home

Stupid Criminal of the Week

By TChris, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Tue Jan 04, 2005 at 12:32:13 PM EST
Tags: (all tags)
Share This: Digg! StumbleUpon del.icio.us reddit reddit

by TChris

The fries at Burger King surely aren't worthy of a fuss like this.

Township police Sgt. Rod Fairman said [Gregg] Luttman made an obscene gesture to the drive-thru clerk [after being told that the restaurant was out of fries], then entered the building with another man. Luttman repeatedly cursed at the restaurant staff then walked back to his vehicle; when he noticed restaurant workers taking down his license number, Luttman revved his pickup in reverse, nearly hitting one of the employees, Fairman said.

< Boot Camp Operator Found Guilty of Manslaughter | Do Cities Need Sheriffs? >

  • The Online Magazine with Liberal coverage of crime-related political and injustice news

  • Contribute To TalkLeft


    • Display: Sort:
    Stupid Criminal of the Week | 29 comments (29 topical)
    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#1)
    by desertswine on Tue Jan 04, 2005 at 01:02:48 PM EST
    If they would have had fries, they would have got his order wrong anyway. Didn't Michael Douglas do the same thing in some movie a few years back?

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#2)
    by kdog on Tue Jan 04, 2005 at 01:05:23 PM EST
    Falling Down, great flick. My favorite line..."What kind of vigilante are you?" He should have went to White Castle.

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#3)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Tue Jan 04, 2005 at 01:15:15 PM EST
    I dunno, those fries are tasty...

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#4)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Tue Jan 04, 2005 at 01:32:49 PM EST
    The amazing thing is that they found that many employees who cared enough to argue and get into a conflict. Good lord, next they'll be getting us the food fast again! -C

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#5)
    by Quaker in a Basement on Tue Jan 04, 2005 at 02:10:32 PM EST
    The amazing thing is that they found that many employees who cared enough to argue Now if they could find even one who cares enough to tell the stupid assistant manager that they're low on fries....

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#6)
    by Jlvngstn on Tue Jan 04, 2005 at 03:01:59 PM EST
    Not the workers fault they were low on fries, it is the atkins diet, they have to order less because of the diet craze. Perhaps an appropriate sentence would be atkins diet with a side or two of anger mgmt.

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#7)
    by cp on Tue Jan 04, 2005 at 03:02:47 PM EST
    once again proving that the nation's jails are not filled with the next einsteins!

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#8)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Tue Jan 04, 2005 at 03:23:58 PM EST
    et al - Hey, he just wanted to "have it your way."

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#9)
    by Kitt on Tue Jan 04, 2005 at 03:28:28 PM EST
    Well, personally - I think the fries at McRonald's are more tasty.

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#10)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Tue Jan 04, 2005 at 04:12:34 PM EST
    I was in line at Wendys once and they ran out of fries. They gave chicken nuggets instead. Maybe they should have just offered this guy some chicken instead?

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#11)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Tue Jan 04, 2005 at 04:48:08 PM EST
    I bet Luttman voted for Bush :-)

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#12)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Tue Jan 04, 2005 at 06:46:47 PM EST
    et al - Bush - Now responsible for rude behavior at fast food joints. Will he stop at nothing????

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#13)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Tue Jan 04, 2005 at 06:48:48 PM EST
    If they were Arby's curly fries, it'd be understandable.

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#14)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Tue Jan 04, 2005 at 07:03:26 PM EST
    Blue State Pagans - BoJangles has the best fries! -C

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#15)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Jan 05, 2005 at 03:30:35 AM EST
    In a couple of weeks the debate will be: The recent spate of fry-rage incidents - copycat crimes or selective indignation in the media?

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#16)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Jan 05, 2005 at 04:29:56 AM EST
    No Bojangles... No Taco Bueno... No Whataburger... No Buona Beef... No Corky's BBQ... No Vienna Beef dog stands... Only 1 distant Krystal... No Middle Eastern Delis... ...in the Tampa Bay area. Good for my health and fitness, bad for my soul. We do have a Fatburger now though...

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#17)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Jan 05, 2005 at 05:29:43 AM EST
    Tampa Student: there's a Sonic on Gandy, if you really need it, but Pitas on Dale Mabry is healthier.

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#18)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Jan 05, 2005 at 05:56:12 AM EST
    Tampa - Whatever happened to Ted Peters Smoked Fish on the Causeway? Great burgers and the wafting aroma of smoking fish. (not that kind of smoking!) -C

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#19)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Jan 05, 2005 at 06:36:22 AM EST
    IMHO, the hands-down best fries can be found at - of all places - Long John Silver's. Nice and crispy. They really seem to fry the buggers, instead of dump them in frozen and half-assedly heat them 'til they're limp. As to the alleged unprofessional behavior of the cop, perhaps he should have saved it for, you know, the criminals. Not his paymasters (who foot the bill for his salary with their payroll taxes). Sounds like another candidate for the 'bow and arrow squad' as Jimmy Breslin once put it.

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#20)
    by Patrick on Wed Jan 05, 2005 at 06:39:44 AM EST
    Best fries= In and Out Burger

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#21)
    by Patrick on Wed Jan 05, 2005 at 06:42:58 AM EST
    As to the alleged unprofessional behavior of the cop, perhaps he should have saved it for, you know, the criminals. Did I miss something? Was there any "Unprofessional" behavior by the police? Or is it always their fault when they arrest someone you know?

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#22)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Jan 05, 2005 at 06:48:12 AM EST
    Lots of places to get good seafood in the area. Best no frills @ Crabby Bills either CC Causeway or Indian Rocks. Will have to look for the smoked fish place. Best soul food in Tampa can be found at Lee Roy Selmon's by the stadium. If anyone knows where I might find both (1) a good Lebanese deli and (2) the best Samosas in Tampa, let me know and I'll try not to label you a heartless Neoconservative for at least one full day.

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#23)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Jan 05, 2005 at 07:20:24 AM EST
    One day dispensation is too nice to pass up. Try Chez Marco in New Port Richey or Dominicks on Ehrlich Rd in Tampa for the delis; a good ME restaurant is Zaeem Palace on Westshore in s. Tampa near El Prado Blvd.

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#24)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Jan 05, 2005 at 08:49:26 AM EST
    Double ditton Zaeem. Yummy. -C

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#25)
    by kdog on Wed Jan 05, 2005 at 08:51:30 AM EST
    Sorry guys, the old style White Castle fries were the best (real thin and crispy), I cried the day they switched to crinkle cut.

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#26)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Jan 05, 2005 at 09:02:13 AM EST
    the best fries (and burgers) ever are to be found at dick's drive in here in seattle. nothing beats a dick's chocolate shake and a bag of fries. no need for ketchup :)

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#27)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Jan 05, 2005 at 10:42:03 AM EST
    Did I miss something? Was there any "Unprofessional" behavior by the police? Or is it always their fault when they arrest someone you know?
    Yes, you missed the part where the cop made the obscene gesture for running out of fries.

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#28)
    by kdog on Wed Jan 05, 2005 at 12:41:29 PM EST
    I've never gotten angry that a fast food joint ran out of something...but when you're halfway home and realize they screwed up your order (again!), I can understand the urge to literally "drive thru" the joint.

    Re: Stupid Criminal of the Week (none / 0) (#29)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Jan 05, 2005 at 01:24:54 PM EST
    My turn to apologize. I hadn't read the full article, and made an unwarranted assumption thinking the police had instigated this fracas.

    Stupid Criminal of the Week | 29 comments (29 topical)