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Ohio man sentenced in coffee urine case (New type of postal worker angst)
Mercurynews.com ^
| 9/19/06
Posted on 09/19/2006 2:49:22 PM PDT by Paddlefish
A former postal worker who poured urine into his co-workers' coffee must serve six months in a jail work-release program. Thomas Shaheen, 50, of suburban Springfield Township, also must pay $1,200 to the people he used to work with to cover their cost of making a secret video of his role in tainting the office coffee.
Shaheen stood and apologized to several postal workers in Akron Municipal Court where he pleaded guilty on Monday to two misdemeanor charges of tainting food.
"I don't know what became of me," said Shaheen, a postal employee for 13 years fired from his job at a post office vehicle maintenance facility in Akron. "I hope you find it in your hearts someday to forgive me."
The tainting occurred over several months. When workers realized what was going on, they told supervisors and an investigation began. When nothing came of the probe, workers had a video camera installed in the room where staffers made coffee.
Shaheen was videotaped on two occasions in July 2005 pouring urine into a coffee pot in a break room.
He didn't offer a motive, but his lawyer, Paul Adamson, said Shaheen had been frustrated about his work.
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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: postal; revenge; weird
This guy would not have gotten out of my office without a very bloody face!
To: Paddlefish
Springfield Township.
That explains it. Where men are men, and sheep are...frightened.
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posted on
09/19/2006 2:50:21 PM PDT
by
RockinRight
(She rocks my world, and I rock her world.)
To: Paddlefish
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posted on
09/19/2006 2:51:02 PM PDT
by
Clintonfatigued
(Nihilism is at the heart of Islamic culture)
To: Paddlefish
must serve six months in a jail work-release program
Coming to a coffee house near you...
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posted on
09/19/2006 2:58:30 PM PDT
by
kinoxi
To: Paddlefish
It beats picking up a Mini-14 and going people-huntin'.
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posted on
09/19/2006 2:58:39 PM PDT
by
lesser_satan
(EKTHELTHIOR!!!)
To: Paddlefish
On the positive side, in a normal, healthy person; urine is sterile.
'Nother good reason I don't drink coffee.
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posted on
09/19/2006 2:58:43 PM PDT
by
Hodar
(With Rights, come Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
To: Paddlefish
Ohio man sentenced in coffee urine case Urine trouble now!
To: All
""I don't know what became of me," . . . Doesn't he mean, "I don't know what CAME OVER me" ??? What an idiot - he can't even speak proper English. Is he a citizen of the U.S.??? Geez! Ususally, when "something comes over you", it's a 1-time incident. NOT something you do over and over and over again. Creep!
To: Paddlefish; mikrofon; martin_fierro
Ohio man sentenced in coffee urine case Man, that's a tough sentence! I don't know if even David Blaine could handle that!
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posted on
09/19/2006 3:01:29 PM PDT
by
Charles Henrickson
(How long does he have to stay in there?)
To: Paddlefish
He didn't offer a motive, but his lawyer, Paul Adamson, said Shaheen had been frustrated about his work. Jeez, I've never heard of anyone being frustrated at work before.
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posted on
09/19/2006 3:02:59 PM PDT
by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: Paddlefish
...said Shaheen had been frustrated about his work. I'm frustrated about my job on an almost daily basis, but it never occurred to me that pissing in a coffee pot might help the situation.
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posted on
09/19/2006 3:06:31 PM PDT
by
Recovering Hermit
(AIDS and islam...two preventable diseases.)
To: Paddlefish
I don't get it. This guy tinkles in some coffee, he gets arrested. Starbucks does the same, and people pay $5.00 for a cup.
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posted on
09/19/2006 3:06:43 PM PDT
by
two134711
("To take no notice of a violent attack is to strengthen the heart of the enemy.")
To: Paddlefish
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posted on
09/19/2006 3:17:38 PM PDT
by
MarineBrat
(Muslims - The "flesh eating bacteria" version of humans.)
To: Paddlefish
"I don't know what became of me," The tainting occurred over several months.
Yea, right.
I can think of a most nutritious food and liquid diet for him while serving his sentence.
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posted on
09/19/2006 3:18:23 PM PDT
by
EGPWS
To: two134711
I don't get it. This guy tinkles in some coffee, he gets arrested. Starbucks does the same, and people pay $5.00 for a cup. Starbucks gives you a fancy paper cup....
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posted on
09/19/2006 3:20:47 PM PDT
by
EGPWS
To: Paddlefish
how long do we wait?
ok , ok , ok,
Good to the last drop?
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posted on
09/19/2006 3:21:28 PM PDT
by
pipecorp
( Al Lahsuchs................8(_o_)8 .................p b & j ;;; mercy is wasted on the merciless.)
To: Paddlefish
btw, the most expensive coffee gets passed through a civet.
mmmmmmm,how's that taste?
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posted on
09/19/2006 3:25:02 PM PDT
by
pipecorp
( Al Lahsuchs................8(_o_)8 .................p b & j ;;; mercy is wasted on the merciless.)
To: pipecorp
btw, the most expensive coffee gets passed through a civet. I know that I viewed something on this somewhere in the last few months. Link??
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posted on
09/19/2006 3:40:41 PM PDT
by
Paddlefish
("Why should I have to WORK for everything?! It's like saying I don't deserve it!")
To: MarineBrat
He must be EuropeeinClever!
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posted on
09/19/2006 3:42:13 PM PDT
by
Paddlefish
("Why should I have to WORK for everything?! It's like saying I don't deserve it!")
To: Paddlefish; mikrofon; Charles Henrickson
fired from his job at a post office vehicle maintenance facility in Akron THAT'S the real news here.
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posted on
09/19/2006 5:39:59 PM PDT
by
martin_fierro
(Urine trouble now)
To: martin_fierro; Paddlefish; Charles Henrickson
Had he poured it into beer of certain brands, he probably would have gotten a commendation instead...
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posted on
09/19/2006 7:39:08 PM PDT
by
mikrofon
(Urinalysis, please)
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