<g> true story though a bit old -- that was several months ago. What I thought was stupid is that the officers were put on leave until they could pass a urinalysis. Isleta pueblo is a tiny little place that probably doesn't have more than a few cops (Las Lunas would be the nearest drive through for instance)....talk about giving the population wrong ideas.
On 11/8/06, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > LBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AP) -- Two police officers sued Burger King > Corp., claiming they were served hamburgers that had been sprinkled > with marijuana. > > The lawsuit says Mark Landavazo and Henry Gabaldon, officers for the > Isleta Pueblo tribal police, were in uniform and riding in a marked > patrol car when they bought meals at the drive-through lane October 8 > of a Burger King restaurant in Los Lunas, New Mexico. > > The officers ate about half of their burgers before discovering > marijuana on the meat, the lawsuit said. They used a field test kit to > confirm the substance was pot, then went to a hospital for medical > evaluations. > > "It gives a whole new meaning to the word 'Whopper,"' the officers' > attorney, Sam Bregman, said Monday. > > "The idea that these hoodlums would put marijuana into a hamburger and > therefore attempt to impair law enforcement officers trying to do > their jobs is outrageous." > > Three Burger King employees were arrested and charged with possession > of marijuana and aggravated battery on an officer, a felony. They > later were indicted. > > The lawsuit, filed Friday in Bernalillo County, alleges personal > injury, negligence, battery and violation of fair practices. It seeks > unspecified damages along with legal costs. > > Officials at Miami-based Burger King declined to comment, citing a > company policy against discussing pending litigation. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:220180 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
