Only a meter maid in Boston would know the peculiar sizing methods of Starbucks coffee. I assume she wouldn't have been as upset, if the coffee had some steamed milk and chocolate shavings on top.
Starbucks employees rushed out of the store with wet cloths to soothe the burns...
I didn't know that first aid was taught in liberal arts programs.
...as cops arrested Youhanna for assault and battery with a deadly weapon, the hot coffee, which is a felony.
How exactly is coffee a deadly weapon or a felony (looks like those egg heads in Mass may need to learn how to write)? A little overreaching by the police here.
the fact that coffee can cause burns and injury when thrown is taken into consideration in this case.
Second and third degree burns makes it a felony.
How exactly is coffee a deadly weapon or a felony (looks like those egg heads in Mass may need to learn how to write)? A little overreaching by the police here. You don't think that something that could cause permanent disfigurement is deadly and felonius?
"I didn't know that first aid was taught in liberal arts programs."
Good one! I bet any Starbucks has at least 2 art degrees, and 3 woman's studies graduates.
It would be based on potential for Serious Bodily Harm. Potential blindness, scalding that produces serious scarring, anything that may cause permanent impairment of normal function is defined in many states as Serious Bodily harm.
This is probably the initial charge. Once it gets into the system, the prosecutors will take a more realistic view and it will probably be altered.
Not to take away form the seriousness of what happen-just an answer to your inquiry and some analysis
LOL, Everybody back, give me room, I'm an Art History Major!
So if I throw a big cup of boiling water in your face, you're cool with it??