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Horrible!
A Man Coughed on a Wegmans Employee. Now Hes Charged With a Felony.
The man, George Falcone, 50, of Freehold, N.J., was shopping for groceries at a Wegmans store in Manalapan, N.J., on Sunday evening when a worker asked him to move away from her and a food display because he was too close, the state attorney general, Gurbir S. Grewal, said on Tuesday.
The authorities said that Mr. Falcone leaned in close to the worker to cough and allegedly laughed, telling her that he was infected with the virus. Mr. Falcone later told two other store employees that they were lucky to have jobs, officials said.
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The second charge stemmed from Mr. Falcones refusal to provide his name and drivers license for 40 minutes to a police detective who had been part of a security detail at the supermarket, the authorities said. Mr. Falcone was also charged with harassment, they said. The authorities did not say whether Mr. Falcone actually has the virus.
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Mr. Falcone would face up to seven years in prison and a fine of up to $26,000 if convicted on all charges, the state attorney general said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/25/us/coronavirus-terrorism-nj.html
TheBlackAdder
(28,193 posts).
The pair of charges are:
"Mr. Falcone was charged with making a terroristic threat in the third degree and fourth-degree of obstructing administration of law, Mr. Grewal said. Both charges are considered felonies in New Jersey."
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GreatCaesarsGhost
(8,584 posts)Nevilledog
(51,101 posts)I was just thinkig the same.
CanonRay
(14,101 posts)Tribetime
(4,695 posts)certainot
(9,090 posts)MissKat
(218 posts)Reminds me of the look of THAT GUY in NYC's "Wear a mask" contest.
What a jerk.
iluvtennis
(19,853 posts)flamin lib
(14,559 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,193 posts)Sentath
(2,243 posts)and being too close to the camera
Cha
(297,205 posts)CatMor
(6,212 posts)but I'm sure he won't. Probably just a fine but I think he deserves some jail time and hefty fine.
BComplex
(8,050 posts)But I wish the media would post his name and address so he doesn't sleep well for a long long long time.
CatMor
(6,212 posts)they will make him their hero. The heroes are the workers who show up everyday in healthcare, grocery stores and drug stores riding their own health.
BlueMTexpat
(15,369 posts)spend their money on this moron. That's less to send to GOP candidates!
catbyte
(34,383 posts)If somebody puts one up, they'll take it down.
BComplex
(8,050 posts)Turbineguy
(37,324 posts)"Do they have Fox News?"
Clash City Rocker
(3,396 posts)He should have been stopped as soon as he entered the store.
mitch96
(13,903 posts)a la izquierda
(11,794 posts)Masks werent being worn then.
spooky3
(34,451 posts)Should they have to put up with this shit.
BComplex
(8,050 posts)Hit him with suits on all sides.
obamanut2012
(26,072 posts)Maybe a GoFundMe for an attorney for them.
RVN VET71
(2,690 posts)Assuming the death penalty is off the table, I'd push for guilty and sentencing of this fool to the maximum provided by NJ law. Not just a fine, and not a weekend in jail, but serious prison time. I'd ask for the full seven years -- but would settle for a year. Oh, and a fine, again the maximum that New Jersey State law allows.
(Juries, I know, do not set the amount of prison time or fines -- but they can recommend, I think, and let the judge do with it what he/she will.)
But man oh man would I like to sit on this man's jury.
42bambi
(1,753 posts)muntrv
(14,505 posts)QED
(2,747 posts)if he has it, that is. I doubt that he does - he was just being an ass. The slammer is the right place for him though.
aggiesal
(8,914 posts)BusyBeingBest
(8,052 posts)all his life. It finally caught up with him. Enjoy your felony, you nasty fucking clown.
obamanut2012
(26,072 posts)smb
(3,471 posts)And seven years isnt near enough for this lowlife son of a ..........
Response to Sherman A1 (Reply #12)
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DenverJared
(457 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,118 posts)who is sick and who is not. This does constitute an attack, an assault upon another person. Good for the NJ authorities. I hope (1) that the store bans the a&&hole from their premises forever, being that he's so disrespect of others.
wnylib
(21,449 posts)That store's employees will recognize him in the future, but other Wegman's locations probably won't.
I hope he does get convicted on the felony charge. What he did is an act of domestic terrorism. And, even if he does not have signs or symptoms of the virus, he might be carrying it for all he or anyone else knows.
Only firm, quick consequences will stop these ignorant fools from terrorizing people in public.
ON EDIT: Ultimate irony and karma if the guy gets convicted, does some time, and catches the virus in jail.
SWBTATTReg
(22,118 posts)You're exactly right!
wnylib
(21,449 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,118 posts)virus ... I don't feel one bit sorry for him being that he was so careless about others and their well being. Thanks for the heads up, the very appropriate edit and, be safe!
milestogo
(16,829 posts)infected another person with HIV.
Yeehah
(4,587 posts)so he can't vote for Trump. LOL!
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Niagara
(7,605 posts)This article was posted on The Other 98% 3 hours ago. I didn't hear about it until I saw it posted there. There's tons of injustice news that we don't hear about until weeks or months after the fact.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)It's not relevant to ask why a story from March 25 is suddenly re-appearing on May 25?
OK, then.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213171252
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213173835
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213176862
Niagara
(7,605 posts)Keep in mind that not everyone logs in on the daily and that our message board moves quickly. I certainly missed the articles that you pointed out so I'm grateful that it was reposted.
If you don't want to read about it again, how hard is it just to move on to another OP?
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Why not simply not police the boards, Niagara?
Niagara
(7,605 posts)I didn't register to DU to police other DU members. I came here to DU to be with like minded progressives who have compassion, understanding and integrity. I do my part with alerting suspicious posts and I complete jury duty when I'm selected for it.
I don't know why this has to be an issue but it's irrelevant and I'm done with you.
Good job on the compassion and understanding! Yeesh.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)and scene.
marble falls
(57,081 posts)greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Why that's a problem for people is a mystery to me.
marble falls
(57,081 posts)greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Didn't realize it would stir up a police response jeeez.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Then I realized being so petulantly self-absorbed was a reflection on me rather than anyone else.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)How clever.
Nature Man
(869 posts)it's news to me.
Chainfire
(17,537 posts)he should also be charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
Thekaspervote
(32,765 posts)Niagara
(7,605 posts)They also need to pay for other person or peoples medical care as well.
Also, this man sounds like he has some mental issues, another justifiable reason for us to tackle and improve our health care system.
Warpy
(111,255 posts)I had a great-great grandfather, lived to be 107. He was a prodigious drinker and a mean drunk, so they built him a shack deep in the woods. Whatever kid was in the doghouse that week had to take him a sack of food, which they'd dump at the door and then run like hell so he couldn't catch them. When there were a couple of full sacks of food untouched, the family went out to bury him.
That was the story, anyway.
A variation of that needs to be done now, house arrest for these social clods who think their freedumb gives them a right to hurt other people. Suburban sprawl makes woods hard to come by, so house arrest will have to do.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,465 posts)Needs to be exiled.
ramapo
(4,588 posts)I have the most distress and anxiety from the reactions and behavior of all the jerks... from the POTUS on down to this jerk
AlexSFCA
(6,137 posts)ICU
marble falls
(57,081 posts)Aviation Pro
(12,167 posts)...
Bullshit like this needs to end. Hope he is not infected and I would like to see him get jail time for this.
Joinfortmill
(14,419 posts)lpbk2713
(42,757 posts)I wouldn't dare buy any food product from this sleezebag.
Link: https://www.yelp.com/biz/rosarios-pizza-bordentown
C Moon
(12,213 posts)Orrex
(63,209 posts)RicROC
(1,204 posts)This terrorist should be locked up, maybe not 7 years but for 2+ months. When released, his arms and ammunition should be confiscated, and during his parole he cannot enter a store without a mask AND gloves.
BrightKnight
(3,567 posts)He needs medical care and he has a baby to support.
They need to make an example of that guy. It is not okay to do that to someone.
IronLionZion
(45,440 posts)https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213176862
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213173835
I'm sure similar incidents have happened since then.
I bought some plants from Home Depot today and had the most wonderful experience. 100% masking. Plenty of social distancing and people following the signs on the floor. Customers were polite to the staff, who were patient with customers as it's a tense time for everyone. And several police cars roaming around the parking lot because there was also a grocery store and target and fast food options nearby.
I'm glad George Falcone was charged with something. The OP says felony. Some other articles at the time said he was charged with terrorism.
RVN VET71
(2,690 posts)and that most people are good citizens, decent and caring.
I said earlier that I would love to be on this guy's jury. I stand by that -- but I'm a citizen of Maryland, so it's a pipe dream.
IronLionZion
(45,440 posts)It was a good experience at Lanham. Also lots of progress on the road construction along the way on Route 50.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,465 posts)But alas I am a
Marylander too.
oasis
(49,383 posts)ecstatic
(32,701 posts)like spitting, etc. It should be no different than if they threatened or shot workers with a gun. Lock his disgusting ass up!
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-52616071
Coronavirus: Stratford taxi driver dies after being spat at
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-52770041
napi21
(45,806 posts)3auld6phart
(1,046 posts)This idiocy is happening too often. The Courts should come down on these
filthy scum with maximum fines and gaol time. Plus named in the Press.They could very well be carriers of the C-19 virus thus endangering others.ignorant filthy slugs.
these people/idiots who purposely cough on others or spit on or at them need to be arrested and charged with attempted murder or assault.
SergeStorms
(19,201 posts)that, for the safety of employees and other shoppers, customers must wear face masks when inside the store. They also have hand sanitizer at every entrance and throughout the store.
This guy was just being a gigantic trumpkin (asshole) and should never have been inside in the first place. I report shoppers without masks to employees and they escort them from the premises. These trumpkins make my blood boil.
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)You are going to jail. Period.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)January 2017, and then in 2020, and all those who have the mark of the beast, yea, a red MAGA cap, shall reveal themselves to be assholes.
OMGWTF
(3,955 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)But of course, these cowards would not do it to a big husky guy.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)Slam dunk case.
vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)I'm waiting for the day when someone tries this on me.
SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)The more accurate ones with the long swabs deep up your nose. Even with the more accurate test, there is a high % of false negatives, so several consecutive tests are needed. And if he turns out he's positive, he should be charged with attempted murder.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)a ShopRite on Staten Island, employees who saw it but didn't dare step in were not exactly on the side of the mob even though they wear masks and need all the protection from others they can get. They said that the hoodlums chased the woman and obviously weren't afraid of her and that one apparently felt his mask was in his way because he pulled it down to scream at her.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)I can't think of anyone more deserving of the honor. It's good to see people getting the attention they deserve. I'm sure that he makes his mother proud.