Might very well be a hoax, but I'm not willing to take the word of some anonymous source. That could very well be somebody in the KFC camp trying to discredit the family and orchestrate some damage control. I'll wait for official findings to come out.
Little girl asked to leave KFC
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Do you love people as much as I do?
I hope not.
I hope not.
Do you love people as much as I do?
I hope not.
I remember this hoax.
I guess people shouldn't believe everything they read or see; unless its a Stephen King Story, feel free to believe in those.
Unfortunately, people love to make these stories go viral, and then money pours in. There have been so many that are hoaxes, so it always stuns me that still people send money. And unfortunately, many of those sending money cannot afford it.
It is possible it really happened.
This story about the girl being asked to leave is actually fascinating on so many levels. I was skeptical of the claim, but honestly couldn't say for certain one way or the other. The reason I was skeptical is because the claim seemed so over-the-top -- would someone actually ask a person to leave for that reason?
Yet, there was plausibility to it as well, because customers have so much power in the eyes of staff. Think back to your days working in retail (for those who did, anyway); you've got to have some outrageous stories. I have plenty. (I also have plenty related to the unbelievable stupidities of managerial proclamations.)
I could imagine that someone asked a staff member to kick the girl out, and even though the staff member probably didn't want to do it, the staff member, being so inculcated as to the power of the customer, did so anyway. Is that so hard to believe? No, it isn't.
However, what made me think this might be bogus is the fact that there have been hoaxes related to the note-with-tip section of the modern-day book of urban legends. Some of those have turned out to be hoaxes deliberately done to generate funds. And ever see those things supposedly written by precocious kids that are posted? As in, "read this awesome letter from a five-year-old to his teacher about why he couldn't pass in his homework," the kind you see on Huffington Post all the time? I don't believe any of those are genuine. Another reason I was skeptical: the girl didn't look that bad at all, really.
Of course, the most fascinating thing about this story is the issue of the pit bull attack -- when will we learn on that count? It amazes me that dog lovers who fight for the right to own dangerous dogs -- and they are dangerous -- can't just own different dogs instead. (And shouldn't true dog lovers fight to end pet ownership altogether?) But that's a debate for another time, perhaps (or, hopefully, never, at least not on this august forum). Would love to see a "Guns"-like essay on pit bull ownership from King, depending on his angle.
Back to the customer service...bringing this back to King and his preferred genre, I would love to see a story by him on the dark side of customer service. Has he ever written one? I myself have written one, but it probably will never be published since it is so difficult to get accepted by the various markets out there (probably will have to self-publish). Would love to see him write a short story about the power of the customer and how that can go awry in a "Lord-of-the-Flies"-type society.
Authority fascinates me. Think of this: if staff at a fast-food restaurant started strip-searching someone because of a voice on a telephone claiming to be a police officer, is it so unbelievable that someone would ask this girl to leave a KFC because some jerk customer requested it? That telephone-voice incident was rather disturbing, and it makes me think that asking this girl to leave on the perceived authority of a customer would be nothing, it could happen with no friction whatsoever; yet, I still was skeptical, because it made no sense.
Of course, we're talking about humans -- when do they ever make sense? Like that New Wave band always asks, are we not men? We are Devo. Seriously, we are Devo.
Yet, there was plausibility to it as well, because customers have so much power in the eyes of staff. Think back to your days working in retail (for those who did, anyway); you've got to have some outrageous stories. I have plenty. (I also have plenty related to the unbelievable stupidities of managerial proclamations.)
I could imagine that someone asked a staff member to kick the girl out, and even though the staff member probably didn't want to do it, the staff member, being so inculcated as to the power of the customer, did so anyway. Is that so hard to believe? No, it isn't.
However, what made me think this might be bogus is the fact that there have been hoaxes related to the note-with-tip section of the modern-day book of urban legends. Some of those have turned out to be hoaxes deliberately done to generate funds. And ever see those things supposedly written by precocious kids that are posted? As in, "read this awesome letter from a five-year-old to his teacher about why he couldn't pass in his homework," the kind you see on Huffington Post all the time? I don't believe any of those are genuine. Another reason I was skeptical: the girl didn't look that bad at all, really.
Of course, the most fascinating thing about this story is the issue of the pit bull attack -- when will we learn on that count? It amazes me that dog lovers who fight for the right to own dangerous dogs -- and they are dangerous -- can't just own different dogs instead. (And shouldn't true dog lovers fight to end pet ownership altogether?) But that's a debate for another time, perhaps (or, hopefully, never, at least not on this august forum). Would love to see a "Guns"-like essay on pit bull ownership from King, depending on his angle.
Back to the customer service...bringing this back to King and his preferred genre, I would love to see a story by him on the dark side of customer service. Has he ever written one? I myself have written one, but it probably will never be published since it is so difficult to get accepted by the various markets out there (probably will have to self-publish). Would love to see him write a short story about the power of the customer and how that can go awry in a "Lord-of-the-Flies"-type society.
Authority fascinates me. Think of this: if staff at a fast-food restaurant started strip-searching someone because of a voice on a telephone claiming to be a police officer, is it so unbelievable that someone would ask this girl to leave a KFC because some jerk customer requested it? That telephone-voice incident was rather disturbing, and it makes me think that asking this girl to leave on the perceived authority of a customer would be nothing, it could happen with no friction whatsoever; yet, I still was skeptical, because it made no sense.
Of course, we're talking about humans -- when do they ever make sense? Like that New Wave band always asks, are we not men? We are Devo. Seriously, we are Devo.
Now there are stories coming out that the hoax story is itself a hoax. Until or unless some video footage gets released that prove it one way or the other, I'm keeping my conclusions open.
Either way, I'm glad that little girl is being taken care of.
Either way, I'm glad that little girl is being taken care of.
The pitbulls were (and maybe still are) owned by the girl's grandfather. Is that the husband of the grandmother that started this story about KFC? I think that is important because she may be trying to make up for serious injuries that are her fault.
They have hired a third party to investigate. So far it appears neither the child nor the grandmother appear on the security video. So far no witnesses have come forward saying they even saw them in any KFC. And the KFC they originally said they were in has been closed for years. Also, no order includes the specific things she says were ordered.
How can video footage prove they were not there? How many hours and from how many KFCs need to be made public for you to believe it's a hoax? Or, if this third party views the entire day from I think two closest to the hospital, will their opinion convince you?
And a question to everyone; if the third party sees no evidence of them being in any KFC, (or video evidence show them come in, order, eat in peace and leave unaccosted), do you think the grandmother should be charged?
I still contend the real tragedy here is that people eat the swill that is KFC.
Regardless of the claim, it is always wrong to parade something as truth and get people to give money.
they should be forced to eat KFC as their punishment....
This all happened on another level of the Tower. That's why there's no iPhone or security footage....
first .... the child is beautiful ..... scars or no ...
second .... if KFC is at fault .... to shame... they should cough up some dough ...
third .... if the story is a hoax... shame on the hoaxers to exploit the child for monetary gain ....
second .... if KFC is at fault .... to shame... they should cough up some dough ...
third .... if the story is a hoax... shame on the hoaxers to exploit the child for monetary gain ....
I'm rather surprised that Social Services or Child Protection Services or whatever the local agency is didn't step in early on when the little girl lost her eye and facial tissue to her family's pit bulls.
If KFC staff asked the girl to leave because of disfigurement, they should be appropriately disciplined (fired), and KFC can cough it up. Given the fact that the little girl's horrible injuries came from the complaining family's environment, and the family's gotten over a hundred K from the public, I think 30K is plenty reasonable.
If the family pulled this off as a hoax to get a load of sympathy going with an Evil Corporation as the patsy, then whoever the hoaxer is should be arrested.
And whatever money comes in, there should be a conservator appointed pretty much right now to be sure that the money goes where it's intended and not the pockets of someone else.
And yeah, I remember the Balloon Boy quite well. That was in my town. Perhaps that's why I'm skeptical of such things.
If KFC staff asked the girl to leave because of disfigurement, they should be appropriately disciplined (fired), and KFC can cough it up. Given the fact that the little girl's horrible injuries came from the complaining family's environment, and the family's gotten over a hundred K from the public, I think 30K is plenty reasonable.
If the family pulled this off as a hoax to get a load of sympathy going with an Evil Corporation as the patsy, then whoever the hoaxer is should be arrested.
And whatever money comes in, there should be a conservator appointed pretty much right now to be sure that the money goes where it's intended and not the pockets of someone else.
And yeah, I remember the Balloon Boy quite well. That was in my town. Perhaps that's why I'm skeptical of such things.
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Has everyone else luckily forgotten this:
If so, sorry for the remeberation.
If so, sorry for the remeberation.
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mjs9153
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There's a special place in Hell reserved for people who scam the public like this.
Sic 'em, Bryan! Go get 'em!
Has everyone else luckily forgotten this:
If so, sorry for the remeberation.
Yes, I remember it.
Okay, thank you for that fabulous opportunity to carbon-date myself, Bryan.
