06-25-2014, 09:32 AM
I'm glad KFC didn't wait another week to release full details after some of them were leaked -- it would just have snowballed the story and speculation even more. I wonder if they gave the family a chance to back down or retract on their own first and saw that was gonna happen.
I don't know people's motivations for donating. Some might have been compelled to help a little girl with medical bills regardless of how she got her injuries or anything that happened afterwards. Others might have done so because they were outraged by the alleged discrimination -- the alleged discrimination certainly got more response and coverage than the maulling and its impact on Victoria and her family. I'd not expect my money back if I donated, but I'd sure wanna know who was managing the funds and an assurance the money wasn't going towards anything but Victoria's medical expenses, period.
Anyway, grandma's still not backing down from her story.
Snip:
As part of its investigation, Hannon said it spent hundreds of hours reviewing surveillance video, interviewing employees and hired the outside investigator. The company said it would reach out to the child’s family for additional discussions.
Jackson attorney Bill Kellum, in a statement Tuesday afternoon on behalf of the child’s family, said Victoria’s grandmother, Kelly Mullins, stands by her claim of what happened at the restaurant.
“Victoria’s family appreciates the actions of KFC in their investigation of this matter. They look forward to assisting KFC in what we hope will be an ongoing investigation,” he said.
“It is deeply disappointing that other parties have taken opportunity to attack Victoria through social and news media outlets. Victoria is an innocent child with very real physical and emotional scars. The focus of her family has always been, and will always be on Victoria and making her whole again,” Kellum said.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/06/24/...-to-leave/
That last paragraph makes me believe that grandma and the family attorney are the ones filling the bucket of assholery in this case. Has anyone (other parties?) really been attacking Victoria over her family's apparent deception? Looks more like the family and their attorney are trying to buffer or shield the responsible adults from backlash using alleged discrimination against Victoria, again. Assholes. IMO.
I don't know people's motivations for donating. Some might have been compelled to help a little girl with medical bills regardless of how she got her injuries or anything that happened afterwards. Others might have done so because they were outraged by the alleged discrimination -- the alleged discrimination certainly got more response and coverage than the maulling and its impact on Victoria and her family. I'd not expect my money back if I donated, but I'd sure wanna know who was managing the funds and an assurance the money wasn't going towards anything but Victoria's medical expenses, period.
Anyway, grandma's still not backing down from her story.
Snip:
As part of its investigation, Hannon said it spent hundreds of hours reviewing surveillance video, interviewing employees and hired the outside investigator. The company said it would reach out to the child’s family for additional discussions.
Jackson attorney Bill Kellum, in a statement Tuesday afternoon on behalf of the child’s family, said Victoria’s grandmother, Kelly Mullins, stands by her claim of what happened at the restaurant.
“Victoria’s family appreciates the actions of KFC in their investigation of this matter. They look forward to assisting KFC in what we hope will be an ongoing investigation,” he said.
“It is deeply disappointing that other parties have taken opportunity to attack Victoria through social and news media outlets. Victoria is an innocent child with very real physical and emotional scars. The focus of her family has always been, and will always be on Victoria and making her whole again,” Kellum said.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/06/24/...-to-leave/
That last paragraph makes me believe that grandma and the family attorney are the ones filling the bucket of assholery in this case. Has anyone (other parties?) really been attacking Victoria over her family's apparent deception? Looks more like the family and their attorney are trying to buffer or shield the responsible adults from backlash using alleged discrimination against Victoria, again. Assholes. IMO.