Prankster arrested for spraying pesticide on Walmart produce
Prankster arrested for spraying pesticide on Walmart produce
A male prankster has been arrested in connection with a social media post involving the spraying of pesticides on produce and other foods at a Mesa Walmart store.
According to police, Charles Smith, 27, entered the Walmart at 1955 S. Stapley Dr. on Dec. 19 intending to film pranks for social media platforms.
Instead, police said Smith grabbed a can of Hot Shot Ultra Bed Bug and Flea Killer from a shelf without paying for it and then sprayed the pesticide on various vegetables, fruit and rotisserie chickens that were available for purchase.
Smith recorded his face, the pesticide can and the act of him spraying its contents. He later posted the recording online.
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Yeah, that's not a prank. That could have killed people if nobody noticed it.
I hope they lock his dumb ass up for a long time.
From the last wave of pranks when people licked ice creams and put it back I have learned that messing with food is a federal crime in the US and is taken quite seriously.
That’s because it’s an easy way to cause the death of children. People become angry, understandably.
It could also cause the death of a CEO, which is an even more serious concern.
As it should be. The regulations were significantly increased after the Tylenol murders in 1982. It's also why we have no tamper things on many ingestible items.
Maybe rephrase as "anti-tamper things", I was wondering for a few seconds why you don't have any.
Uh oh, but will that department get the ax after inauguration? Might be time to do delivery only groceries. Where I live they come from special stores with no general public access.
I think they'd have a harder time getting rid of the FDA than the Department of Education, which sadly is in the crosshairs.
We shall see. I think anything with regulations is going to be added to the swamp. https://www.science.org/content/article/mixed-reactions-greet-trump-s-pick-longtime-fda-critic-head-agency
If they get rid if the Department of Education, then they could follow up with the FDA in a couple years with no problems.