Florida middle school teacher faces battery charges after throwing hashbrowns at McDonald's worker

[Amerigo Vespucci]

A Florida middle school teacher is facing a battery charge after she threw an assortment of food items back through a drive-thru window following a dispute with a McDonald’s employee, according to cops.

Jessica Balderas, a McDonald’s worker, told cops that “there was a disagreement over two hashbrowns,” according to a Polk County Sheriff’s Office report. Paolercio reportedly became “irritated” and “wanted them to take the food back and refund her money.”

After a manager arrived to speak with Paolercio, the educator tossed some of the food items back through the drive-thru window when the man refused to provide a refund. Paolercio later admitted that she "chucked it" through the window when her refund demand was rejected.

Some of the airborne grub struck Balderas in the face and chest, according to investigators. When Paolercio denied hitting Balderas with the breakfast items, a deputy advised that footage showed "a hashbrown fly out of the bag and through the air." Paolercio, cops noted, "said she could not argue with the surveillance video."

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/teacher-busted-for-mcdonalds-drive-thru-rage-765912

[sakabatou]

1. Battery for throwing hasbrowns.... what?

[xfundy]

2. That "food" is deadly

and unsafe at any speed it's thrown.

[Initech]

3. People need to stop taking their crap food so seriously.

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. This is the 2nd teacher vs McDonald's employee fight I have heard about in the last few weeks

I guess I need to start eating there to see why they're fighting.

[Vehl]

5. Battery by hashbrowns.....

wow...sometimes people have to use common sense before jumping on a chance to use legal terms.

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. Wow. The FIRST comment:

Phillip Herring · Tupelo, Mississippi
It is always one of the blacks flipping out. Our government has given them such a grand sense of entitlement.

[slackmaster]

11. Typical race-baiting. My honest first reaction is that she must have fallen out of the ugly tree...

...and hit every branch on the way down.

[hlthe2b]

16. GEEBUS... DID YOU JUST SAY THAT?

Was that Your comment? Or did you fail to include quotation marks for some comment you saw posted? (I am giving you benefit of the doubt and hope it is warranted)

[slackmaster]

17. I have not posted a comment on the source site, and don't intend to

I'm just giving my honest reaction for the DU audience only.

[Ezlivin]

7. Hashbrowns are the WMD in Food Fights, Gov't Declares

Unlike other hashbrowns, the ones produced by McDonald's use a lower-grade potato, making them much more deadly when used in attacks. Clean up from a so-called "dirty" hashbrown attack can take significant time and resources.

[Phoonzang]

8. Not so much battery as wastefulness...McDs hashbrowns are delicious.

MMMMMMM.... Yeah...that's right. I like McDonalds.

[hlthe2b]

9. charming, but I'm betting there may be more to the story than just an out-of-control patron

There are those rare individuals who view their "customer service" as anything but and revel in abusing the customer.

So, I'd reserve some judgement. It is certainly quite possible she did not intend for the worker to be hit...

[slackmaster]

13. The proper way to deal with an abusive food server is to speak with the manager of the restaurant

Throwing food is juvenile and inappropriate.

[hlthe2b]

15. Don't lecture me... I am not disagreeing on that point...

and certainly not deserving of such condescension. I do believe there is more to the story and apparently the manager DID get involved.

[bluestate10]

10. No need for agressive conduct to resolve that matter.

When I have a disagreement with an establishment, I calmly pay my reciept, knowing that I won't patronize the place again.

[hlthe2b]

12. No, certainly. But, I'm not sure it rises to the level of an assault and battery charge either.

I'd have to know more...

[slackmaster]

14. The charge is battery. Simply touching a person against his or her will can be battery in Florida.

http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2011/784.03