They Messed with the Food
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (113641)
United States
June 23, 2026 7:19am CST
This morning on the local morning show on the radio, the guys were talking about food tampering incidents. Things where people have been caught urinating in pickles or coleslaw, rubbing buns or hamburger patties on the dirty floor, spitting on the food or other foul things.
Every time I hear stories like this, it just disgusts me. It's one of the most egregious and foul things one human being can do to another. It's just wrong on so many levels, and it makes you wonder what kind of mind could even ever rationalize doing such a thing.
I have long said, if one were to be caught doing this, the penalties should be rather stiff. So many bad things could happen from tainted food. I think it should come with a 10-year minimum prison sentence.
The thing is that we need a strong deterrence. There are some crimes people don't think twice to do simply because there really aren't any real consequences for doing it.
What do you think of this? What do you think the penalties should be for messing with someone's food?
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. Where restaurants are concerned l hardly eat out or order takeaway. I trust my own cooking.
@porwest (113641)
• United States
23 Jun
It's not just rich people who get this done to their food. An unruly customer, or a police officer. In one story, the guy did something to a customer's food because he was mad at the boss and decided to take his anger out in another way. It's just a foul thing to do, and actually it's the poor people who treat waitstaff and restaurant workers the worst. They tend to go through their entire lives believing someone owes them something.
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@Jehanne (2476)
• Philippines
23 Jun
The very reason I'm cautious to a food not prepared by me or my family because of that stories and I caught someone doing such thing too.
I'm not sure what's their punishment would be. But maybe they should experienced eating food they messed with. And ask them how does it feel?
I know that isn't good doing the same thing and be like that kind of person who messed with food.
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@Traceyjayne (13255)
• United Kingdom
23 Jun
This is why I never send food back in a restaurant ….im sure they would just spit in it and send it back to me !
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@lovebuglena (53339)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Jun
When you go out to eat at a restaurant you really have no way of knowing what exactly goes on in the kitchen.
@LindaOHio (223762)
• United States
26 Jun
I've seen a lot of this on Ridiculousness. It definitely is disgusting and should be punished.
@Ineeddentures (45676)
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24 Jun
Food tampering is more commonplace than you know, Happens a lot here
That's why you should never complain about food at a Chinese takeaway away.
Never give them the chance to take revenge about the complaint
One wee girl got food poisoning here
She went to hospital.
They found semen in her stomach
Accused her dad
It wasn't his
Seems it was in a milk shake she drank
That is revolting,
