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Kourtney Stevenson was allegedly caught on camera spraying meal with chemical that later sickened customers

A driver for the popular food delivery platform DoorDash has been arrested after allegations that she showered an order with pepper spray in plain view of a doorbell camera, sickening a customer and his wife, according to authorities in Indiana.

Kourtney Stevenson faces counts of felony battery and consumer product tampering, the Vanderburgh county sheriff’s office said in a statement on Friday, addressing a case that is bound to be of significant interest to DoorDash’s 42 million or so users.

Stevenson, 29, allegedly told investigators that she used the pepper spray in question to try to kill a spider that had frightened her, but they did not believe her, saying it was too cold at the time of the delivery for that kind of creature to be out.

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[–] yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com 89 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Don’t tamper with food, it’s a serious felony. Unless you’re a multinational corporation poisoning everyone including children. That’s acceptable.

[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago

Door dashers don’t have the funds and corporate connections to legally sicken and kill people.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago

Or a government agency targeting brown infants riding by in a car then it's also acceptable to pepper spray.

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 2 points 2 hours ago

Hello Nestlé

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

don't put shit in people's food. It's a serious felony as it should be.

In my town a waiter put eyedrops into a rude customers drink. He went to the hospital and she went to prison.

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 day ago (4 children)

What kind of eye drops can that be, that are okay for the eyes but poison you, when swallowed? Oo

Somehow my understanding was, that the eyes are much more sensitive to stuff like that

[–] foenix@lemmy.radio 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nope, certain eye drops can cause renal/kidney failure. Your eyes are definitely sensitive to other kinds of chemicals, but the eyes and stomach can be considered to be different bio mechanical factories

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Makes sense, but single drops already can trigger that?

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 1 points 1 hour ago

If it's for medicinal purposes, absolutely. There's a reason every organ has multiple layers of their own filtering so stuff don't end up in the wrong place, and lots of medicines are really potent stuff that absolutely shouldn't end up in places where there's no filtering in place for that kind of chemical. Very tiny amounts of literal neurotoxins can be used medicinally by putting them in the right places, and the very same very tiny amounts would kill you instantly if put in the wrong places.

[–] Zorcron@piefed.zip 12 points 1 day ago

It can happen. Systemic absorption as opposed to only local effects of eye drops can have a big impact, and if you’re trying to poison someone, you’re probably putting in most of a bottle of eye drops (5-15ml) instead of the few drops you would put in your eye, so potentially a ~100x higher dose.

Just thinking briefly about it, I think the more dangerous eye drops would cause lower blood pressure if taken orally or potential kidney problems depending on the drug.

It would probably have to be a high dose to seriously affect a healthy young person, but an older person or someone with underlying health issues or other interacting medications could more easily be affected.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

They're sensitive to different things

[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago

I am not saying she isn't a shitty human, but when a poor person puts shit in people's food...jail.

When a corporation does. Stock buy backs.

We should hold everyone accountable for poisoning people.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Stevenson initially agreed to meet with the sheriff’s office, though the agency later said she backed out. Detectives subsequently obtained a warrant to arrest her.

This makes me laugh. She agreed to meet with the sheriff, then realized how badly she had fucked herself. Surprisingly, the problem didn’t magically disappear.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (3 children)

This is why you never talk to the police. Don't ever volunteer information. If they call/text you, ignore it. Make them spend the resources hunting you down. If they bring you in for questioning, the only words coming out of your mouth should be, "I would like to to speak with an attorney, please". More often than not they won't even bother obtaining a warrant for minor shit like this, but only if you don't make it easy for them.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 6 points 12 hours ago

They had doorbell video of her doing it right at the door. With that kind of evidence making it super easy, they'll prosecute.

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 5 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

Food tampering is minor now

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[–] Microtonal_Banana@lemmy.zip 3 points 13 hours ago

Food tampering is a felony.

[–] zeppo@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The “it’s too cold” logic doesn’t really hold up. A spider could be in a warmer place like indoors or her car and then have gotten in the bag. Of course, her claims don’t make much sense, either. She could have just fled. Of course, I’m no psychological expert regarding phobia driven behavior. Anyway, if she did want to harm the customers for some reason, that’s wild that she sprayed it on the porch and not just on the street or in her car. I suppose maybe if she did t want to get pepper spray inside her vehicle.

[–] velindora@lemmy.cafe 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Anyone who thinks pepper spray is what you use on spiders should be locked up.

[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Absolutely.

You need a lighter in front of the nozzle first. This isn't amateur hour.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Please don't harm spiders.

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How many legs are you typing this with right now?

[–] ninjabard@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

The normal amount. I want to say, five?

[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 9 points 1 day ago

Nah I jest. Spidey bois are our friends, they're unsung heroes of the pest-killing world.

I'm still not a fan though.

[–] davad@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Sounds like, whatever her reason, she did it on an impulse.

[–] sheridan@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Did she open up the packaging and spray directly on the food? Article doesn't say that. Usually food delivery comes in a bag that's stapled or taped shut, and the items in the bag are in their own closed containers, except maybe for fries. I'm just not clear on how the spray could have gotten onto the food.

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm guessing indirect contact. Spray on bag, touch bag, take out food, eat finger food, potentially lick fingers, too.

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Then lick the back clean too of course

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

My neck, my back

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Best detail I think is that they door dashed Arby's.

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

It's not even very good fresh I can't imagine how bad it would be delivered.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

After ingesting their meal, they vomited while also enduring burning in their mouths, noses, throats and stomachs.

who told the outlet that he had ordered from the fast-food restaurant chain Arby’s for him and his wife.

OK but... That could've just been the Arby's food.

[–] FlyingSpaceCow@lemmy.ca 4 points 18 hours ago
[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 1 points 5 hours ago

Ever notice it seems like it's always DoorDash with this shit? IDK if they pay people less or are less stringent with their hiring but it seems like it's always DoorDash.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wait, what was the order? If it was capsaicin spray, maybe they were just trying to comply with direction to make it extra spicy? /s

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Someone on Reddit recounted once how their friend likes food so spicy that they in fact carry capsaicin spray with them to restaurants and spray it on their meals.

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