The China Syndrome

In a story guaranteed to give you the shakes, the Chinese government arrested a statue of Ronald McDonald and threw his buns into storage.

The famed golden arches are missing their companion in Guangzhou, China. Three police officers from the urban management bureau showed up at the restaurant in the middle of the afternoon. In front of many curious spectators, they began to assault the statue of Ronald McDonald. When asked what they were doing, the officers yelled that they were enforcing an order from the city government and that everyone needed to stay back.

The sculpture was illegally located outside of the restaurant and had been described as both an eyesore and a tripping hazard by pedestrians. The same official, who asked to remain anonymous, stated that McDonald’s can have its Ronald McDonald statue back, if the restaurant admits that it was in violation of the law and accepts a financial punishment.

Hopefully, McDonald’s ponies up bail money before Ronald’s cellmate makes him Grimace.