Walter Einenkel covered Chapter One of this story the other day.
An incident at a Zion, Illinois, Dairy Queen has made the viral internet rounds, forcing much needed attention. 21-year-old Deianeira Ford and her two children were at the Zion Dairy Queen drive-through. By her account, she didn’t receive everything she had paid for and asked for her order to be completed. When the owner of the Dairy Queen said she wouldn’t get the rest of her order, she asked for a refund of her five dollars. It was then that the white owner called her and her children a racial slur.
Well, according to the Washington Post, now the other shoe has dropped.
On Thursday, the company released a statement saying Crichton’s actions “are inexcusable, reprehensible and unacceptable. We do not in any way condone his behavior or language.”
Dairy Queen also released a statement from Crichton, which said he and his employees would undergo sensitivity training.
“I would like to sincerely and humbly apologize for my recent words and actions,” his statement said. “I have let my family, friends, employees, our system and this community down with what I have done.”
Dozens protested at a Dairy Queen in Zion, Ill. on Saturday afternoon after Deianeira Ford, center, said the owner called her and her children the n-word over a messed-up order.
But it was too late. On Friday, Dairy Queen announced that it was closing the location in Zion, Ill., and that it was terminating Crichton’s franchise rights.
Kudos to Dairy Queen!