McDonald's robber gets fried, not fries, with his order

CBC News ^ | 4/30/09

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A man who attempted to rob a McDonald's restaurant in Surrey, B.C., didn't get fries with his order, but he did get fried when a worker doused him with a litre of boiling cooking oil.

Police said just before midnight Wednesday, the man walked up to the drive-thru window of the restaurant at 96th Avenue and 160th Street.

With his face partially covered by his shirt, the man pulled a knife and ordered the cashier to hand over some money. He then reached in through the window with his arms and head to grab money from the cash register.

When the cashier started yelling, it prompted a fellow worker to act, said Sgt. Roger Morrow of the Surrey RCMP.

"One of the other staffers ... in the restaurant grabbed some kind of a container ... I don't have the specifics to what type, and ends up throwing what we estimate to be about a litre of boiling oil onto the robber's face, his head and neck," said Morrow.

The man then fled, leaving most, but not all of the cash behind. It's thought he may have suffered second-degree burns. Police are now looking for a South Asian male, about six feet tall, 20 to 25 years old, with burns on his hands, neck and face.

[Slings and Arrows]

"One of the other staffers...[threw] about a litre of boiling oil onto the robber's face, his head and neck,"

Would this be considered an employee duty, or a perq?

[Slings and Arrows]

"Would you like skin grafts with that?"

[driftdiver]

Hey dumping boiling oil on attackers worked in the old days.

[SkyDancer]

The employee will go to jail for excessive use of force and the burned robber will receive a get well card from the RCMP ...

[DogBarkTree]

This will cost McDonalds about 5 million dollars.

[gimme1ibertee]

Yeah!!!!!! Good going!!

[nothingnew]

Don't bring a knife to a boiling oil fight.

FMCDH(BITS)

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

“This will cost McDonalds about 5 million dollars”

You could well be right.

[Daffynition]

[aomagrat]

That’s what I call “getting your face!”

[Moonman62]

Police are now looking for a South Asian male, about six feet tall, 20 to 25 years old, with burns on his hands, neck and face.

"South Asian" is secret liberal code for what?

[Ahithophel]

Excellent point! +-]-— <[_]>

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McOWNED.

[boycott]

This will cost McDonalds about 5 million dollars.

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Here comes the lawyers. Always ready to defend the criminals.

[SIDENET]

Usually Pakistani.

[pillut48]

Counting down to oil-throwing employee’s termination by Mackie D’s in 5...4...3...2...1...

[RichInOC]

No, no, no! You’re supposed to bread him first.

[metmom]

I wouldn’t be surprised if he or McD’s gets sued for the crook getting burned.

[pillut48]

Counting down to ‘victim’s’ litigation against McD’s and victorious settlement for $3 million dollars because the restaurant did not issue a “CAUTION: THIS IS HOT!” warning with the attack in 5...4...3...2...1...

[pillut48]

Counting down to ‘victim’s’ litigation against McD’s and victorious settlement for $3 million dollars because the restaurant did not issue a “CAUTION: THIS IS HOT!” warning with the attack in 5...4...3...2...1...