A chipotle fire official who refused to serve black men but may reconsider his decision

A director of a Chipotle restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota, was fired last week after a video was shown showing employees refusing to serve five black men unless it proved that they were not working. they could pay, the media reported. But now, Chipotle can reconsider the termination after the publication of publications on social networks, suggesting that the situation could have been more complex than it was initially.

Masud Ali, one of the clients, posted a video on Twitter showing men trying to place orders and restaurant employees refusing to serve them. the video, who received more than 5 million views Sunday night, showed a smiling and bitterly speaking employee: "You have to pay because you never have money when you come here."

The men voiced their objections and asked a white client where he had paid before ordering. The man did not answer.

Ali told the Star Tribune in Minneapolis that he thought the refusal to serve him and his friends was motivated by racism.

"It looked really racist – the way she said it was racist," Ali said Friday. "She asked for proof of income as if I was taking out a loan."

In a statement, Chipotle said it conducted a "thorough investigation" and spoke with employees and police officers called to the restaurant.

"Regarding what happened at the St. Paul's restaurant, the manager thought these gentlemen were the same Tuesday night guests who were not able to pay for their meal," says communicated. "Anyway, that's not the way we treat our customers and, as a result, the director was fired and the restaurant is being converted so that such events do not happen again. "

After the video went viral, some people turned to Twitter to say that Chipotle's decision to fire the manager was wrong. A number of tweets have referred to Ali items in which he apparently boasted of "eating and rushing" – ordering food without paying for it:

In light of the additional information, Chipotle announced on Sunday that it was reviewing its decision to fire the manager.

"Our actions were based on the facts we had immediately after the incident, including video footage, social media posts, and conversations with the client, the manager, and our employees," Fox News said on Sunday. Laurie Schalow, Communications Manager at Chipotle. "We now have additional information that needs to be deepened. We want to do what is good. After further investigation, we will train and re-hire if the facts warrant it.