8 most terrifying cases of ‘food rage’
From cupcakes to burgers, customers are lashing out at restaurant staff when the service or food is not what they expect. Here are some more examples of when food rage has struck.
1) Cupcake rage in Cardiff
Police are examining CCTV footage to trace a woman who physically assaulted a shop owner after they ran out of her favourite cupcake. According to reports, the owner of Sugarswirlz in Cardiff told the woman the Sweet Tooth cake, costing £2.20 each, had sold out. Owner Sally Dodd then said the woman went “ballistic”, throwing herself on the floor, smashing glass cabinets and pulling the shop owner’s hair. She left the shop, causing around £400 worth of damage. Sally explained “she didn’t even wait for us to tell her that if she waited we could bake some fresh cupcakes for her”.
2) US woman jailed for McNugget rage
On New Year's Day 2010 Melodi Dushane pulled into a McDonald's drive-through in Toledo, Ohio, looking for some chicken nuggets. When the assistant told her it was 6am and they were only serving breakfast, she got out of her car, punched the assistant repeatedly and smashed the drive-through window before speeding off. She was sent to an Ohio jail and ordered to pay $1,500 in damages.
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3) Man shoots at Taco Bell staff because the restaurant was closed
In 2009 a man pulled into a Taco Bell drive-through in Miami for a late night snack at 3.30am. When he was told that the restaurant had closed at 2am, he didn't just shrug and drive away. He parked the car and waited for staff to leave the restaurant, before firing at them with his gun. One worker was shot in the leg. Willie Moreno, of Miami police said it was "incredible that someone would get so upset...to shoot at these individuals responsible for not serving them breakfast."
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4) Customer tasers restaurant staff over mustard and mayonnaise
In 2010, staff at a Wendy's restaurant in Florida got a shock of a different kind when they encountered an angry customer, who reportedly objected to the amount of mustard and mayonnaise she received with her order. Twenty-year-old Melanese Reid allegedly chased staff around the kitchen with a taser gun and fled with her companion when staff threatened to call police. The women were later pulled over by police, who found a pink taser in their possession. According to reports, Melanese claimed she had acted in self-defence.
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5) Man rams car and threatens staff with gun while waiting for order
According to reports by police, Timothy Braddee Jr placed an order at an Arby's drive-through in Fayette County in Pennsylvania, US. But when his order took longer than expected, he started to ram the car in front of him. When he got to the drive-through window he pulled out a loaded rifle and threatened staff. The episode was captured on CCTV. Police later found the driver at home with high levels of alcohol in his blood.
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6) Woman at US McDonald’s trashes restaurant because of an “inferior burger” - complaining AFTER she ate it
CCTV footage from a McDonald’s restaurant in Kansas City shows a woman who reacted badly when she complained about an "inferior" burger - after she had eaten it. Video footage shows the woman throwing a bucket of water at staff, along with a “wet floor” sign and various other items. Even the cash registers weren’t spared.
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7) UK businesswoman attacks fellow customer over “who was more hungry” in Exeter
In 2011 Linda Aggett admitted getting aggressive in a McDonald's restaurant in Exeter. Eyewitnesses said a dispute arose with another customer and "words were exchanged about who was more hungry". Aggett then attacked the other customer, reportedly grabbing her face and scratching her. The incident was captured on CCTV. Aggett, a successful local businesswoman, later revealed that she had been to a funeral the day before, accounting for her emotional state.
8) Man punches teenage girl over who was in line first
In this attack, a man can be seen punching a teenage girl to the ground in a McDonald's restaurant in Los Angeles. CCTV images capture the moment when the man lashed out at her after an argument over who was first in the queue.
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