A video of a woman purported to be a police officer named Stacey crying after she had to wait on her Egg McMuffin at McDonald's went viral this week.
In the video, Stacey lamented that she'd been waiting a long time for her Egg McMuffin, hash brown, and coffee at her local McDonald's after a long shift. The video ends with Stacey weeping, saying that she's now "too nervous" to take food from a drive-thru because she "can't see it being made."
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The video came after accusations from officers in the New York Police Department that Shake Shack employees had deliberately poisoned their milk shakes. An investigation later cleared the employees of any wrongdoing, with the NYPD tweeting their finding.
After a thorough investigation by the NYPD's Manhattan South investigators, it has been determined that there was no criminality by shake shack's employees.
— Chief Rodney Harrison (@NYPDDetectives) June 16, 2020
Despite this, President Donald Trump's son—Don Jr.—retweeted the video with an over the top three siren message of support, condemning "what's going on right now."
So police are finding out what it's like to be stereotyped? Oh no!
— Web of Wyrd (@Kris_Windom) June 17, 2020
Nationwide protests of police brutality against Black people have heightened public awareness of an inequal enforcement of the law in the United States.
People pointed out that the service at McDonald's and other fast food restaurants—especially during a pandemic—is often subpar. That's partly why many Republican lawmakers say these employees don't deserve a $15 per hour wage.
I've been asked to pull forward and waited multiple times for my food to be prepared at McDonald's and other establishments. One time they brought my Coke first while the nuggets were still cooking. I guess I should have recorded myself having a meltdown
— The Invisible Jesse (@InvisibleJesse) June 17, 2020
The identity of the woman in the video—and whether or not she is an officer—has yet to be verified.
