A few days ago I received the rudest, slowest, incompetent service at a McDonalds drive thru window. The employee insulted me on a personal level & practically threw the bag of food into my hands. I retaliated but throwing the sleeve of large fries right back at the drive thru window (unfortunately she closed it fast).
Anyway, the next think you know the police arrive at my house - tell me I must go back and apologize to the worker & sock me with a $200 littering fine.
I really did nothing wrong & plan to fight this littering ticket. I plan to plead not guilty & on my court date prepare a defense for myself claiming I tossed the fries out the window to feed the seagulls that normally wait for scraps in the parking lot.
What are my chances of having the fine dismissed?
2007-09-17 05:48:26 · 14 answers · asked by Rick Martel 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You were insulted on a personal level by a person working for McDonald's while on the clock. Bring this information to a lawyer and see if you can sue. If it turns out that you have no case, take this situation as a learning experience. Throwing food is not a proper method of action or counter action in a professional environment. If something like this happens again. Simply contact the store management and inform them of their employee's behavior. You might get a free meal out of it.
2007-09-17 06:15:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chances are not good. Any judge in the world will see through your seagulls defense.
You're not going to want to hear this, but ... no matter what the employee did, you took it to the next level (and also kinda showed your @ss). No matter how justified you think you were, you actually did do something wrong. There are a lot better ways to get back at a rude employee -- a complaint would have put the worker in his/her place, gotten you some free food probably, and not gotten you in trouble with the cops. Assault is unwanted touching, and I would say that a face full of fries certainly qualifies. You should have thought of the consequences before you lost your temper.
2007-09-17 07:16:18 · answer #2 · answered by Hillary 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your chances of having the fine dismissed are slim to none. You should pay the fine, make the apology, and be glad you were not charged with simple assault. The correct response would have been to report the employee to the manager and owner of the franchise. Both are easy to locate, and have a vested interest in good customer service. Your practicing a little self-control and maturity would help also. Before you get yourself into real trouble with perjury, remember most drive-thrus have video cameras recording customers and employees.
2007-09-17 06:05:47 · answer #3 · answered by Cecil n 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say your chances are not good.
You said the employee was rude, slow, and incompetent. These things may be wrong, but are not illegal.
Depositing solid waste on the ground is illegal. Your defense of feeding the seagulls will show the judge a lack of accepting responsibility for your actions, and you will not get any sympathy.
In the future, you should always bring these matters to the managers attention. A large corporation like McDonalds does not tolerate rude employees. You may have even gotten a free meal out of it! Speaking to the manager now will probably not do you any good, seeing he will think it is out of retalitation.
2007-09-17 05:58:35 · answer #4 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Contact a lawyer or paralegal and see if you can beat the ticket in court. If you can, go for it; if not, pay the fine and be glad you were not facing criminal charges. I don't agree with hitting or hurting employees. But I also think customers are entitled to good service. The young kids working on those jobs are learning to deal with the public, including the frustrated public - I want to see some experience along these lines when I hire people for more senior work.
2016-05-17 05:26:47 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean you did nothing wrong? You threw something at someone!
Plus, you're planning to lie in court. (Do you really think the judge is going to buy that lame story?)
You're lucky they're not charging you with something worse than littering.
You'll be much better off if you own up to losing your temper, apologize to the employee, and pay the fine. Be a man. Take responsiblity, and chalk this up as a learning experience.
2007-09-17 06:00:44 · answer #6 · answered by Elissa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whatever you do, don't lie to the court.
I'd suggest you spend some time with an attorney. It's possible that the employee's behavior was egregious enough to exonerate your response. If that's true, it's still a matter of presenting the facts to the court, and a layperson might not know how to do that.
If it was really outrageous behavior, you might well have a lawsuit against McDonald's. Minimum wage people in service jobs aren't generally allowed to insult customers and throw bags of food at them. It would have to be really outrageous to win, but you might get them to leave you alone.
2007-09-17 06:06:42 · answer #7 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow, that is not only rude but littering and assault. You should not only be fined but forced to work there. The people there are not paid nearly enough for the crap they have to put up with. No judge in his right mind would buy your lame defense and more than likely there where video cameras that caught the whole thing.
2007-09-17 06:09:12 · answer #8 · answered by Justa Angel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your reaction was immature. If you plan on resolving all of your conflicts in the future with this type of kneejerk response, you are in for a lot of misery.
If you have a problem with an employee of a business, speak with their manager. If the manager does not satisfy you, speak with their boss until you get it resolved.
That's the way intelligent, civilized people behave. Grow up.
2007-09-17 06:00:13 · answer #9 · answered by wooper 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably not too good......You should go in and speak to the manager and tell them what happened. The employee was definitely wrong! Your excuse won't work as the drive thru window is not the parking lot...Good luck
2007-09-17 05:57:14 · answer #10 · answered by puanani 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋