The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is warning its deputies to reconsider eating at McDonald's after an incident reported Thursday at a Mesa restaurant.
According to a news release on Friday, a uniformed deputy ordering lunch at the McDonald's at 1460 W. Southern Ave. was the subject of verbal abuse directed at himself and his agency. The deputy, who speaks Spanish, confronted the food handlers and refused to accept his order, then reported the incident to the sheriff and McDonald's corporate headquarters.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio said the restaurant was the target of an employer sanctions investigation in March, when four illegal immigrants were arrested on suspicion of identity theft. Three other nearby locations were tied to the investigation, leading to the arrest of 13 others.
"I am not asking my employees to avoid McDonalds completely," Arpaio said in a statement. "But I do think that anytime one of them is in uniform or driving a marked vehicle, out of an abundance of caution, he or she should use some discretion when deciding where to eat."
The sheriff's office says it has conducted 41 ID theft business raids, resulting in 462 arrests. The latest was conducted Thursday at a central Phoenix construction business called Western Erectors, where eight employees were arrested on suspicion of ID theft.
EmperorSmith posted at 12:05 pm on Wed, Feb 9, 2011.
DonCam you are welcomed
DonCam posted at 12:13 pm on Mon, Feb 7, 2011.
Its good that immigration reform is working in Arizona. ID theft is rampant up here in WA. We are 1 of 2 states that does not require proof of citizenship to get an ID. I remember when white people worked in fast food joints. Now they dont even barely speak English. I went to Jack In the Box up here and they were playing mexican music. The mexicans can all head up to WA if they dont like AZ. I am moving to back to AZ in March. I love Arizonas Open Carry laws and the weather.
Masterrogue666 posted at 10:24 am on Mon, Feb 7, 2011.
Ever since it was confirmed that McD's hires ILLEGAL ALIENS I've stopped spending my money there. I say a boycott is in order people...
abimopectore posted at 7:12 am on Mon, Feb 7, 2011.
Freethinker,
"And yet if the deputy had not been able to understand the foreign language that was being spoken, he would not have been aware of the abuse."
So you finally confirm the article is about abuse. Congratulations.
"Someone is indeed having problems with their comprehension skills...either that, or being intentionally obtuse. Either way, sad and pathetic."
The only sad and pathetic thing here is your earlier comments that detract from the issue at hand. It's the facts that count, not your misguided diatribes. You sound just like people who were abusing the deputy.
Freethinker posted at 9:56 pm on Sun, Feb 6, 2011.
abimopectore wrote:
"This place has already been investigated as indicated by the article so it would be safe to conclude that these employees were most likely not illegal."
And yet if the deputy had not been able to understand the foreign language that was being spoken, he would not have been aware of the abuse.
"Your feckless comment is more a statement about your reading comprehension skills."
Someone is indeed having problems with their comprehension skills...either that, or being intentionally obtuse. Either way, sad and pathetic.
tededitedit posted at 2:40 pm on Sat, Feb 5, 2011.
I'm going to avoid McDonald's too in support of the MCSO. I hope everyone is passing this story on to friends and family accross the U.S. If you are an illegal worker at a McDonald's your days at that job are numbered. Fast-food is a competitive industry and the competition will take advantage of this story. There are plenty of U.S. teen and adult workers that can take your job. Managers and franchise owners won't be able to get their kickbacks from U.S. workers so they'll have to make adjustments.
Freethinker posted at 10:44 am on Sat, Feb 5, 2011.
abimopectore - if you were the manager, hopefully you wouldn't be hiring illegal alien felons in the first place.
brainfreeze - this isn't American kids doing this (at least not this time), these are illegal alien invaders and their sympathizers.
brainfreeze posted at 9:39 am on Sat, Feb 5, 2011.
Years ago, when I was a teen, I worked for a fast food place and we served plenty of police officers. I enjoyed when they came in and always gave them great food/service. What in the world has happened to our world where we are treating those who protect us so poorly?!? Who's the 1st people we call when we need help? I blame the parents for not teaching respect of police.
Poorman posted at 6:07 am on Sat, Feb 5, 2011.
Hasn't only happend at MCD,it also has happened i think at Tacky Bell and Burger Kink,as well as one or two others.iI don't eat at any of them,never have,as i have had some folks who have worked at some of them that it also happens to poeple besides cops. There have been news articles,and media coverage over the years on this subject.
ArizonaRising posted at 11:37 pm on Fri, Feb 4, 2011.
Watch the documentary, Supersize Me. It's better to eat pet food than to consume anything coming from McDs.
EmperorSmith posted at 6:01 pm on Fri, Feb 4, 2011.
napalm
samkat posted at 5:25 pm on Fri, Feb 4, 2011.
Trudy: Did you repost enough times? I think I will go out and get my self a bucket of KFC tonight. Thanks for the suggestion. [beam]
Trudy2 posted at 4:06 pm on Fri, Feb 4, 2011.
McDonalds has been the object of demonstrations due to its
inhumane killing of the chickens they use for food in the restaurants. Although they "use" more chicken than even Colonel Sanders, they refuse to agree. Live chickens are sometimes put in the boiling water so they can be plucked.
That pain and fear, yes, chickens are sentient beings, becomes part of you. Think about what you eat - animals of all kind suffer at the hands of man. The next hamburger you eat, think of thos soulful eyes of the cow--don't enjoy it.
devils66 posted at 2:17 pm on Fri, Feb 4, 2011.
Besides the fact that I think their food is absolutely nasty as hell, this would just add to my reasoning of why not to eat there at all. Hope others follow suit as well.
abimopectore posted at 2:16 pm on Fri, Feb 4, 2011.
This has always been happening to police. They teach you this in the academy. There are going to people that are not going to like police for whatever reason. It comes with the territory. Most officers understand that their uniform and vehicle are often targets for some people. Each officer needs to exercise good judgment and prudence wherever they go. Having said that, if I were the McDonald's manager, I wouldn't tolerate any employee mistreating ANY customer. The number one rule for any business is that the customer is always right, even when they're unbearable.
Dale Whiting posted at 2:15 pm on Fri, Feb 4, 2011.
You know, I once was given the facts that a lead at a down town Phoenix McDonnalds was spitting on the sandwiches being sold to City Prosecuters. Then she got picked up for DUI as she was about to leave the parking lot after work. She beat the wrap. Apparently it was an attempt at pay back. I understand that pretty much all Phoenix City employees now avoid that Mickie D's.
Poorman posted at 2:02 pm on Fri, Feb 4, 2011.
Don't blame the deputies a bit,it wasn't to long ago where some other fast food employees were caught spitting on some of the food before it was served to a police officer.
commonsenseaintcommon posted at 1:30 pm on Fri, Feb 4, 2011.
Go to www.black365.com and check out how McDonalds is acting on their racist preferences. Their commercials all target blacks and make whites liike goofy. They are actively looking for black representatives and very well could be in violation of the EEOC. White people are not wanted by McDonalds. Don't spend your money there.
rrjenn posted at 1:07 pm on Fri, Feb 4, 2011.
I wouldn't recommend anyone eat at that fast food restaurant and most others of it's type. I wouldn't even classify the things they sell there as food, unless a bucket of sugar and lard could be considered as food.