When he didn’t move, he kicked off the blanket he was laying on and sprayed detergent on it.
McDonald’s UK “It was an external employee’s fault… We will provide compensation to homeless people.”
A video of a McDonald’s employee in the UK spraying bleach from a bucket on a homeless person who was laying out bedding in front of the store has become a hot topic on social media.
According to foreign media such as the BBC and the Telegraph on the 10th (local time), a video was posted on social media showing a McDonald’s employee spraying water on a homeless person sitting in front of the store and kicking his blanket on Victoria Street in London on the 9th.
The employee came out with a mop and bucket and began cleaning the area where the homeless person was. In the process, the blanket the homeless person was sitting on was kicked and bleach was sprayed on it.
Aaron McCarthy (25), a homeless person from Ireland, said, “I was sitting in front of the bank next door, not in front of McDonald’s. When the employees refused my request to move, I became aggressive.”
He continued, “The employee kicked my belongings while mopping the floor, said it was disgusting, and sprayed bleach on the spot,” adding, “I can still smell the detergent on my blanket.”
The video shows Mr McCarthy protesting to an employee and another employee restraining the person filming the video.
Damon Evans, who posted the video on social media, asked McDonald’s, “Do you think it’s normal for employees to soak homeless people’s sleeping bags in the middle of winter (or any other season)?” and called it “disgusting behavior.”
In response, McDonald’s UK responded, “Thank you for reporting the problem,” and added, “The employee in question is not a McDonald’s employee, but an external security agent.”
“The employee in the video has been permanently made redundant and we are once again reminded of the importance of respecting everyone, including those who are vulnerable in our local community. We would like to offer our sincere apologies to the man in the video, and we would like to thank the local homeless charity.” “As part of our efforts to support the organization, we will locate the man and provide him with compensation,” he added.
Meanwhile, McCarthy, who was sleeping on the street, said that he had no choice but to sleep on the streets because the cost of lodging in a nearby hostel was 80 pounds (about 130,000 won) per night.
Source: Donga
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