Another reason not to eat at McDee's

[MindMover]

Cops: McDonald's worker spit in customers' drinks

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina county's deputies say a McDonald's employee spit in two customers' cups of iced tea after the drinks were returned because they weren't sweet enough.

Authorities say 19-year-old Marvin Washington Jr. was arrested Wednesday and charged with malicious tampering with food.

Greenville County investigators say surveillance video caught Washington leaning over the cups before he filled them Saturday at the Simpsonville restaurant. Authorities say the customers discovered phlegm when they removed the lids of the drinks to add more sugar because the iced tea still was not sweet enough.

The owner of the McDonald's says he follows stringent food safety procedures and asked people not to reach conclusions until all the facts come out.

It wasn't immediately clear Wednesday if Washington had a lawyer.

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[uppityperson]

1. That can happen at any restaurant.

[MindMover]

2. Not at my restaurants.......

[TalkingDog]

3. And that's why I tell the spouse to repsect the staff.

n/t

[TalkingDog]

4. But I still wouldn't eat at McD if you paid me. In the past 30 years I've been in exactly one.

And if there had been an alternate choice within 10 miles I wouldn't have gone in then.

[emilyg]

7. Their fish sandwich is better

than any other fast food place. I have it once a week.

[Aerows]

15. I like the Filet-O-Fish, too

It is really good.

[saras]

5. Only once, and that person shouldn't ever work at a restaurant again...

[Initech]

6. First rule of the streets - don't fuck with people who serve you food.

[CakeGrrl]

8. True enough, but it's not unreasonable to return a product that isn't up to par.

The guy spits in it because of that? Assuming they asked reasonably (not sure if it'll come down to 'he said', 'they said' in this case), then he has issues and deserves the charge.

[RZM]

9. There are many reasons not to go to McDonald's. This isn't one of them.

Back in high school, a teacher decided to reward us with donuts for some reason or another. When he asked where to buy them from, somebody said Dunkin' and a girl said: 'No. I saw a show on tv about how some workers there peed in the fryers.'

I tried to explain to them that such a thing wasn't any more likely to happen at our local Dunkin Donuts than it was at any other donut shop.

I was overruled.

[MindMover]

10. And your point is #1 is better than #2 in your food...????

[RZM]

11. LOL no

This could have just have been a Wendy's, Burger King, or Taco Bell. This isn't any more likely to happen at a McDonald's than it is at any other fast food joint.

[freshwest]

12. A guy was arrested at a Jack In The Box in Houston for performing the name of the restaurant.

That was thirty years ago. News announcer gleefully referred to the special ingredient he had added to 'Jack's Secret Sauce.'

It was the kind of thing that was difficult to forget. I only painted the picture for you naughty people, now go find some brain bleach.

[harun55]

13. Response to original post

If this is true than I will suggest not to mess with the workers of any restaurant because the food is not prepared in front of us so they can do anything with it.

[raccoon]

14. And he's just one who got caught...nt

[Iggo]

16. In that case, and especially if you're an asshole...

...you better not eat at ANY restaurant.