Monday, August 16, 2010

Rampage at McDonalds – Melodi Dushane video now public

In January, Melodi Dushane was caught on video tape rampaging through a McDonald’s drive-through window. Today, the video tape that shows Melodi Dushane attacking two McDonald’s employees was entered into public record. There were no chicken McNuggets available, and Melodi Dushane, who was admittedly drunk, is seen freaking out. Post resource – Video of Melodi Dushane McNugget rampage becomes public record by Personal Money Store.

Melodi Dushane New Year’s Day attack

Melodi Dushane visited a Toledo McDonald’s and ordered Chicken McNuggets on January 1, 2010. Because it was breakfast hours, the McNuggets she ordered weren’t available. The employees of McDonald’s tried to convince Dushane that she could not get the McNuggets, but she attacked them. First, Dushane punches and slaps the workers, the breaks the drive-through glass.

Melodi Dushane sentenced to two months

Eventually, Melodi Dushane was changed with both vandalism and assault in connection with the attack. Originally, Dushane pled not guilty to all the charges. In the end, Dushane was sentenced to 60 days in jail and had to pay for the broken window at the McDonald’s. Melodi Dushane also admitted that she was drunk at the time she attacked the McDonald’s. In the end, Dushane’s drunken rampage could very well cost her thousands of dollars.

Debating if evidence like this should be made entirely public

Some legal experts are wondering if the public’s right to know really outweighs individual rights. It used to be that when evidence related to court cases was made public, individuals had to actively seek it out. Now, when evidence is made public, it is often spread around the world in moments. Even those who have served their sentences for the crimes are usually implicated in these releases of information, which is typically weighed as less essential than the right of the community to know what is going on in their area.What do you think – how should the two competing things be weighed?



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