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Man Gets in Gunfight with Police over Taco Bell Prices

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:09 am
by Kythas
A man in San Antonio, apparently upset that the price of a Beefy Crunch Burrito went up from $0.99 to $1.49, got into a shootout with police.
The fast food customer was so disgruntled by the price hike he shot an air gun at the manager, displayed a semiautomatic assault rifle and pistol while in the restaurant's parking lot, fled as police were called, exchanged gunfire with three officers who pulled him over, then barricaded himself in his hotel room — all over $3.50 plus additional tax.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_ ... 226571.php

Re: Man Gets in Gunfight with Police over Taco Bell Prices

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:15 am
by speedsix
...what WOULD he have done if he'd found out that "beefy" means "beefish"...and he was eating whatever.....

Re: Man Gets in Gunfight with Police over Taco Bell Prices

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:16 am
by RPB
went up from $0.99 to $1.49
Do I hear a new rap song coming by 50cent ?

Re: Man Gets in Gunfight with Police over Taco Bell Prices

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:18 am
by WildBill
It sounds like this guy was "loco".

Re: Man Gets in Gunfight with Police over Taco Bell Prices

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:54 am
by The Annoyed Man
You gotta smoke a LOT of pot to get that upset by the price of a taco. That boy was seriously jonesin'...

Re: Man Gets in Gunfight with Police over Taco Bell Prices

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:58 am
by WildBill
“The weird thing is,” Tillerson said, “He was here a week ago around the same time last Sunday. He yelled at me then too.”
It sounds like he had anger problems before the price increase.

Re: Man Gets in Gunfight with Police over Taco Bell Prices

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:07 am
by Excaliber
I wonder what would have happened when he stopped for gas and noticed the price at the pump....... :smilelol5:

Re: Man Gets in Gunfight with Police over Taco Bell Prices

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:08 am
by RoyGBiv
Question: Mr. Biv.... Why do you carry a gun?

Answer:
Looking out the windows, he said he saw the man put an assault rifle and a handgun on the roof of his Mitsubishi Eclipse. Customers dove under their tables, the employees scrambled to the back and Tillerson ran to the front to lock the doors as he called police.

Re: Man Gets in Gunfight with Police over Taco Bell Prices

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:09 am
by WildBill
Excaliber wrote:I wonder what would have happened when he stopped for gas and noticed the price at the pump....... :smilelol5:
Maybe he did ... and had only $0.99 left over. :shock:

Re: Man Gets in Gunfight with Police over Taco Bell Prices

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:12 am
by Keith B
¡Yo quiero Crunch Wrap Burrito NOW! :fire

Re: Man Gets in Gunfight with Police over Taco Bell Prices

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:06 am
by Skaven
I read about that this morning on http://www.woai.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; kinda scary, although the east side is kinda the bad side of san antonio. I try not to go there at all much less after dark.

Re: Man Gets in Gunfight with Police over Taco Bell Prices

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:08 am
by speedsix
...amazing how the list of those places grows as we get older/wiser...it just ain't worth it...

Re: Man Gets in Gunfight with Police over Taco Bell Prices

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:45 am
by puma guy
Taco Bell recently got outed for for only 85% real meat in the taco filling. I guess now that they are forced to use 100% they think it's worth $1.49! NOT!

Re: Man Gets in Gunfight with Police over Taco Bell Prices

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:55 am
by WildBill
puma guy wrote:Taco Bell recently got outed for for only 85% real meat in the taco filling. I guess now that they are forced to use 100% they think it's worth $1.49! NOT!
Their website says that their taco meat is 88% beef. For what it is and the price, I actually think Taco Bell has okay food. Notice that I didn't say Mexican food.

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Re: Man Gets in Gunfight with Police over Taco Bell Prices

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:44 pm
by Rex B
WildBill wrote:
puma guy wrote:Taco Bell recently got outed for for only 85% real meat in the taco filling. I guess now that they are forced to use 100% they think it's worth $1.49! NOT!
Their website says that their taco meat is 88% beef. For what it is and the price, I actually think Taco Bell has okay food. Notice that I didn't say Mexican food.

http://www.tacobell.com/images/press_re ... eef_Ad.png" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
So.....what is that other 12% ?? :shock: