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TheMercenary · 03-04-2009, 07:21 AM

You can't make this up:

Floridian called 911 three times over McDonald's chicken shortage

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MARCH 3--Angered that her local McDonald's was out of Chicken McNuggets, a Florida woman called 911 three times to report the fast food "emergency." Latreasa Goodman, 27, last Saturday called police to complain that a cashier--citing a McDonald's all sales are final policy--would not give her a refund. [To listen to Goodman's 911 calls, click here, here, and here.] When cops responded to the restaurant, Goodman told them, "This is an emergency. If I would have known they didn't have McNuggets, I wouldn't have given my money, and now she wants to give me a McDouble, but I don't want one." Goodman noted, "I called 911 because I couldn't get a refund, and I wanted my McNuggets," according to the below Fort Pierce Police Department report. That logic, however, did not keep cops from citing Goodman for misusing the 911 system. Even after being issued a misdemeanor citation, Goodman contended, "this is an emergency, my McNuggets are an emergency."

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive...mcnugget1.html

classicman · 03-04-2009, 07:56 AM

And when the police showed up SHE got cited. Excellent.

glatt · 03-04-2009, 08:23 AM

What should she have done instead? If a customer took food from McDonalds without paying, you can be damn sure that McD's would call the cops on them. How is this any different?

She paid her money, and they refused to give her what she paid for. And they wouldn't return her money. They stole her money.

Clodfobble · 03-04-2009, 10:19 AM

I'm with glatt. She ordered, she paid, then they said, "Nevermind, we don't have the thing you ordered and we won't give you your money back." Okay, calling 911 was maybe a little over the top, but I bet if she'd presented her side in a more coherent manner (i.e., "They are robbing me," rather than "My McNuggets are an emergency!") then she would not have been cited. Fuck that McDonald's.

Happy Monkey · 03-04-2009, 10:25 AM

Yeah, using 911 instead of a non-emergency police number was her mistake. "All sales are final"? It's not a sale if she didn't get what she paid for.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-04-2009, 11:07 AM

Exactly, call the cops but not on 911.

classicman · 03-04-2009, 11:34 AM

I agree with HM and Bruce. Too many people use the 911 system for Non-emergencies.

glatt · 03-04-2009, 12:03 PM

And if the customer stole a pack of McNuggets from McDonald's, should McDonald's call the non-emergency number too?

Who keeps the non emergency number memorized in their heads anyway? It varies by precinct. When you go out to a restaurant, do you know which precinct you happen to be closest to? If you called directory assistance, would you even be able to explain to them what number you were looking for? Directory assistance doesn't have the resources to look up what precinct is closest to your address. They aren't going to pull out a map.

It would have been better for her to use the non emergency number, but she should not be cited for calling 911. This was a matter for the police, and she called 911 to get the police. She did nothing wrong.

I'll admit I didn't listen to the tapes. If 911 provided her with the non-emergency number and told her to get lost, and she called again, then I'd have no problem with the citation. But if they were just ignoring a person who was calling to report a robbery in progress, like she was, then the 911 center screwed up.

classicman · 03-04-2009, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

And if the customer stole a pack of McNuggets from McDonald's, should McDonald's call the non-emergency number too?

Yes

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Originally Posted by glatt

Who keeps the non emergency number memorized in their heads anyway?
When you go out to a restaurant, do you know which precinct you happen to be closest to?
If you called directory assistance, would you even be able to explain to them what number you were looking for?

I have the local one programmed in my cell phone.
That depends on if I'm in my local area or not.
Absolutely, and every operator knows exactly what you want as well. They are specifically trained on this stuff.

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Originally Posted by glatt

It would have been better for her to use the non emergency number, but she should not be cited for calling 911. This was a matter for the police, and she called 911 to get the police. She did nothing wrong.

We disagree. She called 3 times on a line that is for emergencies only. The McDonalds wasn't going anywhere. They were not a flight risk. This was a non-emergency. This was NOT a life or death situation - not even close.

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911 is the number to dial for the fastest possible emergency response when you need emergency POLICE, FIRE or MEDICAL ASSISTANCE in a life or death situation.
Using the non-emergency number keeps 911 available for true emergencies.

Tulip · 03-04-2009, 12:57 PM

Perhaps that woman thought the number 911 is for calling the police?

TheMercenary · 03-05-2009, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

And if the customer stole a pack of McNuggets from McDonald's, should McDonald's call the non-emergency number too?

No, they should just shoot them.

classicman · 03-05-2009, 09:42 PM

That does reduce repeat offenders

TheMercenary · 03-05-2009, 11:06 PM

Eventually.

classicman · 03-05-2009, 11:11 PM

no, instantly. Dead men don't steal anymore

ZenGum · 03-05-2009, 11:30 PM

They stole the bullet.

03-04-2009, 07:56 AM	#2
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	And when the police showed up SHE got cited. Excellent. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-04-2009, 10:19 AM	#4
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I'm with glatt. She ordered, she paid, then they said, "Nevermind, we don't have the thing you ordered and we won't give you your money back." Okay, calling 911 was maybe a little over the top, but I bet if she'd presented her side in a more coherent manner (i.e., "They are robbing me," rather than "My McNuggets are an emergency!") then she would not have been cited. Fuck that McDonald's. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-04-2009, 10:25 AM	#5
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Yeah, using 911 instead of a non-emergency police number was her mistake. "All sales are final"? It's not a sale if she didn't get what she paid for. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-04-2009, 11:07 AM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Exactly, call the cops but not on 911. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-04-2009, 11:34 AM	#7
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I agree with HM and Bruce. Too many people use the 911 system for Non-emergencies. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-04-2009, 08:23 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	What should she have done instead? If a customer took food from McDonalds without paying, you can be damn sure that McD's would call the cops on them. How is this any different? She paid her money, and they refused to give her what she paid for. And they wouldn't return her money. They stole her money.

03-04-2009, 12:03 PM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	And if the customer stole a pack of McNuggets from McDonald's, should McDonald's call the non-emergency number too? Who keeps the non emergency number memorized in their heads anyway? It varies by precinct. When you go out to a restaurant, do you know which precinct you happen to be closest to? If you called directory assistance, would you even be able to explain to them what number you were looking for? Directory assistance doesn't have the resources to look up what precinct is closest to your address. They aren't going to pull out a map. It would have been better for her to use the non emergency number, but she should not be cited for calling 911. This was a matter for the police, and she called 911 to get the police. She did nothing wrong. I'll admit I didn't listen to the tapes. If 911 provided her with the non-emergency number and told her to get lost, and she called again, then I'd have no problem with the citation. But if they were just ignoring a person who was calling to report a robbery in progress, like she was, then the 911 center screwed up.

03-04-2009, 12:57 PM	#10
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	Perhaps that woman thought the number 911 is for calling the police?

03-05-2009, 09:42 PM	#12
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	That does reduce repeat offenders __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-05-2009, 11:06 PM	#13
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Eventually. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

03-05-2009, 11:11 PM	#14
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	no, instantly. Dead men don't steal anymore __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-05-2009, 11:30 PM	#15
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	They stole the bullet. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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