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submitted 10 months ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

A jury has found a delivery driver not guilty in the shooting of a YouTube prankster who was following him around a mall food court earlier this year

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[-] Astroturfed@lemmy.world 60 points 10 months ago

I'd rather get shot than work at McDonald's. Have you worked a low wage customer facing job? Literally anything is better. I'd rather have children kick me in the balls all day.

[-] OrangeJoe@lemm.ee 32 points 10 months ago

But you would also have to be a total asshole and go around harassing strangers who are just trying to get on with their lives.

[-] Astroturfed@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

True, my point was more about using McDonald's as a measuring stick is a bad call. Like I'd seriously have to think about it if I have to do one or the other for an extended period.

[-] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

So a mcdonalds customer too, got it ;)

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca -1 points 10 months ago

Harassing people seems like less work

[-] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago

If I could guarantee I'd live, I think I legit agree.

[-] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 1 points 10 months ago

Guaranteed to live but you have to shit in a bag for the rest of your life.

[-] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Pull the trigger

[-] donescobar@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Should make a YouTube channel and call it Ow My Balls

[-] Lev_Astov@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Having worked in fast food and factories, I'd much rather the fast food work than any kind of repetitive factory work.

[-] bassomitron@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I'd rather get shot if it was a mild wound and I didn't have to pay the medical bills afterwards*.

America, the land of opportunity!™

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

It's interesting, the YouTuber clearly doesn't have medical insurance through his job because... well he makes YouTube videos for a living. He was shot, so that was presumably a huge medical expense. I wonder who's paying his bills? His parents?

[-] Kite@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

So long as you pay something on a bill, you generally don't have too much of an issue. I can't tell you the number of people I know that are making $5 a month payments on $$$ medical bills. One of my coworkers and his wife had separate major health emergencies that put them in the hospital within 3 days of each other. She was in for months, he was in for weeks. Their combined bills after insurance is just over $500,000. $5 a month.

I have a feeling I'm going to be having surgery sometime in the near future, and I'll be joining that $5 crowd, because I'm still getting bills from a host of tests run at the beginning of the year that I'm paying on. I'm pretty much tapped out at this point.

[-] JustZ@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Well if you get shot at McDonald's, you'll get workers' comp. for a while. They'll cut you off eventually, pay you pennies on the dollar of what wages you lost. They will cover your medical bills though.

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