WHY do people do things like this?

[Wing-nut2]

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[BrianL99]

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The same reason they do things like this:

Driver who lost license for refusing breath sample arrested while riding lawn mower - Leesburg-News.com (https://www.leesburg-news.com/2025/06/13/driver-who-lost-license-for-refusing-breath-sample-arrested-while-riding-lawn-mower/#google_vignette)

Florida weather affects people's mind in a weird way.

[MrFlorida]

I go to that Sam's .....can't wait for the new Costco to open.

[DonH57]

Sounds like not all his dogs were barking!

[retiredguy123]

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Why? Because people are not held accountable for their actions. The media is quick to report that someone was arrested, but they rarely report on the final result when they go to court. In this case, the guy caused $10,000 in damage, but he was released on a bond of $3,000. Go figure.

[LuvtheVillages]

Why? Because his friends and relatives missed the earlier signs of dementia.

[Taltarzac725]

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It sounds like he lost his toilet training knowledge and did not know where he was.

[New Englander]

Why? Because people are not held accountable for their actions. The media is quick to report that someone was arrested, but they rarely report on the final result when they go to court. In this case, the guy caused $10,000 in damage, but he was released on a bond of $3,000. Go figure.

The moron that did this despicable act needs to be forced to pay the $10K and do a year in Jail.

[Taltarzac725]

The moron that did this despicable act needs to be forced to pay the $10K and do a year in Jail.

I doubt if he had criminal intent.

[CarlR33]

Being retired is stressful I guess. As someone else said it would be nice to know the other side of the story (mental or had a grudge against Sam’s, etc).

[retiredguy123]

The moron that did this despicable act needs to be forced to pay the $10K and do a year in Jail.
I agree, but I'll bet you a dollar that he won't.

[Bogie Shooter]

He’s not the sharpest bulb! Or the brightest knife in the drawer!

[fdpaq0580]

He’s not the sharpest bulb! Or the brightest knife in the drawer!

🤭🫢🫣oh you kid! 😁😁😁

[fdpaq0580]

Being retired is stressful I guess. As someone else said it would be nice to know the other side of the story (mental or had a grudge against Sam’s, etc).

"The other side of the story"? What are you? Reasonable? Fair minded?
Just shoot him and toss the body in the dumpster.

(No! I'm not being serious!) 🙄

[Topspinmo]

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Why? Some humans are worst than male dogs issing on everthing :eclipsee_gold_cup:

[shut the front door]

Why? Because people are not held accountable for their actions. The media is quick to report that someone was arrested, but they rarely report on the final result when they go to court. In this case, the guy caused $10,000 in damage, but he was released on a bond of $3,000. Go figure.

And you are apparently quick to judge before hearing facts. The entire incident sounds very similar to someone with dementia/alzheimers. So go ahead and judge away, but I hope and pray this doesn't happen with you or someone you love.

[Michael G.]

This is sad to think this man is probably someone's father, husband, or brother-in law.

[jimbomaybe]

I doubt if he had criminal intent.
Criminal intent or lack or competency, has to be one or the other

[kingofbeer]

Criminal intent or lack or competency, has to be one or the other
This act was unwarranted and disgusting. Imagine if you saw this in real time. Interesting that he lives in the Village of Piedmont.
Villager ruins $10,000 worth of Spam and Vienna Sausages #villagesfl #spam #viennasausage - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iYtdBY7-Om0)

[Cliff Fr]

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Obviously mentally unbalanced

[barbseld]

My bet would be dementia.

[jimkerr]

Obviously has mental problems. Although, you have to question why nobody was with him if he did have severe mental issues.

[MandoMan]

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“A healthy adult bladder can typically hold about 500-600 ml of urine before the urge to urinate is triggered. However, the bladder can stretch to hold a larger volume, potentially up to 900-1500 ml, depending on individual size and factors like age. The urge to urinate usually occurs when the bladder has filled to about 200-350 ml.” (AI, Google)

That means the guy maybe urinated two cups. Look at the photo below of the cans of Spam with sheets of heavy paper between each layer. Furthermore, the Spam cans are in cardboard boxes and then wrapped in plastic! Chances are, not a single drop got inside the plastic, even if urine hit the plastic, and chances are, not a drop got on most of the plastic coverings on the pallets.

Doing that on pallets of food is disgusting, but does it all need to be tossed out? Did Sam’s Club REALLY toss it out, or did it just say it did so customers will feel safe. I’ve never eaten either Vienna Sausages or Spam, but if I liked them and you offered me the plastic covered boxes that had been peed on, I’d happily accept them for free and dunk them in a bucket of water and bleach to sterilize them. If they were on the pallet but not reached by the golden showers, I wouldn’t even rinse them.

[Singerlady]

He’s drunk, sick, unstable….

[Rocksnap]

Same thing happened in England.
Only it was a Muslim man urinating IN/ALL OVER the PORK cold case.
I’d call that a religious hate crime, but that’s just me.

[REO7990]

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So much for living in paradise. Is this what we call living the dream?

[New Englander]

I'm not saying the man was intoxicated, but it is possible.

[Joe C.]

Who eats Spam anyway:

[New Englander]

Who eats Spam anyway:

I eat Spam a couple of times a year.

[Larryandlinda]

“A healthy adult bladder can typically hold about 500-600 ml of urine before the urge to urinate is triggered. However, the bladder can stretch to hold a larger volume, potentially up to 900-1500 ml, depending on individual size and factors like age. The urge to urinate usually occurs when the bladder has filled to about 200-350 ml.” (AI, Google)

That means the guy maybe urinated two cups. Look at the photo below of the cans of Spam with sheets of heavy paper between each layer. Furthermore, the Spam cans are in cardboard boxes and then wrapped in plastic! Chances are, not a single drop got inside the plastic, even if urine hit the plastic, and chances are, not a drop got on most of the plastic coverings on the pallets.

Doing that on pallets of food is disgusting, but does it all need to be tossed out? Did Sam’s Club REALLY toss it out, or did it just say it did so customers will feel safe. I’ve never eaten either Vienna Sausages or Spam, but if I liked them and you offered me the plastic covered boxes that had been peed on, I’d happily accept them for free and dunk them in a bucket of water and bleach to sterilize them. If they were on the pallet but not reached by the golden showers, I wouldn’t even rinse them.
Thanks Mando.
If you’re really worried, hose it off , pop the tin, and enjoy.
A pro-plant-based food advocate would say that the possible traces of mellow yellow are far less hazardous for your health than the mixture inside the can - check out a pig sty or a slaughterhouse video!!)
Then consider those starving and dying of hunger (15,000 so far today Worldometer - real time world statistics (https://www.worldometers.info/) - go to food data) That stack could feed thousands .
We don’t eat meat but if we were starving we’d eat it in a heartbeat.
You could dip a frankfurter in a toilet - I’d simply rinse it off and chomp in if it was all I had.
Your choice to stay in an entitled comfort zone ( you’ll likeky not enjoy the run up to starvation death) or stay on the top side of the ground instead of 6 feet under.
Every time you toss a plate full of leftovers into landfill think of a starving family that plate could feed.
Sadly, too many ‘authorities’ ban food establishments and grocery stores from distributing ‘expired’ food from distribution to those suffering the pain of starvation.

[jimbomaybe]

It sounds like he lost his toilet training knowledge and did not know where he was.
I think his dementia have to be very far advanced to think he was in front of a bathroom sanitary receptacle, other issues perhaps or just a jerk

[MrFlorida]

I think his dementia have to be very far advanced to think he was in front of a bathroom sanitary receptacle, other issues perhaps or just a jerk

If he had dementia that bad, wouldn't he be accompanied by another person ? How could somebody even drive there in that state?
No, your right , he was just a jerk.

[CybrSage]

“A healthy adult bladder can typically hold about 500-600 ml of urine before the urge to urinate is triggered. However, the bladder can stretch to hold a larger volume, potentially up to 900-1500 ml, depending on individual size and factors like age. The urge to urinate usually occurs when the bladder has filled to about 200-350 ml.” (AI, Google)

That means the guy maybe urinated two cups. Look at the photo below of the cans of Spam with sheets of heavy paper between each layer. Furthermore, the Spam cans are in cardboard boxes and then wrapped in plastic! Chances are, not a single drop got inside the plastic, even if urine hit the plastic, and chances are, not a drop got on most of the plastic coverings on the pallets.

Doing that on pallets of food is disgusting, but does it all need to be tossed out? Did Sam’s Club REALLY toss it out, or did it just say it did so customers will feel safe. I’ve never eaten either Vienna Sausages or Spam, but if I liked them and you offered me the plastic covered boxes that had been peed on, I’d happily accept them for free and dunk them in a bucket of water and bleach to sterilize them. If they were on the pallet but not reached by the golden showers, I wouldn’t even rinse them.

Why not buy them, since it is not a problem?

[CybrSage]

If he had dementia that bad, wouldn't he be accompanied by another person ? How could somebody even drive there in that state?
No, your right , he was just a jerk.

How do drunks drive in that state? Drunks successfully drove all the time.
Alzheimer's does not mean a person instantly loses knowledge of everything.

[Runway48]

When that little voice inside your head says to you "maybe I shouldn't do this", listen to that little voice.

[CybrSage]

Sadly, too many ‘authorities’ ban food establishments and grocery stores from distributing ‘expired’ food from distribution to those suffering the pain of starvation.

Expired food can kill you. Killing a person with food poisoning is not the good act you think it is.

If the food was still safe, the expiration date would be extended. Companies do not want to throw away profit.

Go ahead and start a movement to remove expiration dates on good. Once removed, it can be legally given away.

[Pugchief]

Who eats Spam anyway:

Good question.
An even better question is: Who buys it it bulk, and why?

[SoCalGal]

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[MrFlorida]

How do drunks drive in that state? Drunks successfully drove all the time.
Alzheimer's does not mean a person instantly loses knowledge of everything.

But when he publicly urinates in public on food, it's a total loss of control, not like a drunk driver that makes that choice.

[jimjamuser]

Good question.
An even better question is: Who buys it it bulk, and why?
Survivalists.

[Pugchief]

Survivalists.

I doubt there are enough survivalists in TV to buy a couple of pallets worth of Spam, so somebody else must be buying.

Also , I'm guessing most survivalists are going for dried and canned beans, not Spam.

[retiredguy123]

And you are apparently quick to judge before hearing facts. The entire incident sounds very similar to someone with dementia/alzheimers. So go ahead and judge away, but I hope and pray this doesn't happen with you or someone you love.
If he was arrested and charged, the police and the judge who set bail, must have thought that he committed a crime. They have more facts than anyone posting on this thread.

[jimbomaybe]

If he had dementia that bad, wouldn't he be accompanied by another person ? How could somebody even drive there in that state?
No, your right , he was just a jerk.
Look for his lawyer to argue some sort of impairment, ASA should then respond if that is the case his DL should be revoked

[Taltarzac725]

My mother has Alzheimer's or some kind of dementia. Years ago we had a Filipina homecare worker. I had purchased a Tagalog dictionary to dabble in a new language. Tagalog language - Wikipedia Tagalog language - Wikipedia (https://share.google/cNBjedR7wvJ1TGfGZ)

I had had it and maybe ten other thin books on a chair in one of the bedrooms I used as a computer room. I had gone in one morning to use the computer and reached for the Tagalog dictionary to look something up and discovered that it and the other books were all wet.

I have a small pooch but I figured he could not have got anywhere near that height and I had not had an angry girlfriend in a good while.

But my mother could get around the house still pretty good. Not so well now though as was in the year 2021.


She has done this on other places. I have learned not to sit down or lie down anywhere without feeling if it going to be dry.


The Filipina lady was amused by this when I told her probably because my pronunciation left a lot to be desired. She had an Alzheimer's patient who would eat anything within reach even things in her front yard so she had to keep a very wary eye on the lady she was watching.

[Larryandlinda]

We always buy the oldest expiration dates and have for well over a half century - sometimes we get what might be unsafe but it’s very rare -
We learned to love bananas near liquid.
We also love Florida in the summer ( less crowded for biking, shorter lines, and businesses are friendlier)and rarely use climate control unless guests and tenants want it. Personal comfort zones for those in the right mindset are adjustable.
You can hibernate in your AC car, home, and stores but ya gotta go outside eventually dontcha?
As my dad used to say when he lived outside the lines…..
“So Sue Me!”

[Bwanajim]

I wonder why they threw the food out? They were canned items and I understand not selling them, but maybe they could've donated to a food bank?

[retiredguy123]

I wonder why they threw the food out? They were canned items and I understand not selling them, but maybe they could've donated to a food bank?
Donate it to a food bank? No way. Can you imagine the bad publicity Sam's Club would get from doing that? It would be a top national news story that would cost them millions.

[Dlpdo]

I agree, but I'll bet you a dollar that he won't.
Yes that will help this man with potential mental health issues get better.

[xcaligirl]

Why? Because people are not held accountable for their actions. The media is quick to report that someone was arrested, but they rarely report on the final result when they go to court. In this case, the guy caused $10,000 in damage, but he was released on a bond of $3,000. Go figure.
I agree!!! Exactly what I'm thinking