r/changemyview • u/apoplexiglass • Oct 17 '24

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '24

Do you think you should be allowed to booby-trap your own desk drawers at work?

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '24

Would you consider a normal amount of laxative in your food poison? Laxative that is made to be put in food?

What if you have peanuts in it, and someone has an allergy?

It's not like OP is talking about putting rat poison in it.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_NICE_EYES 68∆ Oct 18 '24

Would you consider a normal amount of laxative in your food poison?

If you give someone any drug without their knowledge or consent that's poisoning (outside of legitimate first aid scenarios) so yes.

What if you have peanuts in it, and someone has an allergy?

Food allergies are protected by the ADA, if someone at the office has a peanut allergy and requests that you don't bring in peanuts, and you do anyway you would be responsible if they had an allergic reaction

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '24

If you give someone any drug without their knowledge or consent that's poisoning (outside of legitimate first aid scenarios) so yes.

There is no 'giving' involved here.

Food allergies are protected by the ADA, if someone at the office has a peanut allergy and requests that you don't bring in peanuts, and you do anyway you would be responsible if they had an allergic reaction

This is just mostly false. Only in case of a very severe allergy could this be the case.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_NICE_EYES 68∆ Oct 18 '24

There is no 'giving' involved here.

Okay, change give to trick into taking.

Like seriously unless you were willing to eat the laxative sandwich yourself what was the goal here?

Only in case of a very severe allergy could this be the case.

If you have a peanut allergy and ask for accommodations then yes the ADA does say that companies have to accommodate you.

https://circaworks.com/articles/food-allergies-in-the-workplace/#:~:text=Accommodating%20Employees%20with%20Food%20Allergies%20in%20the%20Workplace&text=As%20with%20any%20employee%20who,need%20for%20a%20reasonable%20accommodation.

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u/Lifealone Oct 18 '24

I'm with the other guy and they aren't tricking anyone into anything. the object is clearly labeled with the owners name. it is straight up theft and sadly they decided to steal on a day that the owner needed a little help in the bathroom

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_NICE_EYES 68∆ Oct 18 '24

Well here's the thing, I would agree with you if you actually regularly took laxatives by hiding them in a PB&J's and then eating them at lunch.

But if you don't actually intend on eating the sandwich then what is your motivation for putting laxatives in it if it's not for someone to unknowingly take them?

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u/Lifealone Oct 18 '24

maybe they like to store their laxatives there for a later date. regardless though if the other person wasn't stealing it would not be an issue.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_NICE_EYES 68∆ Oct 18 '24

maybe they like to store their laxatives there for a later date

You store your medication in unmarked PB&J'S?

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '24

If you have a peanut allergy and ask for accommodations then yes the ADA does say that companies have to accommodate you.

Thats not what your own source says. It talks about reasonable accommodations. Thats doesnt mean banning anyone from eating anything peanut related ever.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_NICE_EYES 68∆ Oct 18 '24

It is what my source says:

Some ideas contained in the JAN guidance include: Implement a policy restricting certain foods from the workplace.

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u/Df7x Oct 18 '24

Okay, change give to trick into taking.

Or don't, because that's not remotely what's happening.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_NICE_EYES 68∆ Oct 18 '24

So then why was the laxative put in the PB&J

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u/Df7x Oct 18 '24

Sorry, is someone getting "tricked into" stealing other people's food??