Most local laws (state, municipality, etc) make it an automatic upgrade in severity level if the victim is a police officer. (IE simple assault is automatically upgrated to aggravated assault if the target is a cop.)
It’s a bit silly in some respects (like this case) but is meant to be another buffer to someone attempting to injure a police officer.
I don’t think it is ‘silly’. I can’t tell you how many times my husband (who was a policeman for 35 years) came across people he had arrested/ticketed while visiting restaurants, etc. It is ‘revenge’ in the mind of the person. Not silly at all…..
The upgrade from assault to aggravated assault in this case–yes, is silly.
The action was malicious, assuredly revenge-motivated, but ultimately harmless.
Worthy of “aggravated” assault? Probably not.
It’s not even remotely as in the same classification as if the guy took a swing at him (and missed–making it assault and *not* battery) or verbally threatening the officer. Both of those actions are much more worth the upgrade to “aggravated” assault.
He should have just spit in it like most short order cooks…
Memo to self: Never order a bagel with “the works”
Never EVER get served by a waitress named Floss or Flossie.
Burke thought the hair would blend it with the bean sprouts apparently.
Since when is smuggling a hair in a sandwich “aggravated assault”? Shouldn’t that be reserved for needles and razar blades?
Most local laws (state, municipality, etc) make it an automatic upgrade in severity level if the victim is a police officer. (IE simple assault is automatically upgrated to aggravated assault if the target is a cop.)
It’s a bit silly in some respects (like this case) but is meant to be another buffer to someone attempting to injure a police officer.
I don’t think it is ‘silly’. I can’t tell you how many times my husband (who was a policeman for 35 years) came across people he had arrested/ticketed while visiting restaurants, etc. It is ‘revenge’ in the mind of the person. Not silly at all…..
You’re misreading “silly.”
The upgrade from assault to aggravated assault in this case–yes, is silly.
The action was malicious, assuredly revenge-motivated, but ultimately harmless.
Worthy of “aggravated” assault? Probably not.
It’s not even remotely as in the same classification as if the guy took a swing at him (and missed–making it assault and *not* battery) or verbally threatening the officer. Both of those actions are much more worth the upgrade to “aggravated” assault.
Would you want to eat anything with someone’s public hairs in it ???
man does that open up a potential can of worms……
This is one case where $13,750 is NOT enough!
It grosses me out to find ANY hair in my food, let alone one from the private parts…………Just think of the “germs” that could go with it.
I don’t think I could eat food from a restaurant EVER again if that happened to me. $13,750 is not nearly enough.
Gives a new meaning to ordering Crab Cakes. Or a sausage grinder.
All I can say is eeewwww!