‘It’s my job’: Concerned McDonald’s staff barges into the women’s toilet, accuses black teens of smoking crack, then goes straight for assault
A male employee walking into a women’s restroom to confront a group of teenage girls is already concerning. Accusing them of doing “crack” only makes the situation worse. For a group of Black teenagers at a Minnesota McDonald’s, however, the confrontation allegedly did not end there.
A 16-year-old girl was at a McDonald’s in Brooklyn Center with her cousin and several friends when a male employee allegedly entered the women’s restroom. According to Atlanta Black Star, the girl’s mother, Heather Evans, claims there had been no argument or problem before the employee approached them on September 13.
The first part of the encounter was not recorded. Evans claims the employee asked the girls if they were doing “crack” in the restroom and continued arguing with them. Her daughter then started recording, capturing what happened next.
Getting them out apparently wasn’t enough
At the start of the video, Evans’ daughter asks the employee to repeat what he had said. He tells the girls to leave, while the teenager asks whether it was because they were an “ignorant piece of s—t.”
“You idiots think you’re so tough,” the employee responds. The teenager warns that they are sending the video to corporate as the group gathers their belongings and starts leaving.
“Come on, guys. Every time we come in here, it’s something,” she says. “It’s my job,” the employee replies.
One girl responds, “You’re not even doing it though.” Evans’ daughter then comments that he gets paid around $20 an hour, and the exchange becomes more heated.
“You don’t know what I get paid an hour. It has nothing to do with nothing,” the employee tells her. He then asks why she does not get a job before telling the group to “Get the f—k out of here.”
The girls head outside, but the employee follows them into the parking lot. Evans’ daughter tells him she is coming back, while he calls her a “piece of s—t” and says she is trespassing.
After the employee says “f—k” her, the teenager turns around and asks whether that is what he said. “Yeah. You heard what the f—k I said,” he responds before quickly approaching the group.
The video then appears to show the employee hitting the teenager’s hand. Her phone falls, ending the recording. Another girl can be heard saying she is calling police.
Evans maintains that her daughter and friends had done nothing to cause the initial encounter. The mother acknowledged that her daughter argued with the employee and said she has spoken to her about her response. Still, she does not believe anything the teenager said justified physical contact.
“He hit her hand, and the phone fell,” Evans explained. “Whether he hit her or hit the phone, it doesn’t matter. It’s still inappropriate.”
Evans also believes the girls were racially profiled. Being singled out over alleged drug use was especially troubling to her because she maintains the teenagers had done nothing to cause the initial confrontation.
“My biggest thing was just about what happened to my daughter,” Evans said. “What happened to these girls, being racially profiled, and you know, my daughter is a young woman. This is a man, and it should’ve never happened.”
Evans said the encounter has been traumatic for her daughter and the other girls. The family has contacted police and is pursuing legal action, with attorneys now handling the matter.
McDonald’s has reportedly informed community members that the employee no longer works at the Brooklyn Center location. Evans said the company acknowledged the incident publicly but had not contacted her family directly. McDonald’s did not provide a statement before the original report was published.
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