A resident of Kentucky decided to feed the homeless in Taco Bell: they were humiliated and kicked out

Shannon Gridley from Louisville, Kentucky, wanted to help the local homeless and feed a group of 20 people with lunch at her own expense at the local Taco Bell. Having received a decent amount of money for orders, the manager of the establishment ordered to lock the toilets and close the hall, after which she drove the woman along with all the people she brought.

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When the manager was asked what happened, she replied that she was forbidden to comment on what had happened, writes USA Today.

When the reporter approached the door, the manager gave a lecture to her employees, telling them how they should respond if the media started asking questions. At the same time, one of the employees repeated aloud the key moments of Gridley’s history, adding words to the context about how store managers relate to the homeless and the defenders who are trying to help them.

A Taco Bell public relations office in Irvine, California, said the network was investigating the incident and the owners ordered staff to be retrained.

What happened?

On Tuesday night, leaving the library at Jefferson Community and Technology College, Gridley headed to the nearest restaurant for dinner. It was about 19: 30. Inspired by the read biography of Eddie Murphy, who, when he was a young comedian in Los Angeles, invited street racers and prostitutes for lunch, Gridley invited the three homeless people she saw on the street to join her.

Then she saw three more people on the corner of the street asking for money, and invited them. Passing under the bridge, Gridley noticed another half dozen people, and gathered them all. Then, when they were about to enter the restaurant, one of the men saw a friend standing at the bus stop with a group of other homeless people.

“Invite them all,” Gridley suggested.

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It was as much a gift to people who really needed it as a sign of respect. Homeless people are people whose existence most people prefer not to acknowledge. They look through them at crossroads and avert their eyes when they notice them on the streets.

“Managers call them ‘those people,’” said a Taco Bell employee who did not want to give his name.

By the time “those people” showed up at Taco Bell on Tuesday night, there were about 20 of them. Age groups ranged from teenagers to sixty-year-olds, Gridley, 44, said.

But as soon as they approached the establishment, trouble began. First, the guard began to interrogate one of the men in the group. Seeing what was happening, Gridley went to the guard and explained the situation.

“I showed my credit card and said, 'All these people are going to order whatever they want, and I'm paying for it,'” the woman said.

The employee working the cash register immediately turned around and said to his colleague, “They all need to get out of here. Demand that they all leave,” says Gridley.

A 16-year-old girl from the group tried to use the toilet, which was deliberately closed. The employee told the group that the toilet had been cleaned an hour and a half ago "and there was no intention of doing it again."

Gridley protested. She told a Taco Bell employee that she and her new friends were going to eat at a restaurant. And she said that some of them needed a toilet.

After the first part of the group made orders, employees did not allow them to touch the food until payment.

Gridley paid $77,05 and her new friends took their food and sat down at the tables. The next group ordered $11,64 more, and then another ordered $11,12 more.

According to her, a well-dressed man entered the room and saw what Gridley was doing. He gave her 10 dollars to help.

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Around the same time, an employee came out and announced that the establishment was closing, although several homeless people did not have time to order food. A well-dressed man who donated money did not order himself.

It was about 19: 45 evenings. The restaurant always closes at 21: 00.

When a well-dressed man objected, Gridley said the woman at the checkout offered to accept his order.

“I said, 'Stop. Nobody orders anything until they do it.” And then they kicked everyone out,” Gridley says.

Employees confirmed key parts of Gridley’s story, with the only discrepancy: the employee believed that everything happened half an hour later. According to him, employees strictly monitor in order to prevent local homeless people from going to the toilets.

According to a Taco Bell spokesperson, the company understands that homelessness is a "sad issue" and that "the chain looks forward to connecting with local organizations to learn how we can help and work better together in the future."

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