The Burger King Weed Whopper Fiasco
November 14th, 2006 by Alex
Basically, this whole ordeal (and the cast of characters) stinks of retardation. Although amusing, it was stupid as hell to put weed on anything being served to police. You’re always going to get caught. Also, there’s a valid point that if the officers didn’t notice the herb and were then called to a violent crime, who knows what would have happened?
Next we have the money-hungry police officers suing for “personal injury, negligence, battery and violation of fair practices”. Are you serious? So you ate a burger with a little pot on it. That’s definitely not an injury or any type of battery. Aren’t cops used to facing serious issues like domestic abuse or armed robbery? If you ask me the Isleta Pueblo tribal police probably don’t have shit to do anyway. Why not file a lawsuit…
And of course, there’s the just as money-hungry attorney who is helping these police officers file their claim. He’s throwing out nice big newsworthy quotes to make the public get on his side. Yes, the dudes who did this were stupid. Yes, it could have led to something dangerous, but it didn’t. Punish them accordingly and let everyone move on with their lives.
This is just a modern example of society gone wrong. Unfortunately, Burger King is the extra-special loser in this situation - their public relations has taken a hit, they hired these dumb asses in the first place and now they have to deal with a lawsuit. Not a good day to be a fast-food big wig.
[via Miami Herald]
