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McDonald’s locations in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and Altoona, Iowa, were flooded with false 1-star reviews after the arrest of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s suspected killer at an Altoona, PA, McDonald’s.

Users posted claims of rats, poor service, and references to the employee who reported the suspect.

Some reviews mocked the arrest, calling the location “Narc-donalds” and joking about the staff’s actions.

The surge in reviews appears to be a mix of humor and criticism tied to the high-profile arrest.

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[–] crimsonpoodle@pawb.social 74 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Look I’m sad they found him too, and fuck the people who turned him in, but no good will come from burning down the inanimate building where the caught him.

It would be a dispersion of the energies created by his act into a useless thing. Not to mention you might end up killing some people in the process; more or less innocent people. So can we tone it down a notch.

[–] ramsorge@discuss.online 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Was it the staff or a customer. That’s still up in the air, depending on the article.

[–] MrVilliam@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't think they want the identity of the rat getting out. I'm willing to bet that there are plenty of people who really want to publicly remind everybody that snitches get stitches. Word on the street is that this rat can suddenly afford a $60k hospital bill, unlike UHC customers whose claims get denied every day.

[–] ramsorge@discuss.online 9 points 1 year ago

I guess getting two nights in a hospital is worth throwing a hero under a bus.

[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 5 points 1 year ago

My bet: the rat don't exist.

[–] cashsky@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The old dude that reported him was literally full faced giving an interview on TV. Forgot which outlet but I don't think they care about his identity.

[–] dog_@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ramsorge@discuss.online 16 points 1 year ago

Yeah I think they are pushing this customer thing to take the heat off of another corporation

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Last I heard it was a customer who let the employees know and an employee who made the call, so if that's true, both, kind of

[–] ramsorge@discuss.online 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where did you hear that one from?

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not positive but I think it may have been TV news, but it does make sense and explains the confusion if true

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

You're right, of course, burning down a building would be pointless.

I hope that everything is well with the McDonald's CEO and that he's safe and happy.

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 0 points 1 year ago

I agree with you. Unfortunately for both of us, history says we are wrong. 😔