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Firefighters use Jaws of Life to free 647-lb. victim from bathroom
door. Ralph Sinclair, Chicago Sun 24-10-05
door. Ralph Sinclair, Chicago Sun 24-10-05
A FAT WOMAN who got stuck in a restaurant doorway was prodded with
forks wielded by her angry fellow diners.
Cops say the woman "squealed and suffered horribly" as a wild-eyed mob
jabbed her and hurled cruel insults, including calling her names like
"Miss Piggy" and "tub of lard" and taunting her with the childhood
rhyme, "Fatty, fatty, two by four, can't get through the bathroom door
. . ."
"This unfortunate woman was poked and stabbed at least 200 times and
maybe even more," says a Chicago police spokesman, adding that he is
both embarrassed and saddened by the insensitivity of his fellow
Chicagoans.
"The forks were plastic," he says, "but they still managed to inflict a
lot of damage. Doctors later told me the victim looked like a
pincushion."
"Basically these people were upset that they couldn't use the rest
rooms. The woman was trapped in a doorway that leads to both the men's
and ladies' toilets."
The 647-pound woman -- whose name editors are withholding to spare her
any further embarrassment -- "was in great distress before she was
freed," notes the cop, who says the ugly incident unfolded in a popular
barbecue restaurant known, ironically, for its Southern-style
hospitality.
"The victim was squealing and crying in pain, not to mention being
humiliated, when police and firefighters arrived to help her. They
estimate that as many as 40 men and women had taken turns poking her
with their forks."
Firefighters cut and pried the by-then exhausted woman free with saws,
crowbars and the Jaws of Life, a special tool usually reserved for
ripping open car doors to free passengers trapped in wreckage.
DESPERATE DINERS ATTACK TRAPPED FAT LADY WITH PLASTIC FORKS Ralph
Sinclair, Chicago Sun 24-10-05
forks wielded by her angry fellow diners.
Cops say the woman "squealed and suffered horribly" as a wild-eyed mob
jabbed her and hurled cruel insults, including calling her names like
"Miss Piggy" and "tub of lard" and taunting her with the childhood
rhyme, "Fatty, fatty, two by four, can't get through the bathroom door
. . ."
"This unfortunate woman was poked and stabbed at least 200 times and
maybe even more," says a Chicago police spokesman, adding that he is
both embarrassed and saddened by the insensitivity of his fellow
Chicagoans.
"The forks were plastic," he says, "but they still managed to inflict a
lot of damage. Doctors later told me the victim looked like a
pincushion."
"Basically these people were upset that they couldn't use the rest
rooms. The woman was trapped in a doorway that leads to both the men's
and ladies' toilets."
The 647-pound woman -- whose name editors are withholding to spare her
any further embarrassment -- "was in great distress before she was
freed," notes the cop, who says the ugly incident unfolded in a popular
barbecue restaurant known, ironically, for its Southern-style
hospitality.
"The victim was squealing and crying in pain, not to mention being
humiliated, when police and firefighters arrived to help her. They
estimate that as many as 40 men and women had taken turns poking her
with their forks."
Firefighters cut and pried the by-then exhausted woman free with saws,
crowbars and the Jaws of Life, a special tool usually reserved for
ripping open car doors to free passengers trapped in wreckage.
DESPERATE DINERS ATTACK TRAPPED FAT LADY WITH PLASTIC FORKS Ralph
Sinclair, Chicago Sun 24-10-05
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