Summary

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.

78 points

Doesn’t seem like a false 1-star review to me

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73 points

I guess that McDonald’s is gonna see a sharp decline in customer volume now which is already probably low since it was like 8 bucks for a sausage, egg, and cheese McMuffin meal the last time I went a few months ago.

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126 points

You vastly overestimate how closely the average person is following this story, or is willing to change their behavior for events like this. Especially in a place like Altoona, Pennsylvania.

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25 points

I was wondering if the person who turned him in has been following the overwhelming sense of support for what he did.

Basically, did they think about that before doing anything, or did they not give it a second thought because they didn’t realize there could be a backlash?

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21 points
  1. You may be underestimating how much people read/see beyond headlines.
  2. If there was a person who had murdered someone in front of you, do you think you’d not worry for your own safety?
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22 points

In the last couple months, McDonald’s has:

  • Allowed Trump to pretend to work there for a photo op that boosted his likeability with poor workers
  • Had an E. coli outbreak that was twice as big as the Chipotle outbreak that dominated news cycles a few years ago
  • Ratted out the modern day Robinhood

The average consumer doesn’t give a fuuuuuuuuuuuccck.

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1 point

Even in Europe everyone I know is following this story.

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4 points

But are they going to boycott one of McDonald’s in Altoona, PA over this?

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31 points

You also vastly underestimate how much burgerlanders love their McDonald’s.

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8 points

I don’t cott a boy lightly, but I will, for a good cause.

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8 points

Uhhhh… phrasing?

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4 points

Right?

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53 points

Fuckin narc donalds full of rats

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29 points

Someone needs to start a gofund me to finance a slew of advertising in New York espousing the virtues of jury nullification.

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24 points

Please, no one burn it down.

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61 points

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.

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12 points

That’s still just a chore for the local firefighters. The employee walking away with their $50,000 reward probably won’t care that their minimum wage workplace got burned down.

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2 points

I’d argue the original act is far more effective at sending a message

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1 point

It’s in a mall.

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7 points

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.

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7 points

No. Fuck you.

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7 points

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

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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.

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11 points

Iirc, it was a staff member.

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1 point

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

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0 points

agreed

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0 points

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

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3 points

Maybe put that energy into something useful instead

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2 points

Like?

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11 points

More ceo’s.

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-2 points

I don’t get it. Why should that McDonalds and its staff suffer?

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31 points
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It’s McDonald’s. The staff was already suffering.

Bet everyone who works there knows who the snitch is.

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2 points

“Since the spotting happened in private property, the reward will go to the private owners of said property.”

Franchise owner: Good job! -Hands over $100 gift card-

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1 point

For $60k it could be anyone. That’d probably be double the manager’s yearly income, and more than anyone else’s there.

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10 points

Because a mob isn’t very nuanced in its judgement.

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