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Police: Grandmother Arrested At McDonald's Drive-Thru For Not Pulling Car Forward
Local6.com ^ | 1/21/08

Posted on 01/21/2008 10:17:39 AM PST by Abathar

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To: savedbygrace
Hey, the coffee wasn’t hot enough yet.

More likely they were letting it cool for a few minutes, so they wouldn't get sued if it spilled in her lap.

41 posted on 01/21/2008 10:38:53 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Abathar
I have waited in line behind idiots who call on the cell phone to get an order when in front of order window. Sometimes it takes 10 minutes for folks to just place an order. The arrest sound justified to me.

Well maybe not, but I have often felt like calling the cops and arresting someone for pure stupidity.

42 posted on 01/21/2008 10:39:30 AM PST by w1andsodidwe (Jimmy Carter allowed radical Islam to get a foothold in Iran.)
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To: HD1200
And I’m sick of hearing about cops that think they can arrest anyone that rubs them the wrong way and call it “disorderly conduct”. What a crock!
43 posted on 01/21/2008 10:39:37 AM PST by Shellback Chuck
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To: happinesswithoutpeace

Judging from the link you provided, it seems to be a case of Granny having an attitude problem. Here’s hoping confinement in a nursing home is in the cards ASAP.


44 posted on 01/21/2008 10:40:32 AM PST by KantianBurke ("If you like President George W. Bush, you'll love Mike Huckabee,")
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To: neodad

They ARE thugs. The difference being their gang has a nifty badge they can flash.


45 posted on 01/21/2008 10:40:32 AM PST by weegee (Those who surrender personal liberty to lower global temperatures will receive neither.)
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To: muglywump
Just how long does it take McDonald’s to make and serve a cup of coffee and an order of fries?

She ordered her fries without salt.

46 posted on 01/21/2008 10:41:09 AM PST by Retired Chemist
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To: Ramius
It's like with my dog.

Once the sit command has been given (even if the reason has passed or was a false alarm on my part), the dog has to sit. Otherwise, the dog learns that the command is just a suggestion.

47 posted on 01/21/2008 10:41:27 AM PST by Paladin2 (Huma for co-president!)
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To: muglywump

Well if McDonald’s called the cops...too long:’)


48 posted on 01/21/2008 10:41:35 AM PST by CindyDawg
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To: muglywump
Her fries were a special order, without salt. So it takes a couple of minutes, which the cop did not have.

By the way, the woman's car was impounded and it cost her $160 to retrieve it.

49 posted on 01/21/2008 10:41:52 AM PST by rawhide
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To: Red_Devil 232
from the link in post #28

"Merola had pulled her Lincoln Town Car to an area where drive-up customers are directed if their orders will take some time. She ordered her fries without salt. "

50 posted on 01/21/2008 10:42:01 AM PST by A_Tradition_Continues (Sanitized for your protection.)
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To: willgolfforfood

“Even though this happened about 1000 miles from me, I feel safer already.”

Happened about 35 miles from me and I don’t. You need any cops over your way?

Way to go McDonalds, guess the happy mean crowd just isn’t cutting it so now they wanna piss off the majority of the Florida wintertime population.


51 posted on 01/21/2008 10:42:04 AM PST by driftdiver
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To: Ramius

She sounds like the grandmother of a family that probably has plenty of experience with law enforcement.


52 posted on 01/21/2008 10:43:27 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Retired Chemist

Ordering fries without salt normally guarantees “hot fries”.


53 posted on 01/21/2008 10:43:43 AM PST by A_Tradition_Continues (Sanitized for your protection.)
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To: Just another Joe

Perhaps he needed to be that close so that he could shoot her dog if necessary.


54 posted on 01/21/2008 10:44:02 AM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: weegee

I bet the cop that showed up at your doorstep because the neighbor was threatening a restraining order was a “thug” but the cop that showed up when your house was vandalized was a “hero”....


55 posted on 01/21/2008 10:44:02 AM PST by HD1200
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To: Abathar

If that’s the entire story, then the arrest was false and the lady can sue McDonalds and the cop.


56 posted on 01/21/2008 10:44:33 AM PST by Leftism is Mentally Deranged
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To: HD1200

Well, the disinterested cop who showed up when my home was vandalized took a few minutes to write a report, tell me there’s not much they could do, and that’s what insurance was for.

“Hero” my size 13 1/2 foot.


57 posted on 01/21/2008 10:44:49 AM PST by Emperor Palpatine ("There is no civility, only politics.")
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To: driftdiver

Don’t like cops, eh?

I bet the cop that showed up at your doorstep because the neighbor was threatening a restraining order was a “thug” but the cop that showed up when your house was vandalized was a “hero”....


58 posted on 01/21/2008 10:44:52 AM PST by HD1200
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To: Rb ver. 2.0

If that were the case and the officer needed to respond to a dispatch call, then the officer should have told the grandmother.


59 posted on 01/21/2008 10:44:58 AM PST by tob2
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To: KantianBurke

“Judging from the link you provided, it seems to be a case of Granny having an attitude problem. Here’s hoping confinement in a nursing home is in the cards ASAP.”

Yeah doesn’t she know we are only allowed to stand and park in certain places. Anywhere else is failure to be a good sheeple .


60 posted on 01/21/2008 10:45:01 AM PST by driftdiver
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