McDonald’s removes Halloween decoration that included person hanging from tree
A McDonald’s restaurant in Massachusetts came under fire last week for displaying Halloween decorations that included a person hanging from a tree, reports said.
Customer Erik Pocock sounded the alarm last Tuesday after noticing the display while ordering food at the North Andover franchise.
He described the sight to WCVB as “more like a lynching” than a Halloween decoration.
Pocock initially thought the haunted tree and spiderwebs on the display were festive.
But when he looked closer he witnessed the figure hanging and thought, “that’s not cute. That’s not right.”
After Pocock posted a video of the decoration to Twitter, McDonald’s removed the display and issued a public apology, according to Patch.com.
Pocock, who has since made his account private, mentioned the official McDonald’s account and asked, “can you explain this?” the new site said.
Franchise owner Chuck Lietz said in a statement, “We deeply regret that these decorations were on display, and as soon as we identified the inappropriate content, we immediately removed the decorations display.”
“We apologize for any unintended offense they may have had on our community.”
Other customers WCVB spoke to had mixed feelings on the image.
One man said, “Anything hanging with a kid is offensive.”
A woman told the outlet: “It’s pretty graphic. I think people might be sensitive to the topic.”
Another customer didn’t see an issue, saying, “I think it’s alright.”
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