A robber at a McDonald’s outlet in southwest England got so hungry in the course of his audacious try to rob the restaurant that he pointed a gun at the manager and demanded that he be served their popular chicken nuggets. The manager of the quickly-meals franchise, having said that, could not do so as the dish was on the lunch menu and thus, it was also early for it to be presented. The robber had to settle for a double sausage McMuffin and some money rather. A video of the incident made its way to social media platforms and has caught the focus of the Internet.
The video shows Rudi Batten, 22, coming into the shop with a fake gun and forcing the manager to give him access to the secure. The manager then leads him to the secure with Batten pointing a gun to his head. He draws out a plastic bag complete of coins, a red tin box containing currency notes and some money. On his way out, Batten reportedly demanded that the manager give him some chicken nuggets. Unfortunately for him, it was 7 am and McDonald’s did not serve chicken nuggets in the course of breakfast time, several media reports mentioned.
On Twitter, people today expressed their surprise and bewilderment at the news.
One comment study, “Man, the pain of being denied the nuggies is real.”
Man, the discomfort of getting denied the nuggies is real… @Localnewspod https://t.co/0uBm5FYaDO
— JC (@johnonthejohn) April 30, 2021
A user, Carolyn Angiollo, felt that there need to have been more to the incident. “We’re gonna need a #ChickenNuggetCrimes part 2!!” she wrote.
We’re gonna require a #ChickenNuggetCrimes aspect 2!! @WineandCrimePodhttps://t.co/QxWnwr2kdg
— Carolyn Angiollo (@carolynangiollo) April 29, 2021
Another mentioned, “Even a gun won’t get you lunch before 10:30.”
Even a gun will not get you lunch just before 10:30. https://t.co/bFgqc7pHEF
— Owen Seaton (@seatonob) April 29, 2021
One Twitter user, named Matt Marsden, pointed out the uncanny similarities of the incident to a scene in Michael Douglas’ 1993 film “Falling Down”.
Anyone try to remember “Falling Down” with Michael Douglas?https://t.co/cqCWsuqOQ5
— Matt Marsden (@MarsAttacks81) April 29, 2021
The film scene depicted Douglas getting into a cafe about 11:30 and asking for breakfast. He is told that the time for breakfast is more than and he “has to order something from the lunch menu”. To which, Douglas tells the front-desk staffer, “Rick, have you ever heard the expression: the customer is always right?” And then he pulls out a gun. Watch what takes place next right here:
Meanwhile, the McDonald’s robber was jailed for six years by a regional court following he was identified with the support of CCTV cameras. He handed himself more than to the police later that day. Batten reportedly stole more than $600 from the shop. He told the court in the course of the trial that he stole to spend an old debt.