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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 106 points 1 week 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 9 points 1 week ago

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

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago

"We're sorry..." Naked man on a bear rug

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

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

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 53 points 1 week 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 11 points 1 week 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 24 points 1 week 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 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Makes sense, but single drops already can trigger that?

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 3 points 1 week 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 14 points 1 week 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 week ago

They're sensitive to different things

[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week 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 32 points 1 week 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 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

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[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Food tampering is minor now

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[–] Microtonal_Banana@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

Food tampering is a felony.

[–] zeppo@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (3 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 41 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Absolutely.

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

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Please don't harm spiders.

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How many legs are you typing this with right now?

[–] ninjabard@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago

The normal amount. I want to say, five?

[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 10 points 1 week 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 8 points 1 week ago

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

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[–] sheridan@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week 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 week 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 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Then lick the back clean too of course

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[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

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[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm kinda surprised that so many people are so willing to trust whoever in the area happened to decide to sign up as a delivery person to handle their food in the privacy of their own vehicle (or wherever they decide to bring it before the final destination).

I wonder how many stories are like this but less severe/obvious to the point where it all goes unnoticed.

[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

I mean this has been true for years- ever since the local pizza place hired a delivery guy in 1980 or whatever.

It's just recently that the race to the bottom of delivery services means restaurants have to staple their bags shut.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago

Ok actually never thought about that.

Grubhub probably loving this.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] FlyingSpaceCow@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago
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