A woman was charged with a felony after yelling racial slurs and throwing a Whopper at a Burger King

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A woman was charged with a felony after yelling racial slurs and throwing a Whopper at a Burger King employee because her tomato was 'too thick'
[e-mail] (Cheryl Teh) 4 hrs ago

A resident of a Florida retirement community angry over the thickness of a tomato was charged with a felony after she hurled racial slurs and a sandwich at a Black fast food-chain employee.

According to records from the Wildwood Florida Police Department seen by the Villages News, Judith Ann Black, 77, was dining at a Burger King in the nearby Trailwinds Village last Friday when she confronted an employee about her unsatisfactory sandwich.

According to the News, Black was angry over the thickness of the tomato slice on her Whopper, and the Burger King employee who was unnamed in the report, tried to calm Black down - but Black threw the Whopper at the employee's back.

Black then stormed out, but not before spouting several expletives including the N-word, calling the employee a "stupid Black b----," according to the police report seen by Villages News. The outlet verified this with the manager and another worker at the Trailwinds Burger King, as well as a customer who witnessed the exchange.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-woman-was-charged-with-a-felony-after-yelling-racial-slurs-and-throwing-a-whopper-at-a-burger-king-employee-because-her-tomato-was-too-thick/ar-BB1gkItG?li=BBnb7Kz

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[Grokenstein]

1. Fool. I'd LOVE a thick tomato slice!

Ah, but it wasn't really about the tomato, was it.

The police record referenced by the Villages News also indicated that Black's use of racial slurs altered "the charge of battery from a misdemeanor of the first degree to a felony of the third degree under Florida State Statute 775.085." This statute is known as the "hate crime statute," which increases the minimum and maximum penalties that a judge could impose.

Now let's watch for Scott and DeSantis to make their little "injustice" speeches...

[LittleGirl]

2. WTF is in the water in FL? JFC! nt

[radical noodle]

41. She brought that hate from elsewhere

It is exacerbated by age and entitlement in The Villages.

[Auggie]

3. Years of hate exposed by a tomato. That's a new one. Next up: crocodile tears.

[colorado_ufo]

4. Them's crazy eyes.

She is almost 80 - early onset dementia?

[dameatball]

14. Yeah. She's a piece of work to start with, but probably ill as well.

[DenaliDemocrat]

27. My thoughts too.

Alzheimer’s? That is crazy stuff but it is Florida

[catbyte]

5. She seems nice...

WTF is the matter with people. I'd bet real money who she voted for in the last election.

[Stuart G]

49. Question, We have 330,000,000 in U.S.A., why such a poor mental health program in U.S.A.?

..IF the lady is nuts, why isn't she dealt with?...These kind of events happen all over, & most are
never reported. How could this be prevented with idiots like this?

[Ka-Dinh Oy]

6. How come the nasty people get the good tomatoes and complain about it?

The ones I get always seem small and thin and I do not complain.

[jimfields33]

39. Honestly there are no good tomatoes in Florida

No taste! I love tomatoes and these are the worst I’ve had.

However, no excuse for this woman to do as she did. I understand Alzheimer’s does change you. My great aunt never curse in her life. But once she had Alzheimer’s, she cursed like a Sailor. However, never any racial statements.

[raccoon]

7. Dementia and/or off her meds. If she's not on meds, she should be. Nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. 77 years of hating her own last name.

Black, 77, charged for calling people "black" this and that.

[panader0]

21. Yeah, black in Spanish is negro.

[SunSeeker]

9. Hope she gets jail time. This violent hate has gotten out of control.

If we don't punish it, it will only get worse.

[George II]

10. After reading the headline and "a Florida retirement community", I KNEW she lived in the Villages!

[Ligyron]

11. I did as well.

I found myself wondering if these racially motivated attacks are becoming more frequent or like the roadside executions of non whites by police, they’re just being reported and brought to our attention more by the media.

[twodogsbarking]

13. The breeding ground

for nucking futs.

[obamanut2012]

35. I knew this was The Villages

Boca had a 10% chance or so in the odds, but I was like, Sumter, not Palm Beach!

[twodogsbarking]

12. She can't have it her way.

She should have been wearing the Burger King crown in the mug shot.

[melm00se]

15. Does this truly rise to the level

of a felony?

Assault with a hamburger with intent to what? Increase cholesterol?

with a penalty of up to 5 years in jail?

[marie999]

23. the racial slurs made it a 3rd degree felony.

If she had just thrown the burger it would have been a 1st-degree misdemeanor.

[niyad]

34. If you read upthread, it was the use of racial slurs that raised it to a hate crime, a felony.

[obamanut2012]

36. So, you think assault and battery is a minor crime?

Even WITHOUT the racial charge attached, it should be a felony. It is literally assault and battery.

[padah513]

16. It's the trump effect

People feel free to do, say, or act any way they want, and the more people they offend in the process of their lunacy the better.

[Evolve Dammit]

32. It is his effect. Started 5 years ago. Out of control now.

[obamanut2012]

38. tbh they have always acted that way in The Villages

All these folks from the NE move there to get away from the "blacks" and "liberals." They suck.

[3Hotdogs]

17. Before ya honk on her, wait 'till you get to be 77 and try to eat a thick tomato

with dentures that don't fit.

[displacedtexan]

20. I hear you, but we have these things called fingers.

Because of the new plastic-like, almost impenetrable tomato skins, I've been known to open up my Whopper With Cheese and break the tomato slice into bits. Sometimes, the tomato skin has to be discarded because it's a potential choking hazard.

[MissMillie]

25. If your dentures don't fit properly that doesn't

give you the excuse to behave like a 4 year old, or

give you an excuse to fly into a racist tirade, or

throw food around.


One can always ask nicely for the emloyees to fix the problem with the tomatoes.

[COL Mustard]

18. Ah Yes, The Villages

That's where Gaetz and MTG are kicking off their Aryans-only caucus tour if I remember right. I'm not at all surprised.

[NurseJackie]

19. She must have been having a bad day.

... stand by, lady... things are going to get worse.

[2naSalit]

22. What a dreamboat.

[vercetti2021]

24. America has a mental health problem

I'm completely convinced

[sheilahi]

26. And "get off her lawn" too.

Clears up the mystery why she was in a retirement home instead of living with her kids. Betcha for the last year her family has had A Place For Mom on speed dial.

[jimfields33]

40. Retirement home? The villages are not a retirement home

They are single family homes that are in the 300K and up range especially now.

[IronLionZion]

28. Karen wants her tomatoes thinner damn it!

[Maxheader]

29. 77?

The anger i get, maybe a dementia moment. Can't

forgive the racist stuff though...

[milestogo]

30. Maybe she should change her last name from "Black" to "Tomato".

[SpankMe]

31. Probably not a liberal

She should be sentenced to have the word "Karen" tattooed to her ass.

[twodogsbarking]

33. Pity the poor sucker that

has to do that chore. I think I may experience nausea, diarrhea and vomiting.

[ToxMarz]

37. She can't be racist

Her last name is Black!

[Texin]

42. Some people are just flat out mean. Not demented, not mentally impaired.

Well, unless you define mental impairment as racism, which it actually is when you sit down and analyze it. It's been my observational experience that old age actually doesn't change a person so much as it reveals one.

On another note, don't fast food places use slicers like those in delis? I find it hard to fathom employees having to stand in one spot and manually slice tomatoes (or onions for that matter) with a chef's knife.

[BadGimp]

43. wow

underlying issues maybe?

[AllaN01Bear]

44. good grief.

[ratchiweenie]

45. Trump has given permission to these people to be ugly, nasty racists. To reveal their real selves.

[AZLD4Candidate]

46. I hate uncooked veggies on my burger. Living overseas, I prefer cooked

caramelize my onion and leave off the tomato.

Karens are not the brightest things on the planet.

[SKKY]

47. The MAGA is strong with this one.

[Aristus]

48. Anger. Over the thickness. Of. A. Tomato. Slice.

OK, Karen…

[Stuart G]

50. Yes, this is crazy & out of wack over a tomato...but worse has happenned over stupider issues.

That is my opinion only... Others can name them, but I can't do it today..

[Spazito]

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