Dirty lettuce photo gets 3 Burger King workers fired

[Sunlei]

CBS/AP) MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio - Burger King says three workers were fired after a photo posted online appeared to show an employee stepping on lettuce in bins at a northwest Ohio restaurant.

The company says it won't tolerate such violations of its strict procedures for safely handling food.


It didn't comment on the circumstances in which the photo was taken. News outlets say the picture was posted on the free-for-all website 4chan.org, and GPS data embedded in the photo led to the restaurant.

A screenshot obtained by CBS Cleveland affiliate WOIO shows how the computer-savvy sleuths -- who call themselves "anons," tracked down the restaurant's location.

story and picture here- http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57475840/dirty-lettuce-photo-gets-3-burger-king-workers-fired/#addcomm

[Brickbat]

1. This story is almost a year old.

Why now?

[Sunlei]

2. didn't look at the date, the picture caught my eye. Made me happy I gave up fast food long ago.

except for french fries as a special treat

[Bay Boy]

3. You don't think people do...

...nasty stuff to the food at other types of restaurants? I wouldn't count on that.

[Orrex]

7. You're right. Lettuce not dwell on the past.

[Dash87]

9. I better put my foot down and leaf this thread alone

[Orrex]

15. It's important not to lose your head while you're at it.

[Dash87]

16. You're right. I ought to romaine impartial

[Orrex]

18. Oooh--nice one!

I was looking for that joke but couldn't find it. Well played!

[Dash87]

22. >:D

[TheCowsCameHome]

17. The lettuce was even older.

[Dash87]

23. That's history you're defacing with your foot, son.

Why, some of that cabbage was picked when this was all orange groves!

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. GPS can be tracked from a photo?????

I had no idea.

The pic, btw, looks like he is standing on the lid of the containers, not directly on the lettuce, FWIW.

[Poll_Blind]

5. Two things: One, yeah, isn't it amazing they tracked the location down from the picture and Two,...

...I would imagine standing on lettuce would actually depress the lettuce. That doesn't appear to be happening.

We're talking about lettuce, here.

Anyway, most interesting is being able to track the location down from the photo. Very interesting, IMO.

PB

[TeeYiYi]

11. You can see the lettuce sticking to his shoes...

http://m.cbsnews.com/img/ic?width=370&height=521&format=jpg,png,gif,wbmp&fsize=999000&url=http%3A%2F%2Fi.i.com.com%2Fcnwk.1d%2Fi%2Ftim%2F2012%2F07%2F19%2Fburger-king-lettuce_175x131.jpg

TYY

[justiceischeap]

14. A lot of cameras and most smartphones

attach GPS to images these days. I happen to own two cameras that don't have that ability, which is good for me given what I tend to photograph (abandoned buildings). However, if I upload from my smartphone, I make sure the GPS data isn't attached before doing so.

[Dash87]

19. Yup. No real fancy computer needed - it's saved in the photo EXIF data.

You can remove EXIF data in programs like photoshop if you want. It's also known as metadata in some programs.

[Johonny]

8. People want high standards, but companies pay low wages

and you get what you pay for

[Pragdem]

10. I remember this story. Hopefully these assholes will work shitty jobs for the rest of their lives.

And struggle financially until the stress finally kills them.

[Orrex]

12. Yeah, just like all the rest of us.

[MindPilot]

13. Wow.

Sure you wouldn't rather just have them drawn & quartered?

[Egalitarian Thug]

20. I think America is ready for the Prime-Time Execution Hour.

They can have their celebrity panel of judges and some kind of contest or lottery to determine which lucky citizen will receive the honor of throwing the switch. Maybe an audience participation segment where they can vote for the method (just text 14468 for decapitation, 23618 for flaying, or 57983 for boiling. Only $5 for each vote cast).

We're so screwed...

[MindPilot]

24. I think you are right.

[Nye Bevan]

21. Not quite as bad as the guy defecating next to the tray of snowcones,

but yes, they deserved to be fired, and they should never work in food preparation again.