Withdrawn McFlurrys sparks trouble at Broadway

Rioting took place in the Glenmachan Street area of Belfast this week as a large group attacked police with paint and petrol bombs.

The trouble flared on Monday evening after local man, Roddy Tricks attempted to place his usual order at McDonalds at Broadway roundabout.

Mr Tricks later admitted he hadn’t been to McDonalds in approximately three years, but had visited with friends as they were playing 5-a-side at the Olympia Leisure Centre that night.

Mr Tricks (38), is currently in custody, for breach of the peace, using abusive language and for baring his arse to McDonalds staff.

His Solicitor, Ted Handy from Handy, Andy and Dicks Solicitors released a statement about the events leading up to the trouble erupting.

“My client does not deny engaging in criminal behaviour, though he vehemently believes his actions were carried out in psychological self defense. Having ordered his usual Big Mac meal with coke – which is still available on the McDonalds menu – my client attempted to order a Dairy Milk McFlurry. He only did this as he had found a £2 coin on the floor of his friend’s car.”

“My client states that the McDonalds staff member who served him lightly giggled then advised my client that “we haven’t done Dairy Milk McFlurrys in ages.”

“Mr Tricks – though very upset – asked if he could have a strawberry milkshake instead of a coke then. The staff member told him the milkshake machine wasn’t working.”

“This was too much for my client to take – as it would be for anybody. My client apologies for his behaviour after the incident, however, we call on McDonalds to do two things immediately to redress the issues that caused the trouble in the first place.”

Firstly, McDonalds should immediately reinstate Dairy Milk McFlurrys and B. They should sign a new maintenance contract for their milkshake machines to prevent any reoccurance of what my client was forced to go through on Monday night.”

After Mr Tricks had rampaged through the McDonalds, including allegedly pouring all the Ketchup from the wee tap and ripping up coloring in pages, he continued his protests outside the McDonalds.

When Police arrived they were forced to remove Mr Tricks from a picnic style bench outside the restaurant, which he had attempted to glue himself too using children’s PVA glue.

When other people who live locally seen what one described as ‘a clear breach of his god-given human rights’, the petrol bombs and paint came put and Police in the area were attacked.

Chief Ultimate Superintendent Johnson, who is the PSNI Commander for the area empathize with locals, but warned them about continuing trouble.

“I feel Mr Tricks frustrations. Getting rid of the Dairy Milk McFlurry was a real dick-move by McDonalds. However, we’ve just had our Police Land Rovers freshly painted white, and I’ll be f**king raging if the protestors make a mess of them.”

Local community activists are due to meet with the P.S.N.I and McDonalds management this week.

Amnesty International said they were very concerned how removing the Dairy Milk McFlurry may impact on public mental health, and called for an ‘immediate and open public inquiry’ into the McFlurry fiasco.

Mr Tricks – currently on hunger strike – stands trial in September.