This seems to be the summer of the food fight. This week our Weird and Wacky Wednesday stories once again deal with the throwing of food. Has food become the new weapon of choice?
Feel the Rainbow
We start in the great state of Minnesota where 19-year-old Tristan Stetina is facing charges after he allegedly caused a ruckus in a Mankato store, shouting and flinging Skittles at individuals, as detailed in a criminal complaint.
Stetina has been charged with obstruction of the legal process, fifth-degree assault, and disorderly conduct.
The police attended the Blue Earth County restaurant in Mankato due to a reported disturbance. Apparently, Stetina, had yelled at and hurled Skittles at staff and customers. A victim informed the police that she felt a Skittle sting on her back after being hit.
Stetina could face a jail term of up to 544 days and be fined $5,000.
Stetina has been charged with obstruction of the legal process, fifth-degree assault, and disorderly conduct.
The police attended the Blue Earth County restaurant in Mankato due to a reported disturbance. Apparently, Stetina, had yelled at and hurled Skittles at staff and customers. A victim informed the police that she felt a Skittle sting on her back after being hit.
Stetina could face a jail term of up to 544 days and be fined $5,000.
There is no doubt that food can be a weapon.
Smash Burger?
In Canada such a charge would probably be assault with a weapon. What would the charge be if the person assaulted is a police officer? Would it be assault of a peace officer with a weapon?
The court in Australia may resolve it for that continent when they deal with the Canberra case of a 20-year old who was arrested for assaulting a police officer with a burger.
Apparently this young man threw a hamburger through the open window of a marked patrol car. The burger allegedly struck the officer in the face, and the man briefly fled on foot.
He was quickly apprehended. Perhaps when he was running he was being cautious about spilling his Coke?
The report suggest that this is being considered a simple assault. Would it change anything if the weapon was shrimp on the barbie?
We started this week with an individual using food to assault someone. The second story is a hamburger used to assault a police officer. And we wrap this up with a police officer who is alleged to have used a hamburger as a weapon.
He’s probably not lovin’ it right now
This story is not funny. It’s a sad fact that many police officers have difficult personal lives. Some officers and former police officers tend to be angry and controlling because that can feel like an effective tool at work. Some people who are attracted to policing view any type of disorder as their problem to fix. In any event, it is not uncommon for police officers to be arrested regarding domestic violence allegations. What is uncommon is for a McDonalds cheeseburger to be part of the facts.
Miami-Dade police Officer Andres Perez was charged with battery after he apparently stormed into the kitchen during an argument with his spouse. She claimed Perez threw a McDonald’s cheeseburger at her and then punched her on the right side of the head behind her ear.
Battery is likely considered worse than assault with a weapon, to wit: a cheeseburger.
McDonalds would probably like to think that the relationship started over a cheeseburger, rather than ended with one.
I don’t like to see cheeseburgers brought into disrepute by having been used as a weapon.
See you next week!
