THIS is the “disgusting” moment a McDonald’s worker soaked a homeless man with mop water and kicked his sleeping bag.
The “outrageous” and “bang out of order” incident last night, outside a chain on Victoria Street, London, sparked outrage after it was shared on social media.
X/Twitter/@damocratA McDonald’s security guard was captured kicking a homeless man’s sleeping bag[/caption]
X/Twitter/@damocratHe also used a mop and bucket to drench his belongings[/caption]
In the shocking clip a fast-food security guard, who has since been fired for his disgraceful behaviour, can be seen using a mop and bucket to drench the homeless man.
His sleeping bag and surrounding area were completely saturated in water, while the McDonald’s employee continued to kick the bedding.
Damon Evans, who was passing by and filmed the ordeal, captioned his video uploaded to X/Twitter and wrote: “Hi @McDonaldsUK. Do you think it is acceptable for your staff to soak the sleeping bags of homeless people in the middle of winter (or any other time of the year)?
“Disgusting behaviour. He wasn’t even outside your premises.”
In the disturbing footage, he can be heard defending the man and himself, saying: “I’m allowed to film. That is outrageous behaviour.
“You have to admit that is outrageous behaviour. You’ve covered his sleeping bag.
“That’s wrong and you know that. That is out of order. Bang out of order.”
After having his belongings and sleeping supplies flooded, the homeless man can be heard shouting: “What have you done, I’m not even outside your shop.”
People passing by quickly jumped in to support him after being outraged at his treatment.
Some women argued with the security guard, while another handed the baffled homeless man money.
One lady could be heard saying: “He is not even outside the shop”, while the homeless man asked: “Can you see what they’re doing to me?”
Another McDonald’s employee then came out and asked: “Why you causing trouble?”
To which the man filming responded: “Why do you think he’s causing trouble you’ve just covered his sleeping bag in water in the winter, that is outrageous.”
Horrified viewers on social media also expressed their disgust.
“Shocking and cruel. Thanks for filming this Damon,” wrote one.
“This is sickening,” agreed another.
A third added: “What a horrible thing to do @McDonaldsUK the guy’s minding his own business. Being homeless in winter is tough enough, that’s a vile thing for your staff to do.”
“All the staff who acted in such a disgusting, dispiriting way should be sacked immediately,” someone else penned.
“I will never use McDonald’s ever again until I see a change in policy and a public apology by the company @McDonalds UK.”
A McDonald’s spokesperson told The Sun Online: “We are shocked and saddened by this incident. The third party security guards involved have been permanently removed from our restaurants and the restaurant team has been reminded of the importance of treating all people with respect including vulnerable people both in the restaurant and within the wider community.
“We would like to wholeheartedly apologise to the gentleman in the video and will work with the council to locate him and make amends, as part of our continued support for homelessness charities and organisations across London.”
The spokesperson also stated for background that their security guards are sourced from a third party organisation and not directly employed by McDonald’s.
They added that the fast food chain works with the council, police and homelessness charities to support the issue and help vulnerable people.
This comes as other incidents have been captured outside McDonald’s branches across the UK.
A violent row exploded outside one chain after angry security guards slammed a young girl to the floor.
The Saturday night brawl, caught on camera outside the fast food chain in St John’s, Leeds, was allegedly over some chips.
Before the altercation began, two girls can be seen defending themselves calmly before walking away.
One of them is then hit on the back of the head by one security guard.
The second bouncer joins in, shouting aggressively in the youngsters’ faces.
Meanwhile, at another venue one security guard was caught on camera kicking a man in the face as he lay on the ground.
Disturbing mobile phone footage revealed the moment the guard rains a brutal boot down on the man outside the fast food joint.
X/Twitter/@damocratThe homeless man questioned why he was being targeted[/caption]
X/Twitter/@damocratThis employee came out and asked why the homeless man was ‘causing trouble’[/caption]
X/Twitter/@damocratA woman stopped to give him some money[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
