j Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 There are photos of the little girl in the link. A pretty appalling action by the KFC staff, but glad they have responded in the right way http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/young-pitbull-victims-family-stunned-restaurants-r/ngMHb/ Young pitbull victim’s family stunned by restaurant’s request View Larger KTVU Victoria Wilcher Sponsored Links KTVU and AP Wires JACKSON, Miss. — KFC Corp. says it's investigating allegations that a restaurant employee in Jackson, Mississippi, asked a 3-year-old to leave because her facial injuries disturbed other patrons. The company is also giving $30,000 toward Victoria Wilcher's medical bills, a spokesman said Sunday. The allegation about KFC was made Thursday on "Victoria's Victories," a Facebook page following Victoria Wilcher's recovery from a pit bull attack in April. The administrator posted a photo showing Victoria smiling shyly in spite of her facial scars and cartoon-decorated eye patch, and wrote, "Does this look scary to you? Last week at KFC in Jackson MS this precious face was asked to leave because her face scared the other diners." KFC posted an apology the next morning, requesting details. "As soon as we were notified of this report on Friday, we immediately began an investigation, as this kind of hurtful and disrespectful action would not be tolerated by KFC," spokesman Rick Maynard wrote Sunday in an email to The Associated Press. "Regardless of the outcome of our investigation, we have apologized to Victoria's family and are committed to assisting them. The company is making a $30,000 donation to assist with her medical bills. The entire KFC family is behind Victoria." Her grandmother Kelly Mullins said Victoria had just been to a doctor's when they stopped at the restaurant. She ordered mashed potatoes for Victoria because she thought the hungry child could swallow the soft food without chewing. She says she was then approached by an employee. "They just told us, they said, `We have to ask you to leave because her face is disrupting our customers,'" she told WAPT-TV. Victoria wept all the way home and now is embarrassed by her appearance - something that wasn't the case before, Mullins said. "She won't even look in the mirror anymore," Mullins said. "When we go to a store, she doesn't even want to get out" of the car. Victoria was attacked by pit bulls at her grandfather's home. The dogs broke her nose, both jaws, cheekbones and right eye socket; the right side of her face is paralyzed and she lost that eye, according to her Facebook site. Her bottom jaw was reconstructed but she needs a feeding tube and must grow more bone in her face before more surgery is possible, it states. The page's administrator wrote Sunday that "Victoria's Victories" had gone from 250 people praying for Victoria to thousands. The page had more than 32,500 "likes" on Sunday. A message posted Friday evening by another Mississippi KFC franchisee, Dick West of West Quality Food Service in Laurel, offered "a big KFC picnic" for the child and her family. West also wrote that he knows the Jackson restaurant owners "and they have never in the 50 years they have operated in Jackson allowed anyone coming into their restaurants to be treated with dis-respect." In a message to the AP, he wrote, "I am sure KFC will make their finding public as soon as the facts are in. In the meantime, I offered to treat Victoria to a picnic because regardless of the outcome of the investigation, she has been thru more than any little girl should and I wanted to give her a special treat." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 OMG - in shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poochmad Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I read that and couldn't believe that someone could be so cruel. I can't see what was wrong with her, she's a little cutey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Disgusting. I agree poochmad she's adorable, not scary at all. Hope they sacked the cretin who told her to leave. If that was my daughter I would have punched them in the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 What a horrible, horrible thing to do. That poor, sweet little girl will have to learn to live with her scars for the rest of her life. I trust that KFC employee's services were terminated on the spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Considering what that child has been through and survived her face looks amazingly good. What a complete wanker, I hope the person was sacked immediately and fined for being a moron! Poor little girl, how she survived an attack like that in the first place is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 What a beautiful little girl she's still just a baby. Grandfather charged with child endangerment... I can't believe she survived the attack. video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 she's very cute - and certainly not upsetting or scary . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) She's a sweetie ... the doctors who've reconstructed her face are brilliant, because the pretty little girl still shines thro'. Awful emotional damage from the employee's comment ... that her face was 'disrupting' (!) customers. She cried all the way home, now won't look in a mirror and her parents can't get her out of the car to go in to a shop. She'll need heaps of love, support and reassurance so this doesn't stick. And she faces more surgery. The KFC parent company have offered $30,000 towards her medical costs. Frankly, given the extent of emotional damage inflicted, I think compensation should be much higher. Edited June 19, 2014 by mita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussielover Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) All i can say is I hope the little girl recovers from this and actually is benefitting from all the press and donations. KFC hasn't completed their investigation and are offering the 30k regardless of the outcome which is a good gesture I think. If we look at facts alone, realistically all we have at this stage is the grandmothers word that the incident occurred like it did. Interesting to note that the fundraising goal has changed more than 3 times since the KFC incident to over double the original aim. But as i said all that really matters is that the little girl gets better. Edited June 19, 2014 by aussielover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I was hoping that the eye patch was just for protection, but apparently she did lose her eye . I also hope all the money raised it used only for her treatments and benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 All i can say is I hope the little girl recovers from this and actually is benefitting from all the press and donations. KFC hasn't completed their investigation and are offering the 30k regardless of the outcome which is a good gesture I think. If we look at facts alone, realistically all we have at this stage is the grandmothers word that the incident occurred like it did. Interesting to note that the fundraising goal has changed more than 3 times since the KFC incident to over double the original aim. But as i said all that really matters is that the little girl gets better. Oh, that ^ the bolded part, is a bit of a worry. I must say I wasn't impressed with the Mother and the grandfather in the video came across though he'd given the bottle a nudge. I just hope they keep the welfare of the little girl as their primary concern and not the money people are donating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I wish I could find the other article. But that's not what really happened according to onlookers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diva Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) I am sceptical it happened as they report, I feel a lot of sympathy for the child but it just such a convenient thing to happen for fundraising and publicity it brings out my inner cynic. Edited June 19, 2014 by Diva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) I hope it's not a cash grab, although her injuries are real and I seriously doubt they had health insurance to cover getting decent reconstructive surgery. Fundraising brings out the scammers too. I'm sure I saw that the official Go-Fund-Me or one of those crowdfunding things (commonly used when people have no charity permission) had raised $100,000+ and I bet you there's a bunch of other scabs running their own little 'fundraisers' who will never pass the money on. Found it. Apparently the official one http://www.gofundme.com/8q8yww Edited June 19, 2014 by Powerlegs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussielover Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 They surprisingly did have health insurance although they're saying the health insurance refuses to pay.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_PL_ Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Yeh, I had 4 wisdoms done there. Insurance payed for x-ray & extraction but excluded all anaesthetics. They just say no that item is not on your list of coverage, too bad for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 She has suffered so much damage. I don't begrudge her a cent of what they raise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavNrott Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I don't think anyone would begrudge her DDD. The poor little girl needs all the help that medical science can give her. I'd just hope someone is keeping those in charge of the money honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeckoTree Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) So #@^%# disgusting someone is discriminated due to facial or any other scaring wtf is wrong with people! edit: good on KFC I'm not a fan of it's product, but good on them! And I hope they sack it's numbnuts employee who kicked the little kid out! Edited June 19, 2014 by DaffyDuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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