Protests erupted at McDonald's headquarters in Chicago this week after a text exchange between the fast food giant's chief executive and Mayor Lori Lightfoot seemed to blame the parents of two children who were recently shot to death in the city.
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Images shared to social media by the labor advocacy group Fight for 15 Chicago, which helped organize a protest on Wednesday, showed crowds of protestors descending on McDonald's headquarters. Many of those marching were children. Kempczinski acknowledged the text exchange in a note sent to McDonald's U.S. corporate employees, which was viewed by ABC News.
"But I have not walked in the shoes of Adam’s or Jaslyn’s family and so many others who are facing a very different reality," Kempczinski added."Not taking the time to think about this from their viewpoint was wrong, and lacked the empathy and compassion I feel for these families. This is a lesson that I will carry with me.
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