McDonald's CEO , Blames Parents for Deaths, of Jaslyn Adams and Adam Toledo.br ABC News reports that in a text exchange with br Mayor Lori Lightfoot, McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski appeared to blame the parents of two young children who were recently shot to death in Chicago.br ABC News reports that in a text exchange with br Mayor Lori Lightfoot, McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski appeared to blame the parents of two young children who were recently shot to death in Chicago.br 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams lost her life when a hail of gunfire was directed at her family's vehicle br as it sat idle in a McDonald's drive-thru lane.br This tragedy occurred while the city was still mourning the loss of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, fatally shot by a Chicago police officer on March 29.br According to ABC Chicago WLS-TV, the CEO's br text exchange with Lightfoot read: br "With both, the parents failed those kids...".br The comment sparked immediate br accusations of victim-shaming and racism.br Protesters descended upon McDonald's headquarters on Oct. 3, organized by labor advocacy group Fight for 15 Chicago.br Protesters descended upon McDonald's headquarters on Oct. 3, organized by labor advocacy group Fight for 15 Chicago.br As the leader of the largest fast-food corporation, Mr. Kempczinski has br a responsibility to do much better for br Black and Brown communities br than add on to racist stereotypes. , Fight for 15 Chicago, via Twitter.br Kempczinski acknowledged the br exchange with Lightfoot in a note to br McDonald's corporate employees.br I was thinking through br my lens as a parent br and reacted viscerally. , Chris Kempczinski, CEO McDonald's, via statement to McDonald's corporate employees.br The CEO lamented the "senseless surge in gun violence that is affecting so many children," and attempted to show he had learned from his mistake.br Not taking the time to think br about this from their viewpoint br was wrong, and lacked the empathy br and compassion I feel for these families.