Two Jimmy John employees in Georgia are fired after they were filmed staging a lynching drill with a rope made of bread dough while wishing fans a happy July 4th.
- The two young male workers staged the simulated lynching at a Jimmy John’s store in Woodstock, Georgia on Saturday
- Snapchat video shows one worker placing a loop of dough over the other’s head
- Then he tugs on the rope while another white worker laughs aside.
- The video went viral on Twitter Sunday when viewers expressed outrage.
- Jimmy John then confirmed that all the employees involved had been fired.
Two white employees at a Jimmy John store in Georgia were fired after they were filmed simulating lynching with a rope made of bread dough.
A Snapchat video of the incident, which allegedly took place at the Sandwich chain’s Woodstock location, went viral over the weekend after being shared on Twitter.
In the 16-second clip, a young employee is seen laying the makeshift rope over a coworker’s head and pulling it up as if to hang it.
A third employee, who is also white, is seen laughing and recording the trick on his phone.
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Two white employees at a Jimmy John store in Woodstock, Georgia, were fired after they were filmed mock lynching with a rope made of bread dough.
In the 16-second clip, a young employee is seen placing the makeshift rope over a coworker’s head and pulling it up as if to hang it.
The viral video was filmed by a fourth person behind the store counter who added a patriotic ‘Happy July 4’ sticker when it was originally posted on Snapchat.
Twitter user @urwildlol posted it on Sunday with the caption: ‘I’m upset. This is in a Jimmy Johnson. They made a slipknot with dough … please retweet and share to fire them.
A representative for Jimmy John confirmed hours later that all employees in the video and who shared it on social media had been fired.
The video that later went viral was first posted on Snapchat with a ‘Happy July 4th’ sticker. A third employee, who is also white, is seen laughing and recording the trick on his phone.
The video went viral after Twitter user @urwildlol posted it on Sunday.
“The actions seen in this video are completely unacceptable and do not represent the Jimmy John brand or the local team of owners,” spokesman Jack D’Amato said in a statement.
‘To ensure that this never happens again, we will also meet with ALL employees individually and as a group right away to convey the importance of acceptance, love and kindness of all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or background.
“We value our community and the people we serve and will continue to take immediate and forceful action when any inappropriate action takes place.”
None of the employees who were fired have been identified.
A representative for Jimmy John confirmed on Sunday that all employees in the video and who shared it on social media had been fired. Jimmy John store in Woodstock shown
The lynching drill comes to the United States due to weeks of anti-racism protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died when a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck during an arrest on May 25.
Last month it was revealed that authorities were investigating a series of six hangings involving black Americans around since Floyd’s death.
So far, officials have declared each case to be suicide, but each of the incidents has fueled fears and suspicions of the possibility of lynching as racial tensions continue to fester across the country.
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