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McDonald's Manager Tiffany Allen Accused Of Punching Customer

By Lena Sullivan 07/21/2011 22:01:00

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Tiffany Denise Allen

MARIETTA, Ga. -- An arrest warrant has been issued for the manager of a Marietta McDonald's after she punched a mother of two autistic boys in the face, Marietta police said.

It happened at the McDonald's on Bells Ferry Road, police said.

The manager, Tiffany Denise Allen, told the woman that the twin boys’ service dog, Barkley, wasn't allowed inside, police said. Allen was off duty

The law, however, states that the dog is allowed inside.

The boys’ mother, Jennifer Schwenker, said the incident took place on July 12 when she took the boys to the McDonald's to have lunch.

Channel 2’s Diana Davis got her hands on a surveillance tape showing one of the twins and Barkley enjoying the restaurant’s play area.

The family was about to leave when Allen told them there were no dogs allowed, police said.

Schwenker explained that Barkley is a service dog, allowed by federal law in all public places including restaurants. Schwenker offered to provide proof of the permit for the dog, Marietta police said.

Jennifer Schwenker

It wasn’t enough for Allen, they said. The tape shows her following the family around the McDonald's, even down the hall to the restroom.

When Schwenker tried to leave, she lost track of one of the boys. In a panic, she threw her drink on the floor and it splashed on Allen, police said.

The tape shows Allen running after Schwenker in a rage, police said. Marietta police Detective Gwen Lewis told Davis that she has never seen anything like it.

Schwenker did not want to speak to Davis about the incident, but her husband said they are talking to a lawyer.

Allen is charged with battery assault and disorderly conduct.

JM and Jan Owens, who run the store where the incident occurred, released a statement:

“At our McDonald’s restaurant, we respect and value our customers. Their safety and well-being is always a top priority.

"We strive to comply with all applicable laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act. It is our policy to make our restaurants accessible to all customers, including those with disabilities and special needs, whether or not they need the assistance of service animals.

"We are fully cooperating with the police department in their investigation, and the individual involved is no longer employed by our company. ”

Comments (68 posted)

WelfareQueen 09/20/2012 01:44:30

I think all Americans, black and white, can finally agree on one thing: slavery was the biggest mistake this country ever made.

FL Cracker 09/06/2011 10:24:33

I'm white, married to an Asian, and for some reason have more "colored" friends than caucasian....
I may be a bit racist, but it's only to the disgusting majority of blacks like her! I hope this act haunts her for a LOOONG time.
HOWEVER.... A service dog for an autistic kid?!?! Can he not SEE? can he not HEAR?! Was the children's mother not RIGHT THERE WITH THEM?! I think it's a bit lame she really felt the need to take the damn dog into McDonalds in the first place.

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03/25/2013 19:42:46

Actually, plenty of autistic people have service dogs. If they are prone to life threatening seizures or something the dogs are capable of detecting them before they happen. It is wise to not make comments regarding subjects you obviously have no clue about.

channing carter 09/06/2011 10:12:37

Some fools out here, My wife is a attorney, and not one of you really know the legal system, see whites can't stand the fact that they are no longer above minorities, so it sparks anger in them! Without having been there I do believe Ms. Allen should have been more tolerant, so this could have been avoided! Idiots come in all shapes sizes and colors, convictions are always higher among minorities than whites! We live in Iowa, we.see it everyday!

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Frank 10/04/2012 14:13:52

Like the 911 calls, Justice Department statistics are a click or two away. Click on the links below and it has links to the US Department of Justice and Census sites that proves all the stats are facts.

Between 1976 and 2005, African-Americans, 12.6% of the population in the last census, committed 52.2% of all homicides.
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html

http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/homicide/race.cfm#orace

That is, over the 30-year period, African-Americans committed murder at about 7.33 times the white rate. (Whites here include Hispanics.)

http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/homicide/tables/oracetab.cfm

Of homicides committed by strangers, on average, 18.77% involved blacks killing whites, while in 5.08% of the cases, whites killed blacks. African-Americans were therefore nearly 3.7 times more likely to kill a white than a white to kill a black

http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/homicide/tables/ovrelracetab.cfm

To provide some raw numbers, in 2005, the last year for which the DOJ statistics are available, 10,285 African-Americans committed murders. As 8.8% of these were "black on white," there were, assuming only one death per murderer, 905 whites killed, almost 2.5 per day. In the same year, again assuming one killing per perpetrator, 267 blacks were murdered by whites (3.2% of 8,350 killings).

http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/homicide/tables/ovracetab.cfm

http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/homicide/tables/oracetab.cfm#numbers

Crime is a young man's métier. The vast majority of the 52.2% of U.S. murders committed by African-Americans are the work of the roughly 2% of the population who are black males between the ages of 15 and 25.

Would these figures, courtesy of Eric Holder, surprise most Americans?

Frank 02/27/2012 10:43:30

You wife must suck as an attorney if she tells you it is justifiable to punch someone.

Scott 07/27/2011 14:18:47

I just wanted to see what people in THE SOUTH had to say about this story. Just as I suspected. Booger-fed rednecks just being themselves. Do you REALLY think you are more civilized than that manager? You Are Not.

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Art Vandelay 07/24/2011 21:52:17

Someone needs to take that thing back to the zoo, and I'm not talking about the dog.

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