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DrunkGirlfriend from Castle Geekhaven Since: Jan, 2011
#1: Mar 22nd 2011 at 9:59:48 AM

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/The-Beefy-Crunch-Burrito-incident-1226571.php

What the heck?

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#2: Mar 22nd 2011 at 10:11:16 AM

Seems like the dude was simply 1)immature, 2) lacking in impulse control, and 3) an idiot.

He found out the price had gone up on his burritos, happened to have an air(soft?) gun handy, and decided to try for a little juvenile satisfaction by shooting a fake gun at the employee.

Why he stopped in the parking lot and put the other air guns on his car, I can't really guess. Maybe he had an idea of waiting for the police, then cooperating and showing them that they were air rifles. When the people in the store freaked out at the sight of the things, and then the cops showed up (presumably with lights and sirens going) he might have just panicked and tried to run.

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#3: Mar 22nd 2011 at 11:36:01 AM

On some level, I'm kind of relieved that they're getting him off the streets like this, instead of for something much worse.

SavageHeathen Pro-Freedom Fanatic from Somewhere Since: Feb, 2011
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#4: Mar 22nd 2011 at 2:42:08 PM

Whatever you think of the cops, I seriously doubt the burrito prices were their fault. And I don't think 51 cents are worth shooting someone for, not even with a BB gun.

edited 22nd Mar '11 2:44:13 PM by SavageHeathen

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melloncollie Since: Feb, 2012
#5: Mar 22nd 2011 at 2:55:12 PM

$3.50 technically, he ordered 7 burritos.

I wonder what it's like to be one of the people who do weird shit like this.

Captainbrass captainbrass from United Kingdom Since: Feb, 2011
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#6: Mar 22nd 2011 at 3:00:01 PM

Doesn't Michael Douglas do something similar in a fast food restaurant in Falling Down? Not the film character I'd most want to be compared with...

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nekoalexa from the same place I've always been Since: Oct, 2010
#7: Mar 22nd 2011 at 3:05:34 PM

This kinda reminds me of that cupcake lady. For shame.

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tnu1138 Dracula Since: Apr, 2009
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#8: Mar 22nd 2011 at 3:09:24 PM

Wait a second. Savage Heathen siding with the cops?

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SavageHeathen Pro-Freedom Fanatic from Somewhere Since: Feb, 2011
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#9: Mar 22nd 2011 at 3:14:04 PM

Well, they didn't put the price on the burritos. If the burritos were the issue, he shot the wrong guys.

edited 22nd Mar '11 3:14:46 PM by SavageHeathen

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Ratix from Someplace, Maryland Since: Sep, 2010
#10: Mar 22nd 2011 at 5:07:30 PM

I'm honestly amazed he didn't get shot. Gotta hang it to the cops' restraint considering what it looked like he was packing.

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