as well.
She pleaded to the people viewing the video to, "Please, just give us a break. I don’t know how much more I can take.” She added that she has never had such anxiety in all of her years of service, and asked people to say “thank you” when they see cops.
Here is the clip:
Stacey who has been a cop for 15 yrs went to @McDonalds She paid for it in advance and this is how she gets treated for being a cop😢😡 Come on America. We are better than this. pic.twitter.com/IcudsNfVLY— 🌷🇺🇸Ann🇺🇸🌷🐇 (@tkag2020_ann) June 17, 2020
The original poster, Ann, also shared the telephone number of that specific McDonald's café at the Love's Travel Stop in Richmond Hill, Ga. "Come on America. We are better than this,” she wrote.
But many of the more than 21,000 comments beneath the video have taken a less supportive tone. In fact, some viewers claimed they were going to call the restaurant to demand raises for the workers who had to “deal with Officer Karen” instead.
Some brought up that the lady had no clue about whaShe thinks fast food workers have time to delay her order intentionally as if they aren’t constantly being micromanaged, or that they can even keep track of who had a single egg McMuffin,” thought of one.
Another stated, "
Another wrote, “My first job was at McDonald’s. The drink always comes out first. Breakfast sandwiches are made in batches, unless you asked for something special the person in the back is just making batches of them. Hashbrowns are fried in the deep fryer & batches have to be made."
Local McDonald’s operator/owners Gary and Jill Stanberry told MarketWatch in an emailed statement that they have been in contact with the officer to apologize.
“Unfortunately, we were made aware of a local police officer who experienced a longer than usual wait time and did not receive her full order right away at one of our restaurants. We have been in contact with this officer to apologize for this unsatisfactory experience and let her know that we would love to correct the inaccurate order when she has time. 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 told MarketWatch.
“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,” they added. “As a locally owned and operated business, we work hard every day to treat all of our employees and customers with dignity and respect.”
Other commentators highlighted the systemic injustices against people of color that have been highlighted and protested with renewed vigor in recent weeks. “Imagine the worst oppression you’ve ever felt is McDonald’s making you wait 10 minutes for a McMuffin,” wrote a user under the name Sarina.
Other critics questioned Stacey’s ability to serve as an officer if she is this upset about her food being delayed.
Still others simply ridiculed the clip, which prompted terms, for example, "Official Karen" and "McMuffin" drifting on Twitter on Wednesday morning. "Karen" has become a slang term for the generalization of an entitled, benefit white lady.
There were also Twitter users expressing love and backing for law enforcement officers with hashtags like #BackTheBlue and #DefendThePolice, or floating the possibility of a boycott against McDonald’s.
“Cops are losing their confidence with so much hate around. She’s exhausted and fear has crept in,” wrote one user under the name Jill Gooding. “We are in a very sad state of affairs.”
This video has circulated around the web only days after two New York Police Department Unions accused Manhattan Shake Shack SHAK+0.57% workers for harming officials by mixing bleach into their milkshakes. However, the NYPD's Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison later tweeted that there was "no criminality" involved, and in fact, the officers were inadvertently sickened as a result of the “faulty cleaning” of a machine.
This video of a tearful Georgia police officer accusing McDonald’s of withholding her Egg McMuffin order on purpose has gone viral
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