MIAMI, May 30, 2007

Hot Sauce Triggers Fast-Food Shooting

Customer Shoots Wendy's Manager In Miami After Argument About Chili Sauce

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(CBS/AP)  Authorities in Miami say a manager at a Wendy's was shot several times in the arm after an argument about chili sauce.

Police say a man in the Miami Gardens restaurant's drive-through argued with an employee because he wanted more of the condiment. The worker told the customer that the restaurant's limit was three packets. Police say the man insisted on 10 and eventually got them, but then wanted even more.

Miami-Dade police spokesman Mary Walter says the manager then came out — and was shot in the left arm, reports CBS station WFOR. He was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The customer fled with a female passenger and his chili sauce.


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by jetranger7 May 30, 2007 3:37 PM PDT
THE WORLD IS GOING NUTS, INSTEAD OF SHOOTING HONEST HARD WORKING EMPLOYEES,, WHY COULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN AN CORRUPT OIL EXECUTIVE TYCOON !!! OR BETTER YET A TERROIST,,, ALWAYS THE WORKING PEOPLE GET THE AX,,,,WAKE UP PEOPLE !!! GEESSHHH !!
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by jacqueline41-2009 May 30, 2007 4:02 PM PDT
The world is going to hell in a handbasket ya'll!!! Obviously this person has serious issues and needs help FAST!!!
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by antoniof123 May 30, 2007 4:05 PM PDT
I just had to read this and I think you are right how much loyalty do you have for Wendy's. My god give them the sauce.
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by mikealford3 May 30, 2007 4:16 PM PDT
My goodness, what would this man have done if they had given him the wrong food?

I agree this world is going to hell in a handbasket and at the speed of light.
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by noplace2poop May 30, 2007 4:33 PM PDT
This is a classic example of how our community
has moved backward to a previous and especially primitive state of mind! Our reasoning abilities have almost disappeared.
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by nlm2383 May 30, 2007 4:34 PM PDT
***...
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by talkingham May 30, 2007 4:37 PM PDT
No way. Thank goodness he didn't give this human example of pig manure what he wanted. Obviously the jerk has been given everything he wanted since he was a little bitty baby. Now maybe the police will accidently catch this guy if he rolls through a stop sign or somethin.

But there is no way he deserved that much chili sauce. If he wants that much let him buy a bottle of Heinze chili sauce (probably 1/4 corn syrup though). Maybe he can get all the chili sauce he wants in prison if the so-called criminal justice system stumbles upon him somehow.
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by gunownerdan May 30, 2007 4:51 PM PDT
Criminals Prefer Unarmed Victims
www.a-human-right.com
www.packing.org
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by jimibear May 30, 2007 5:22 PM PDT
I hope that company chilli sauce is worth your pain right now!! And good luck getting your disability benefits from your employer! MORON!!
Posted by patriot75 at 05:13 PM : May 30, 2007


Are you seriously telling me that you think it was the restaurant or employee's fault that some psycopathic dipshit opened up with a gun because he didn't get his hot sauce?

"Whatever happened to 'the customer is always right'"? ***! Whatever happened to not shooting people over frigging condiments, for crissake? Are you nuts?
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by agnim May 30, 2007 5:35 PM PDT
The mistake they made was to have given him any chili at all.

Obviously he was feeling hot hot hot! LOL
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by data_buster May 30, 2007 6:29 PM PDT
First of all, the customer isn't always right. Many fast food establishments put reasonable limits on the quantity of condiments per order before requiring an additional charge.

As far as those that do not believe that the employee will see any benefits from the employer, you can bet that the employee's medical insurance carrier, whether through the employer or not will make sure that the bills are paid, then will take the perpetrator for everything they have, if anything.

I'm not sure where some people get that you shouldn't be loyal to your employer, but I'm sure glad I don't with you.

And no, I don't work for Wendy's, nor am I in a management position in the company I work for.
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by rohink-2009 May 30, 2007 6:32 PM PDT
Yeah, give the thugs what they want. Appeasement always works.

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by rip_pockets1 May 30, 2007 6:46 PM PDT
GunOwnerDan if the manager had a gun at the time of this incident the chili sauce bandit would have shot him dead on the assumption he would shoot back.
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by dan9111 May 30, 2007 6:55 PM PDT
"...the man insisted on 10 and eventually got them, but then wanted even more."

Just like the IRS really. Except it's in the thou$ands. Let this poor chili bandit harvest the exact same the tree of entitlement.

Wait. On second thought, let's respect the store's private property. It's their chili sauce. Now somebody has to tell the IRS about this excellent plan. The hypocrisy is hillarious.
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by delete91 May 30, 2007 7:15 PM PDT
This guy really has nothing going for him in life.
Learn how to cpoe with your personal issues.
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by uhf62 May 30, 2007 7:41 PM PDT
GunOwnerDan

You are a real nutcase,with your silly comments.
I've been at that website a human right.org

ABSOLUTE BS IS MY COMMENT TO THAT WEBPAGE

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