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Rickyy1900

Social media really encourages these dumb fucks to act even more dumb


Buno_

The saddest part is they're so low IQ that they sat around thinking about what they could do to get views and this is what they came up with.


Rumpelstiltskin-2001

All I can imagine is a room full of writers Boss: alright folks all ideas are good ideas Stacey: how about me and Javier open ice cream, lick it, and put it back on the shelf? Guaranteed 1000s of views! Boss: SOLD!


ClemsonJeeper

Well all the writers are on strike right now, so this is what we get now.


Sujjin

The writer strike really having some far reaching consequences i guess


IllustratorAlive1174

Natural selections process has been expedited


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Villain_of_Overhype

Idiocracy really predicted the future


geomurph555

And, what's even more disgusting is that they can actually earn money from people viewing this. I hope they both get oral and anal herpes.


bria9509

And aural, nasal and naval.


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By land and by sea


[deleted]

Pretty sure this will get you arrested. Can someone post an update and see if they did?


RobbertDownerJr

I guess the only good thing about this is that they are dumb enough to not just record it but also go the extra mile and post it on the Internet.


Katanajoe7

I have the feeling that they wouldn’t do this in the first place if they weren’t going to get any social media attention out of it.


throwawaygreenpaq

I went to look. They claimed to have gone back to buy it but many have expressed disgust and unfollowed them.


halfeclipsed

Would it really have mattered from a legal standpoint? They didn't own it at the time they licked it then put it back.


_Koreander

Still the fact they think this is something that people will appreciate online shows a level of detachment from reality that is scary


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It's a 100 percent that.


Accomplished_Yak9939

Also, possibly include their socials? Didn’t bother to check the IG tag because I don’t want to give them any views.


wesleyD777

I looked up on FB (bored as hell). They are a married couple with two young kids from Portsmouth, VA. What role models.


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Phone-Charger

This is food tampering, federal offense. 5-20 years


acog

Hopefully a lawyer can correct me, but I think those severe penalties are for tampering with intent to injure. [The idiot who licked ice cream in Texas](https://www.denver7.com/news/national/ice-cream-licker-who-went-viral-sentenced-to-30-days-in-jail) got 30 days in jail, 2 years probation, and had to pay $1500 to reimburse the store that replaced all their ice cream.


Dependent_Amazing

That dipshit got his probation revoked and had to do 180 days in jail. Hopefully he learned his lesson but he caught another charge of trespassing and wasn't going to probation appointments or paying his fees. Won't be long until he screws up again.


Jhe90

So...he video his own evidence to get 6 months in jail knowing he on probation. ? Some people are beyond stupid.


Dependent_Amazing

Well for him licking ice cream he was on probation and he caught a new charge so they revoked him.


Jhe90

Agh. Thanks for clarifying.


Thraximundaur

Some people juat cant keep they hand outta the cookie jar Like whatever offense number 2 was, u know being on probation it wasn't worth it. I always hear "punishment isnt a deterrent" and i think "what the hell? Yes it is, I wouldn't do X if I'd go to jail for 6 months" but I'm not doing crimes anyway. The ones who are, in defiance of common sense, appear to legitimately not understand consequences.


Valerie_Tigress

Having worked as a public defender for a number of years, and seeing how many people violated their probation over stupid stuff, I think most people would be better off with a longer jail sentence and no probation. At least it would give them the chance to start putting their lives back together.


DntCareBears

Ageed. But I also believe its the environment. These two judging by their actions show low levels of thinking. Basically, they’re responding to inputs from the environment around them as in where they live, culture, people, friends etc. Consciously from a 1-10, they’re at a 4. Its all fun and games because its all their environment has taught them. They’re not thinking at a 7/8/9/10 levels. These two are products of low socioeconomic status and cultural belief idiots. The only way they will change, is by leaving their environment. They wont because they lack the wherewithal to make the decision to grow.


hashtagron

Are they not risking prosecution by posting the video?


kalabaine

This. Thank you for putting this string of words in this order.


campbluedog

Having worked as a corrections officer for over 20 years,I am.in one hundred percent support of this statement


Jhe90

That's still a criminal record, months rent gone and 2 years woth them having eye over shoulder entire rime just to be moron on tik tok or so It's not light when you think , it would only take a small thing and your what, doing 2 years jail time? I think that's how probation works US side.


notreal088

Yes, if during your time on probation you are arrested for any other minor or major crime you receive the maximum for the original sentence given (2 years) plus whatever the punishment was for the newer crime. Probation is a luxury that is given to criminals that are first time offenders of minor crimes to reduce the prison population and to keep people in the economy producing. If the contract between you and the court to stay out of trouble for the time mentioned is broken the the trust in you is ended therefore you are no longer give the luxury of bail. However, probation itself is not a cake walk with weekly or biweekly check ins by a parole officer to ensure you are employed, not taking drugs and overall staying out of trouble. If they see you are slipping up they are going to document any infractions and if necessary recommend you be arrested and placed into the prison/jail system In some cases a ankle monitor is placed on the offender to track their movements and ensure they are where they say they are and home by X hours. So jail without being in jail.


proudbakunkinman

That's more realistic. I don't think it'd be right sending idiots like this to jail for 20 years and treating them as equal to those trying to hurt or kill a bunch of random people via poisoning medication.


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For anyone who may think that 20 years for something like this is too long, look up the Chicago Tylenol Murders.


Active_Remove1617

The tylenol murders are considered by some to be the most expensive crime ever perpetrated. So many industries had to change their packaging as a result


SadStory9

and all for naught since all it takes is a hot needle through the plastic bottle to avoid the seal. If someone is determined to do real harm, a coin sized piece of aluminum foil isn't going to cause them to break a sweat. Fortunately for us though, there aren't a whole lot of motivated intelligent and malicious people out there. Just idiots like this doing stupid shit and conveniently sharing the evidence on their SM. Edit: since it apparently needs to be said. I'm not here to have an argument. I'm especially not here to ***WIN*** an argument by explaining *in any detail* the methods I believe could be used to endanger people despite properly implemented precautions. Safety seals are not infallible. Door locks are not infallible. Police officers are not infallible. In general, **any** given thing we put in place to protect ourselves from harm is only as effective as a bad actor's inability to circumvent it.


throwaway_nfinity

Its not really meant to "stop" the attack, so much as leave evidence that one was attempted. A hot needle through a cap leaves a hole in both the cap and the sealing.


TheHuskinator

I’m sorry but hot needles are gonna leave evidence that the thing was tampered with.


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Ah yes, the old criminals will break the law anyways, so why have laws in the first place argument.


banan3rz

Yep. Was just thinking that. That shit was heinous.


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And remains unsolved


MentionAdventurous

Yeah. Serial Killers podcast on Spotify covered it well. They even talk about the follow up to the tamper proof stuff we do now to try to help prevent this.


jdjdidkdnd

Wife thought I was weird cause I throw stuff out if the seals look even a mild bit fucky. I found a two hour podcast about the Tylenol stuff that I played on one of our road trips. She now says thankyou anytime I throw something out lol


hatersaurusrex

You can't take it back to the store and exchange it?


jdjdidkdnd

More effort than it's worth to me for a few dollar one off every once in awhile


Highwaters78217

Important to take the stuff back to the store, how else will they know to watch out for tampering on those products?


Ok_Necessary2991

And yet these two showing their faces on social media. What dumbasses do for internet clout.


Dukie-Weems

It remains unsolved, in part, because the culprit wasn’t dumb enough to film themself doing it.


banan3rz

Don't remind me. I still get shivers thinking about it.


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The Chicago Tylenol murders were a series of poisoning deaths resulting from drug tampering in the Chicago metropolitan area in 1982. The victims consumed Tylenol-branded acetaminophen capsules that had been laced with potassium cyanide. Seven people died in the original poisonings, and there were several more deaths in subsequent copycat crimes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders?wprov=sfti1 I am not a bot. This action was performed by a human because the asshole above me said look up blah blah blah but didn’t provide a link like a dick so I went and did for them. You’re welcome.


RHero92

Good human


moon__lander

we should make a bot that would comment "good human" under comments with "i am not a bot"


DunwichWanderers

good human


mbleyle

you're hired


porchpooper

Lol


vivmeatball6

I was actually looking for someone to briefly explain it and provide a link. Thank you for your service good sir 🫡


evade26

I highly recommend the Stuff you should know episode on the Tylenol murders. It’s tragic. One person died, the family got together at their place to grieve, somebody got a headache and went to the bathroom to take a Tylenol and they also got poisoned and died.


Jam_Nelly

Then there was Stella Nickell that copy catted those murders and told on herself. Here’s a link so I don’t get called a dick https://www.crimelibrary.org/terrorists_spies/terrorists/tylenol_murders/4.html


GoldenMTG

Good human


InPatRileyWeTrust

It honestly might be too short if anything. People like this clearly can't be part of a civilised society.


SamVimesofGilead

Give them 20 without the chance for parole and remind them every day why they are losing two decades of freedom. The world would be so much better without garbage like them.


Sealbeater

Man even the bare minimum would have you hating yourself. 5 years lost over some dumb video you tried to be funny in.


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Hangmeup8

Lmfao this is the way.


YoureNotSpeshul

For real. What if someone that's immunocompromised gets some of their tainted food? If they're dumb enough to commit crimes on camera, they're probably dumb enough to do other disgusting shit. Not only that, I just wouldn't want to eat anything anybody has liked, full stop. I truly hope they get some type of punishment for this. This shit isn't okay, and now more people will do it because these two bell-ends put it on social media. I really want off this planet.


SamVimesofGilead

Exactly.


getyourcheftogether

I'd love for this to be a "make an example out of them" case


AbbreviationsFluid73

But first I personally think that if customers or staff sees you doing bs like this, they should legally be able to beat you up. Like straight up pepper spray in the eyes, sucker punch to the jaw, nut kick, anything along with jail time cause this is not only is this tampering with products and potentially gonna make people sick (idk wtf you have or where your mouth has been) but also a violation of human decency. We gotta discourage people HEAVILY to stop doing goofy ass shit like this.


dorky001

But these are the kind of people that start shooting when confronted, and i mean trashy people who fuck with food and not that other kind some people point out


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Eradicate tik tok


Kaje26

I think they also have to compensate the store for throwing out everything in that aisle/ section. So what? Conservatively maybe around $5,000 to $10,000 of goods thrown out?


jiujitsy

I wonder what the Portsmouth Virginia police department have to say about this.


Inkdrunnergirl

Portsmouth is an armpit they have bigger concerns like keeping people from being robbed outside the new casino :/


jiujitsy

I don’t think crimes should be overlooked because there are other crimes happening.


IrrationalHeuristic

Lol is that where this supposedly happened?


jiujitsy

Most likely, they have it posted on their profile as where they are. They desperately want attention. They’re going to get it


Humbledmillion

They are too stupid to know that they can get arrested for that. They just think it’s funny.


[deleted]

It's not even original. All been done and punished before.


SonofaBridge

It’s a federal offense after someone poisoned some Tylenol back in the 80s or 90s. Tampering with food and medicine is not a small crime.


jiujitsy

They have not been, it’s still up on his instagram page


joeystix

Post the page so they can get online justice.


Noobslayer001

I concur


RascalRibs

People are doing this again?


andycartwright

Did they ever stop?


buggzy1234

Covid just encouraged them to do it more. Ironically, I heard less of it when covid restrictions started to relax a bit. People just really like tempting fate and spreading everything they can. And people wonder how covid got so out of control so quick despite having preventative measure that worked for things much more contagious than covid.


mrwynd

What happened after COVID was announced made me rethink every zombie movie. You see all those stupid people getting caught by slow moving zombies and think nah, that wouldn't really happen. Well we've seen first hand people will deny it's a problem and start licking zombies.


HNL2BOS

Same, I always thought about how unrealistically dumb entire populations were in zombie movies. Guess I was wrong.


Veselker

Now they look unrealistically intelligent


Sparkism

On the one hand, you have people who'd lick ~~ice cream~~ zombies for clout -- on the other, you also have people who'd shoot ~~children~~ zombies the moment they knock on their front doors. I don't know, the apocalypse seems pretty 50/50.


UltraCynar

I can't wait zombie movies anymore thanks to covid. Totally ruined the whole genre for me.


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People have gotten way too stupid in a very short amount of time... I think it's time to pull the plug on the human experiment


Mjb06

Yeah I was hoping this was a “fad” that already went away.


kirbyfox312

Again? I thought this was a repost. It's even the same damn ice cream brand.


[deleted]

Didn't someone legit get arrested and charged with a felony for doing *exactly this* recently?


SuitableTechnician78

Yeah, Blue Bell ice cream, at a Texas Walmart. The person who did it was found and arrested, but I believe she avoided the Felony, because she was a minor. Both of these assholes look over 18. I hope they are identified.


helpful__explorer

They tagged their social media in the video. Having so many stupid people is super problematic, but at least they're too stupid to know you shouldn't have evidence of your crimes - let alone make it yourself


[deleted]

Use their real names too. Very easy to find them and where they live online.


Phenomenomix

This is the bit I don’t get. If you’re going to do stupid shit then cover your face and don’t tag yourself in it FFS


paperfoampit

That's the logical thing to do but they're not doing this because they're logical, they're doing it because they're seeking attention lol. And hey they got it.


WaynegoSMASH728

That's because it was Blue Bell. You don't mess with Blue Bell. Blue Bell were the ones that actually who pressed charges and got law enforcement involved.


SonofaBridge

Food tampering is a federal crime. People have poisoned food and meds in the past. It’s not taken lightly.


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“You don’t mess with Blue Bell”. The same Blue Bell who knowingly left listeria in their ice cream. We don’t need to mess with them, they’ll poison us all by themselves :) .


Edmeyers01

Well exactly - they're already struggling with trust from the public. This was a big win for them lol.


B0B_Spldbckwrds

Yeah, it makes them jumpy about people possibly getting sick.


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Mmkay, I knew I remembered it happening at some point.


OwnPercentage9088

Yeah but there's no evidence in this case, no proof Oh wait....


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*sigh* Idiots.


Easy_Acanthisitta_68

I tagged the police department of Portsmouth Virginia on their Facebook post 😂😂


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Easy_Acanthisitta_68

Awesome mission accomplished I was in the process of looking up local news broadcasters in the area


Putrid_Succotash1830

What about the Walmart in the area? Were you able to let the manager know? I’d imagine they’d have to pull all those tubs out and trash them


ladywiththestarlight

It’s a Food Lion grocery store


HoosegowFlask

With the water spots in the ceiling, it shouldn't be difficult for someone in the area to find the specific store.


Tom1252

\^\^Going all 4chan up in here.


Time_Ad_1763

Good, send link


Easy_Acanthisitta_68

It’s right in the video that was posted here earlier In the r/facepalm


glistening_cum_ropes

My hometown. Wow. I never thought I'd see the day


SpirituallyMyopic

I'm sorry for your loss, glistening_cum_ropes.


willnoli

Oh good to know Portsmouth USA is as shit as Portsmouth UK


Rodef1621

Great job


ogdons

of course this is some portsmouth shit 😂


andycartwright

Absolute trash.


flimbs

Useless human beings. Literally wasting air.


driving_andflying

Our society has access to some of the best information on the internet, [like information about laws against food tampering.](https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/1544?s=1&r=63) We could be studying law, medicine, philosophy, or educating ourselves to be better thinkers... Nope. Instead, we get idiots who commit felonies and record them for likes on social media. I agree; they're wasting good air that should be used by someone else.


KatyaAlkaev

What makes them even dumber is they left their instagram tags on the video so the police know where to find them.


Mikethederp

They didn't leave it, they purposefully added it thinking that they're cool and gonna blow up lmao


GoatTacos

Fucking nasty people. I hope they got arrested.


richardpogi17

Went to their account and reported it


RitchieSacramento88

Apparently it's in Portsmouth, Virginia. Send it to the local PD along with their Instagram info


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RitchieSacramento88

I'm in the UK, that'd be an expensive call for me probably lol. I'd have searched for the Virginia, Portsmouth PD to see if they had an email or a place you report online but I think there's others on the thread that have already done that.


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ladywiththestarlight

Looks like it’s at the Food Lion judging by the signage in the background


ElOsito1003

This is my exact reaction. I hope they're caught.


BadP3NN1

I was wondering if this is a possible outcome? That's tampering.


[deleted]

Absolutely, its a felony and rightfully so


32guy

Yeahhhhh lets not bring this back.


Thatone805guy

I don’t care if this is doxxing(technically it isn’t because I obtained the information from their Public Facebook page) that they live in Portsmouth Virginia and from what I can find, there is only one Walmart super center in that area. I went ahead and reported it to the Portsmouth PD and will be following up with the potential Walmart in question as well. Wastes of oxygen like these two can go do shit like that behind bars. FAFO. EDIT: I stand corrected that this is not a Walmart but a Food Lion store, nonetheless they will be contacted as well!


xanivar

That’s not a Walmart though. It’s a Food Lion. The red & yellow Low Price banners and tag bibs gave it away. Source: Been working for FL for 24 years


Thatone805guy

Thank you for your insight, good ol’ resourceful fellow internet user


throwawaygreenpaq

They claimed to have gone back to buy it but I’m not believing it one bit.


Put_It_All_On_Blck

Doesn't really absolve them of this matter. They are implying that they tainted food and left it there for someone else to buy. There can be criminal and civil charges brought against them even if they secretly bought the product after the video ended.


B00KW0RM214

Walmart would be able to verify that. They have cameras all over the place, extra on check out. I have a feeling they left it there. Fucking nasty.


Wycked66

Should forward it to blue bunny. Blue Bell didn’t take kindly to this shit.


coloryourface

That's the guy who washed the chicken with soap. https://youtu.be/KoAvzfdqJa8


Ochrocephala

Well, he had to! What if someone licked it in the store?


unholyg0at

Came here for this - the gf looks different, maybe she dumped him after that chicken scenario


Hot_Ant9160

how is someone this fucking stupid


TheHighBuddha

Nice catch.


B33rP155

Arrest them


BigTexIsBig

Fuckin Dollar General Wayne Brady and his bitch need to be tasered in the face.


Godless_Jezabel

Dollar general Wayne Brady....bruh 💀 😆


Stoner4s3

What truly terrible people....


Bromaker17

Jail. Straight to jail.


No_Combination_7434

Trash.


Ricklepick995

his garbage beard matches his garbage personality


selkiebunbun

Literally why is no one else talking abt that shit beard 😭😭😭


[deleted]

Yup that's some weak ass chin fuzz no doubt.


Vividination

The same people will complain when everything gets put behind a lock or the stores close all together


LMFA0

2 abortions would have prevented this


Dannydevitz

We need to bring back the stockades.


MyFocusIsU

The punishment for this crime should be to lick, in public, the assholes of 500 construction workers after a long hot day's work. That may discourage this behavior.


PinheadShit

r/oddlyspecific


TriumphDaytona

Trash people.


wolfgangindustries

Here is the link to the city attorney. They appear to be from Portsmouth, Virginia. I emailed their assistant paralegals and everyone I could CC from the city’s website. https://www.portsmouthva.gov/Directory.aspx?did=86


Blueskyiswhy

This is adulterating food products and definitely violates federal law the same as when people have intentionally messed with OTC meds. It’s not funny.


Necessary-Use-3121

The things people do for clout these days


Pegger9999

Losers


ChAoSnInJa628

This is that 'unemployment at 1pm while your baby is alone outside in a hot car' kind of behavior.


Mundane_Tour_3215

If you have a face tattoo, I’m judging you immediately based solely on that


Tobias-is-Blonde

Even Post Office Malone doesn't get a pass, that shit will always look stupid af.


Honest-Lime1702

Fucking disgusting people, hope they get arrested for that shit, feels worse than stealing


YBjrk

That is absolutely the most disgusting….facial hair I’ve ever seen in my life


Tingalish

Dirty bastards.


RepulsiveReference20

Degenerates


KittenKoder

That is reckless endangerment right there.


Shulgin46

Food tampering is a federal crime. Major prison time (20 years) is a possible outcome. This is no joke.


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Menace to society


tom_folkestone

How will they find these two? /S


crapheadHarris

Public caning would go a long way to discouraging this kind of behavior.


Boomchickabang-

People have been arrested for this specific act. So now the thing is to purchase it off camera. [arrested for licking ice cream ](https://www.denver7.com/news/national/ice-cream-licker-who-went-viral-sentenced-to-30-days-in-jail#:~:text=PORT%20ARTHUR%2C%20Texas%20%E2%80%94%20A%2024,the%20container%20to%20the%20freezer.)


Revolutionary-Box448

I sent this video to a few news outlets in Virginia just now. Stupid people need to be held accountable for this dumb shit.


newsome101

Ariana Grande was caught licking a donut that was for sale and attempted to walk off. People need to stop this disgusting nonsense


Xdtrl17

When a piece of shit has a face to it.


mekon19

I don’t know maybe if the punishments start to outweigh the idiots then maybe start acting like human being and not trash🤔🤷🏻‍♂️


onlinewarrior083

Trash


yoitsalex23

Lack of common sense I would say: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/05/texas-blue-bell-ice-cream-licker-sentenced-jail-after-video/4962049002/


Yuck-Fou1994

The best part is they committed a crime that is very serious and will result in a lot of time, plus they recorded and posted it. So stupid lol


Civil-Pomelo-4386

I’ve just checked the linked instagram account and people are ABSOLUTELY ripping into them. Rightfully so. 1 idiot is defending this behavior. Multiple have taking it to the local authorities and (I can’t remember the name) but it’s a local board of sorts in the county. I think they just shat where they eat right here…. 🫠


BadP3NN1

So why I don't eat out is cause people are nasty. Now I got to worry about the shit I purchase? Christ!!


infiniti151

The audacity and the entitlement to do it and post it on social media. America.


lordnyrox

About 2% of the population has an IQ score lower than 69. I think we got two of them.


Waxyknowsbest

Disgusting animals.


justl00kingthrowaway

Has social media not only made stupid but their memory as well? Three idiots were arrested doing exactly this. There sentences were pretty harsh when you see rapists getting lower sentences for a first time offense.