Dad charged with assault for tossing McDonald’s fries at stepdaughter

I was disciplined as a child and it never hurt me, but I wish that this is the type of discipline they only gave me...what a nation of wimps we have become.

James Hackett, 26, is facing a felony assault charge after allegedly throwing an order of "hot and oily" McDonald's french fries at his 11-year-old stepdaughter, according to a Lowell, Massachusetts, police report posted on The Smoking Gun.

Interestingly, the report states that the unnamed girl was not harmed in the incident but states the action "could cause burning to skin and eyes." What is surprising in the report is how much more mature the 11-year-old girl sounds than her mother and Hackett. After stopping by McDonald's, the couple were reportedly arguing about money in the car when the girl "began to interject into the argument in an attempt to get the two to stop fighting."

This was apparently too much for Hackett to handle, who then allegedly "picked up the container of french fries he had just purchased, which were hot and oily, and threw it at [the girl], striking her in the face and chest area."

After making it back home, Hackett reportedly "fled the residence on an old Honda motorcycle."

His wife then called the police, who tracked down Hackett and arrested him.

When Lowell Police Officer Richard Cesarz detained Hackett, The Smoking Gun reports that Hackett was informed "he was being charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon to wit french fry."

Hackett appeared in District Court on Monday and pleaded not guilty to the assault and battery count. He is currently free on bail and faces a pretrial conference on August 10.

Quote Originally Posted by pulledclear:

Stupid fucking moron cop! Whats the charge IF THE FRIES WERE HOT he COULD HAVE hurt the child. What a fucking joke incarcerating people in this country is a HUGE business and Americans are so fucking gullible they believe the Government is their ally! The system is so fucked up YOU DONT EVER WANT TO GET CAUGHT UP IN IT. 

You don't throw anything at a child sir. Slap the bracelets on officer and ring his punk ass up on felony charge. DA will take it from there.

Good Point. Chances of hot fries are like 6% or less.

Anyways this is a retarded situation. I don't thing it is that serious. Who knows what actually happened anyway and who cares.

On what?

The cop arrested him on an abusive act, which is exactly what it was. The fries most likely were not hot but the cop was smart.

You would be the guy that stood there without a police presence and would do nothing.  World is full of pussies all day everyday.

On what?

The cop arrested him on an abusive act, which is exactly what it was. The fries most likely were not hot but the cop was smart.

You would be the guy that stood there without a police presence and would do nothing.  World is full of pussies all day everyday

Dude your a perfect example of why people SHOULDNT take he stand in their deffense. Stay rational!