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.
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.
Sounds like, whatever her reason, she did it on an impulse.
Anyone who thinks pepper spray is what you use on spiders should be locked up.
Absolutely.
You need a lighter in front of the nozzle first. This isn’t amateur hour.
Please don’t harm spiders.
Nah I jest. Spidey bois are our friends, they’re unsung heroes of the pest-killing world.
I’m still not a fan though.
How many legs are you typing this with right now?
The normal amount. I want to say, five?
Don’t tamper with food, it’s a serious felony. Unless you’re a multinational corporation poisoning everyone including children. That’s acceptable.
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.
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
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
I believe her, because why the fuck would you do this in front of their home with a camera, instead of driving to a secluded place and tampering with it there? I’m not buying the “too cold for spiders to be out” excuse from the homeowners, either.
Something’s not adding up, here. Why would she tamper with it to begin with? Was the customer being a Karen to the driver or something? I need more context.
Maybe they didn’t tip. You yanks get unhinged over tipping.
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.
I’m guessing indirect contact. Spray on bag, touch bag, take out food, eat finger food, potentially lick fingers, too.
Then lick the back clean too of course
