McDonald's sued for $200 million in Kentucky - hoax phone call led to girl being stri

[sackingz123]

Its a long read, but very interesting on how managers can be!

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/...WS01/510090392

[Beefy]

that is fucking bullshit man. i would sue them motherfuckers for more than that. i would find that son of a bitch that did that to them girls and i would fucking kill his ass.

[deevergote]

Wow... that's disturbing...

It's hard to say if McDonald's really is at fault, though. I mean, that's almost like someone suing me because they got scammed in the Classifieds (actually, that'd probably make more sense!)

You can try to educate the stupid, but you can't be there 100% of the time making sure it worked.


Still, McDonald's hired the manager. They determined that she was capable of performing the duties of the position. They deemed her a quality representative of the company. Therefore, as a representative of the company, she performed these actions. If she wasn't the girl's manager, and just some woman, she'd never have that power. For the simple reason that McDonald's made a poor decision when they made her a manager, they are at fault. The woman did what she did as a representative of the company, using the power that position gave her.

[Fr0z3N]

Who the fuck would actually agree to be strip searched by their manager/assisstant manager. I sure as hell wouldn't. I'd tell them to send the police straight to my god damn door if they tried to do that to me.

[icedplaya123]

The case was actually settled http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21151938/

[GREENCB3]

Who the fuck would actually agree to be strip searched by their manager/assisstant manager. I sure as hell wouldn't. I'd tell them to send the police straight to my god damn door if they tried to do that to me.

x2 that manager is an idiot

[rudy1980]

I heard about this a while back, everyone involved are dumbasses. $6M isn't enough IMO

[deevergote]

Who the fuck would actually agree to be strip searched by their manager/assisstant manager. I sure as hell wouldn't. I'd tell them to send the police straight to my god damn door if they tried to do that to me.

If you read the part of the article that talks about perceived authority, and the psychological studies that have been conducted, you'll see how that can happen. I know those studies quite well... and this case is a shockingly similar real-life example.


As a side note, Zimbardo, who they refer to in high regard, got in BIG trouble when the study they mention got way out of control... students were put in a prison over night. They were randomly assigned roles as guards or prisoners. The "guards" abused their "power" (which they were given none, aside from a title of "guard") and the "prisoners" were abused. The "prisoners" didn't have to take the abuse... they weren't really prisoners. The guards had no true authority, yet they believed they did (as did the prisoners). I forget if the roles were switched in the middle... it's been years since I read that. Interesting stuff... and some major repercussions followed.

[sackingz123]

this wasnt the only case, there were many all over the nation. some cases had the victim give oral sex to their supervisor, knock knock, wouldnt they think its a fake cop. plus what cop gives orders over a phone??

[ACCLUDE91]

Wow... that's disturbing...

to say the least...

some people either have no common sense or don't know the law. It's a shame.

[texasvtak]

I heard about this a while back, everyone involved are dumbasses. $6M isn't enough IMO

Can any amount of money be enough?

[deevergote]

The power of perceived authority... it's a scary thing.

The guy is good, I'll give him that. He acts on management that has enough self-importance to be the best they can be, while having enough insecurity to bow to authority. He uses that, compounded with the manager's position, to then manipulate employees or customers. When you're afraid, or carried away in the moment, you can be pushed to do some unimaginable things! The skill lies in leading the people down that path without them questioning it for too long. Always having an answer, keeping the fear alive, and taking things one step at a time are necessary.

[ACCLUDE91]

It may be a "skill" but that's one warped individual to apply it to such a disturbing thing. The kids have gotta feel so violated and the managers have gotta feel like total crap for putting these kids through this. 1 phone call screws 2 people up for life. It's simply amazing.

[deevergote]

Oh yeah, for sure.

Hell, Hitler was a very skilled individual. Very influential. Very powerful. Same thing, on a much larger, more horrible scale.

I admire the skill. I despise the use it was put to.

[CrazyHondaOwnR]

They were randomly assigned roles as guards or prisoners. The "guards" abused their "power" (which they were given none, aside from a title of "guard")

if i remember corectley (long time since i read about this so corect me if i'm wrong) the gaurds where given batons and participated in a meeting before the study began in which the were instructed to not only instill a sense of fear in the "prisoners" but completely un-iduvidualize them .... so even tho no actual power was given it was implied ........ they were all given compensation for taking part in the study (both prisoners and gaurds) ....the interesting part (or at least the part i found ineresting) is the fact that some of the "prisoners" were "denied" the compensation in a "hearing" conducted by Zimbardo ....those prisoners who were lost compensation were free to leave at any time and still recive the comensation for the days completed .... but because the "prisoner" idea had become part of there routine they stayed willingly still under the impression that they were no longer being paid ........

another part of the study involed a "prisoner" being forced to stay in a closet naked unless all the other prisoners gave up there blankets .... all but one prisoner kept there blankets

i belive the study lasted 7 out of the 14 days it was suposed to

...thought i'd share