Even thought they dragged away his ass a long time ago, I'm still luving it.

Chinese authorities ‘arrest’ Ronald McDonald statue

By David K. Li April 13, 2016

Chinese authorities weren’t lovin’ Ronald McDonald this week, hauling away a statue of the clown that was blocking sidewalk foot traffic.

Uniformed code enforcement officers in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou ripped the Ronald McDonald figure off its base, leaving only his big red shoes behind, as shoppers in the Huadu District of commerce hub Guangzhou looked on in amazement Sunday.

The city had been warning operators of this McDonald’s that its statue was hindering pedestrian traffic, according to state organ the People’s Daily.

“We’ve asked them to remove the Ronald McDonald statue from the sidewalk several times but they have refused to operate,” a city official said. “If the McDonald’s staff admit their violation and accept the punishment, they can have their statue back.”

Pictures of Ronald McDonald’s arrest have gone viral, and opened authorities up for mockery across China.

One user of the popular social media platform Sina Weibo wondered if Chinese authorities were acting under orders from a rival, powerful military figure named Col. Sanders.