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Fox News guest decrying “migrant crime” previously arrested after getting violent over a grilled cheese sandwich he deemed too cheesy (www.mediamatters.org)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A man wanted just two slices of cheese on his sandwich, so when his wife used three slices in his grilled cheese sandwich, he became irate.

Angered at the sight of all the extra cheesiness, James DePaola became agitated and violent, yelling at the woman, Michele DePaola. According to WSB-TV, DePaola then ripped the landline out of the wall so his wife couldn’t call the police and reportedly screamed at her intensely. The couple’s 12-year old daughter who witnessed the incident called the police to the scene, according to Athens-Clarke County police.

James DePaola was charged with obstruction of a 911 call and criminal trespass/damage to property over what the police now refer to as “the grilled cheese incident”. DePaola has a history of “abusive behavior,” and was often “excessively critical and controlling of day to day things in life” like sandwiches, apparently.

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[+] [email protected] -17 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Crime is a byproduct of the unlivable conditions we face under capitalism

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago

The man assaulted his wife because she gave him an extra slice of chees on a sandwich. some times assholes are just assholes.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Uh are you saying crime doesn't exist where capitalism doesn't exist? Cause it kind of sounds like you might be. Hard to tell just from text alone

[+] [email protected] -11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Crime is a term tied to legality, a construct that originated from coercive hierarchies. Crime has existed ever since coercive hierarchies have existed.

Capitalism dominates our societies at a global scale. Our values and belief systems, the way we interact with one another, even down to the food we eat - are all influenced and dominated by capitalism.

We have the capacity to diverge from viewing capitalism as a tool that's considered legitimate for our collective liberation. The first step to realizing this capacity is acknowledging capitalism's hold over our decision making.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You said all that without saying anything remotely relevant to this situation. You should go into politics.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Please please no. We need leaders who can do the boring stuff that keeps the lights on we have way too many ideological types right now. Just for once I would like to hear about some level of government announcing that the budget is balanced and debt is falling, also that stupid annoying thing that everyone hates is gone, plus there won't be a strike this year.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Just for once I would like to hear about some level of government announcing that the budget is balanced and debt is falling, also that stupid annoying thing that everyone hates is gone, plus there won’t be a strike this year.

Sure but, have you heard that trans people want to be able to use public restrooms? Not sure how you can focus on things like the economy when there are real emergencies happening.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Not every problem comes from one place. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.