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viral video of police officer crying because she was not served her mcdonalds order promptly

"Officer Karen" McMuffin Meltdown

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Updated Jul 17, 2020 at 11:17AM EDT by Matt.

Added Jun 17, 2020 at 12:10PM EDT by Adam.

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"Officer Karen" McMuffin Meltdown refers to a viral video of a police officer telling a story about how she had to wait for a McDonald's order after a shift. Over the course of the video, it appears that the officer, known as "Stacy," believes that the delay in her order is a deliberate disrespect from the McDonald's staff because she is a police officer, and she begins to cry. The video was widely mocked online, as people felt the officer's reaction to her delayed order was overblown.

Origin

On June 15th, 2020, Stacy Talbert of the McIntosh Police department posted a video of herself talking about her experience at McDonald's to Facebook, gaining over 136,000 likes and reactions, as well as 188,000 shares (mirror below).[5]



On June 16th, 2020, Twitter user @tkag2020_ann reposted the video, captioning it, "Stacey who has been a cop for 15 yrs went to @McDonalds She paid for it in advance and this is how she gets treated for being a cop😢😡 Come on America. We are better than this." In the video, the officer talks about pre-ordering a McDonald's meal, but when she arrives, the order isn't ready. After waiting in the parking lot, an employee brought her a coffee, and she says she told the employee to forget the order. She then begins to cry as she bemoans the disrespect police officers face during the George Floyd protests. As of June 17th, the video has over 3.8 million views.



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The video was quickly mocked online for what many felt was an overreaction on the officer's part. Twitter user @PlatanosFrito[1] wrote, "It’s 2020 bro, imagine still eating at McDonalds & expecting grade A service. The meal was ordered in advance, they didn’t know you were a cop. They just have shitty service. Don’t play the victim. This lady is crying over a McGriddle & nervous about how she’s being treated. FOH." Twitter user @ghoulrunnings[2] wrote "hmmm i feel like someone who gets this emotional at their mcgriddle taking long probably shouldnt be wielding a deadly weapon in high stress situations" (shown below, right).


santos @PlatanosFrito It's 2020 bro, imagine still eating at McDonalds & expecting grade A service. The meal was ordered in advance, they didn't know you were a cop. They just have s----- service. Don't play the victim. This lady is crying over a McGriddle & nervous about how she's being treated. FOH. Ann @tkag2020_ann ¡ 13h Stacey who has been a cop for 15 yrs went to @McDonalds She paid for it in advance and this is how she gets treated for being a cop Come on America. We are better than this. Show this thread > UYU | Bee @ghoulrunnings hmmm i feel like someone who gets this emotional at their mcgriddle taking long probably shouldnt be wielding a deadly weapon in high stress situations Ann @tkag2020_ann ¡ 14h Stacey who has been a cop for 15 yrs went to @McDonalds She paid for it in advance and this is how she gets treated for being a cop Come on America. We are better than this. Show this thread 1:27 4.5M views 10:49 AM. Twittor for iRhono Lun 17 2020 >

Others made memes based on the video. User @mannyfidel made a Ladies and Gentlemen, We Got Him video joking about cops ordering fast food, gaining over 2,500 retweets and 9,300 likes (shown below, top). User @karlmorx[3] tweeted a Steamed Hams joke about the video, gaining over 150 retweets and 700 likes (shown below, bottom). The video and its reactions were covered by the Daily Dot.[4]




mork @karlmorx but what if I were to purchase fast food and disguise it as my own trauma? 9:48 AM ¡ Jun 17, 2020 ¡ Twitter Web App

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Bobby Lewis @revrrlewis the mcmuffin cop video cannot be real. my mind cannot accept the premise that someone who has a total breakdown victim moment over the universal experience of a fast food place forgetting & screwing up their order, is also the same person who can kill me cause they were scared 10:53 AM · Jun 17, 2020 · TweetDeck > CALEB HEARON @calebsaysthings if you wanna say the most tone deaf s--- of the day you have to reallyyyy want it but a white cop crying "I don't hear thank you enough anymore" at this moment is an absolute slam dunk Ann @tkag2020_ann · 14h Stacey who has been a cop for 15 yrs went to @McDonalds She paid for it in advance and this is how she gets treated for being a cop Come on America. We are better than this. Show this thread 2:08 4.8M views netw3rk @netw3rk maybe cops who break down in tears bc their McDonald's order is wrong shouldn't have the power of life and death Ann @tkag2020_ann • 14h Stacey who has been a cop for 15 yrs went to @McDonalds She paid for it in advance and this is how she gets treated for being a cop Come on America. We are better than this. Show this thread 2:15 4.8M views Hoodlum @NotHoodlum Karen is a cop. She didn't get her Egg McMuffin fast enough. Karen is crying, people don't thank her enough anymore. 1:48 166.8K views 7:43 AM · Jun 17, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Colin LouisXVIHadSecurityToo Green @OtherColinGreen Replying to @tkag2020_ann and @McDonalds I worked food service in college and breakfast rush is like battle stations on a submarine. S--- happens all the time. Late food isn't a f------ conspiracy, it's a daily event. I once spent 45 minutes from when I ordered at the sign to when I made it to the window at Arby's. 7:43 AM · Jun 17, 2020 · Twitter Web App FIND THE STRENGTH. FIND THE COURAGE. TO WAIT IN YOUR CAR. COLD M c MUFFIN

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External References

[1] Twitter – @PlatanosFrito

[2] Twitter – @ghoulrunnings

[3] Twitter – @karlmorx

[4] Daily Dot – ‘Officer Karen’ gets roasted for feeling oppressed about her delayed Egg McMuffin

[5] Facebook – Stacy Talbert

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poochyena
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It really bothers me how people are treating this. No, she isn't crying because McDonalds took too long to get her order. This is the straw that broke the camel's back for her. The weeks of severe anti-police attitudes has really taken a toll on her mental health to the point where she now gets anxious just from ordering food from McDonalds.
This isn't a story of a privileged white women acting elitist, its a story about how the protests have taken a great emotional toll on a cop.
Attack her or defend her, I don't care, but don't misconstrue the situation.

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I would note that the original cop didn't post this, it was shared by "tkag2020_ann" with a clearly political slant to it. You wrote this article yourself so don't pretend you didn't understand that. To me it seems like the lady is having a shit start to her day while alone in her car; she says she was "too nervous" to pick up her food and she's clearly anxious about what people think of her. You are certainly blowing this out of proportion with the "anti-police conspiracy" nonsense, she just thinks people are being rude. Don't contribute to the problem, you're getting paid to curate content, not create it.

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