Burger King FIRES five employees after one of them drew a pig on an order placed by a uniformed police officer
- Officer Timo Rosenthal works for the Clovis Police Department in New Mexico
- Rosenthal walked into a local Burger King on Thursday to have dinner
- He noticed a drawing of a pig on the wrapper of the hamburger he ordered
- Rosenthal also said that the patties were burned and the order was neglected
- A photo of the wrapper was posted to social media, where it went viral
- In response, Burger King fired five employees tied to the incident
Managers of a Burger King in New Mexico say they have fired five employees over an incident in which a pig was drawn on a police officer’s order.
Officer Timo Rosenthal of the Clovis Police Department was in uniform when he entered the fast food restaurant to have dinner on Thursday.
Rosenthal ordered a hamburger, though he noticed that the wrapper was scrawled with a drawing depicting a pig.
‘Pig’ is a derogatory term used to refer to police officers.
A police officer in Clovis, New Mexico posted an image on Facebook showing a drawing of a pig on his Burger King order
‘Well, while on lunch break (and in uniform) I ordered food at Burger King and received this,’ Rosenthal wrote on his Facebook account. ‘The patties were burnt and the burger was of very poor quality.’
Rosenthal (pictured above) has said he has no plans to return to the Burger King location
The officer also noticed that the burger patties were burned and that the order was poorly prepared, according to KRQE-TV.
Rosenthal posted a photo of the drawing on the wrapper to his Facebook page, where it went viral.
‘Well, while on lunch break (and in uniform) I ordered food at Burger King and received this,’ Rosenthal wrote on his Facebook account.
‘The patties were burnt and the burger was of very poor quality.
‘Guess that was the last time I ate at Burger King in Clovis, NM.’
Rosenthal’s post generated more than 2,800 comments and 1,200 shares. There were also 1,600 reactions.
In response to the backlash, Burger King said the franchise operators investigated the matter and fired the five employees responsible for the incident.
Burger King announced that it had fired five employees involved in the incident. The Burger King location in Clovis, New Mexico is seen in the above file photo
On Facebook, reaction was overwhelmingly in favor of Rosenthal. ‘The company should have a zero tolerance for this kind of crap,’ wrote one Facebook user
Nonetheless, Rosenthal has stated that he does not plan to return to the Burger King location.
On Facebook, reaction was overwhelmingly in favor of Rosenthal.
‘The company should have a zero tolerance for this kind of crap,’ wrote one Facebook user.
‘Absolutely disrespectful!’ wrote Nancy Esquibel.
‘This smarta** would be the first to pick up the phone and dial 911. This is what is wrong with today’s society.
‘Where is the respect?’
Mary VanWinkle wrote: ‘Such disgusting behavior! The entire city of Clovis should be embarrassed as well as horrified!’
Ruth Ann Peterson wrote: ‘I know who the pigs are and it isn’t Clovis PD.
‘Glad all were fired and hope this anti-law enforcement stunt follows them wherever else they seek employment.’