After involuntarily trading in its PlayPlace for a fight club, a fast-food restaurant outside Washington, D.C., resorted to a new extreme to handle societal decline.
Even as retail locations across the country shuttered or placed their merchandise under lock and key, Democrat politicians denied the correlation between soft-on-crime policies and the rise in theft, violence, and more. As the ramifications ran up against a drop in accountability, a Fairfax County, Virginia McDonald’s near a school made the decision to ban dine-in service to customers under the age of 21-years-old after a series of violent incidents.
“We love being part of the Edison community, and we value each and every customer,” began a statement from the owner of the restaurant near Thomas A. Edison High School.
“We’ve enhanced our Franconia Road McDonald’s security measures in an effort to promote a safe environment for our staff and customers,” it continued. “This policy was developed in partnership with local school officials with oversight from local law enforcement. This serves as a temporary fix as we work towards a long-term solution for all.”
In detailing the new policy that required guests to ring a doorbell and wait to show their identification to management to be allowed in, NBC4 Washington shared video that showed a fight taking place within the McDonald’s days prior to the new policy. During the incident, participants were seen standing on tables and cursing as a brawl took place.
Adding further context, WUSA9 noted that the nearby high school was one of two in the area that now required students to pass through a security check for weapons before entering for class.
“These kids are off the chain,” said one customer to NBC4. “They have no respect, no discipline. And it seems like how they acting, their parents are allowing them to act.”
Though the younger patrons were not allowed entry on their own, the policy did permit them to enter when accompanied by an adult. Additionally, no restrictions had been placed on the mobile app for those looking to order ahead and pick up a meal outside the restaurant.
The plight of Fairfax County, the same school district where a college prep program had allegedly discriminated against students who weren’t black or Hispanic, came as McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski attempted to fault a decline in sales on President Donald Trump’s economic policies.
