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A man wanted just two slices of cheese on his sandwich, so when his wife used three slices in his grilled cheese sandwich, he became irate.

Angered at the sight of all the extra cheesiness, James DePaola became agitated and violent, yelling at the woman, Michele DePaola. According to WSB-TV, DePaola then ripped the landline out of the wall so his wife couldn’t call the police and reportedly screamed at her intensely. The couple’s 12-year old daughter who witnessed the incident called the police to the scene, according to Athens-Clarke County police.

James DePaola was charged with obstruction of a 911 call and criminal trespass/damage to property over what the police now refer to as “the grilled cheese incident”. DePaola has a history of “abusive behavior,” and was often “excessively critical and controlling of day to day things in life” like sandwiches, apparently.

read more: https://www.mediamatters.org/jesse-watters/fox-news-guest-decrying-migrant-crime-previously-arrested-after-getting-violent-over

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[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 165 points 8 months ago (14 children)

This man is not a true American, as there is no such thing as a "too cheesey" grilled cheese.

[–] Lauchs@lemmy.world 65 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Lotta people are saying he wasn't even born here. All I'm asking is if he IS a real American, why haven't we seen his birth certificate? Just asking questions here...

[–] III@lemmy.world 40 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Tucker Carlson: "Many people are saying he isn't an actual American. If not, who is he? Is he a Russian spy? And if so would he like to come over to my home to discuss Putin's dreamy eyes and masculine physique? I am just asking questions here."

[–] kambusha@feddit.ch 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

We can't accept drum 'n' bass. We need jungle I'm afraid.

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[–] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 11 points 8 months ago

Just asking questions here

JAQing off in public

[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes, with a nice bowl of tomato soup.

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[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

I'm lactose intollerant and even I can confirm this.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Sounds like a commie spy!

[–] 1D10@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What if the cheese is Brie?

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[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 3 points 8 months ago

Not to mention the fact that most grilled cheese sandwiches use American cheese. This guy hates America!

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[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 97 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

[Fox host] Watters did not disclose, however, that Lee is actually James DePaola, who has had multiple run-ins with the law himself, including when he became violent over a grilled cheese sandwich his wife had made, prompting his 12-year-old daughter to call the police.

This vile, despicable POS is actually being presented by Fox as an authority and being interviewed about crime. This is what Fox and the GQP considers the best of us.

[–] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They basically say that Jesse Waters is their Jon Stewart, I was describing a Jordan Kleper bit for my conservative father and he was like "yeah that's just like what Jesse Waters does" my reply was "yeah except that Jordan Kleper is actually funny and not an absolute piece of shit."

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 19 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Can you imagine Jon Stewart having a cretin with a history of domestic abuse on to get his opinion about any subject? Me neither.

[–] limelight79@lemm.ee 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Well he does sound like an authority on crime. Committing them.

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago

There is that.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

No one remembers Chris Simcox, of the anti-immigrant hate group called the Minutemen.

He is serving an effective life sentence for repeatedly raping his own child. When he got Fox news famous there were already accusations against him from his multiple ex-wifes.

He planned to represent himself and cross his own daughter in the stand and they had to change the procedures in his state just for him.

[–] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 60 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why are they so jokey about it? Ripping phones off the wall because you're disappointed in dinner is not healthy normal behavior, but it is also not NEW behavior. I'm disappointed. just because the food in question allows for more humor doesn't make that situation any less terrifying or traumatic for the wife of daughter. And that would have been their daily lives. I know we are laughing at him but it also diminishes how awful he is. Within a few days, few people, few copycat articles and eventually the only thing many will remember is the joke "haha he got upset when his grilled cheese was too cheesy!!" It'll be like the hot coffee lawsuit

And this man is given a platform. And you know what is terrifying? They don't give a fuck. There is no way fox didn't know, and they weren't scared of any real blowback. Because reality is people dont care enough about abuse for it to be a problem.

[–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 28 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

The mundane nature of the offense actually makes it more terrifying. My final night of marriage, he raged because I was too morning sick to go out as planned and leave the house to him. It didn't stop him from doing what he wanted, I was just going to go to bed after feeding my toddler.

It's so mundane an offense, that you feel stupid telling anyone. Even having lived through it, sometimes I have a hard time believing it.

One time he almost drove us off the freeway because I knew more about genetics than he did. I had a degree relating to the field and he had once watched a documentary on it.

And he raged because I hung up the phone when he got home. He was convinced my friend Jackie was actually Jack (names changed) and accused me of cheating. He knew I talked to Jackie at least once per week because we were working on a project together.

There was a Microsoft profile picture named Jack that he was convinced was the man I was cheating on him with. I couldn't convince him otherwise, even after showing him it was in a file with other profile pics. He got a secret vasectomy to try to catch me cheating.

Spoiler: I was not cheating. I didn't get pregnant again until he got a reversal. Guess who was cheating and gave me an STI?

They really don't care. They either can't afford to realize their sycophants are abusers because then they'd have to take a hard look at their own beliefs, or they think being abusive is a feature, not a bug.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

I don't think I've ever heard about someone being accused of cheating where the accuser wasn't cheating.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 52 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nobody goes straight to call 911 like that without a reason, and the fact he yanked the goddamn cord out of the wall shows trying to call was justified. That poor fucking kid must have been terrified to take the initiative to call on her own.

[–] user1234@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm just amazed that he had a landline.

[–] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 8 points 8 months ago

He threw out all his family's cellphones with the first 5g conspiracy theory he heard.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 35 points 8 months ago (3 children)

They are not sending their best or their brightest...

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago

No, that for sure is their best.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

I don't know about that.

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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 32 points 8 months ago

Every accusation is a confession.

[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago (2 children)

If he is in lockup, I hope they feed him grilled cheese every day.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

If you have been to jail recently, I wish they served grilled cheese. Especially with 3 slices of cheese.

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[–] ZeroCool 28 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I think we've finally stumbled upon the author of that classic reddit copypasta in r/grilledcheese. Saved you a click:

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[–] Godort@lemm.ee 27 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Open-face tomato sauce melt:

Three-Cheese-Pizza-Beauty-d3eeea98-1706-4092-8171-60738ac55937-1200x.jpg

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 10 points 8 months ago

Only if you bake the crust first

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[–] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 8 months ago

Just another stable genius

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 19 points 8 months ago

WTF did I just read? XD

[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)

A grilled cheese sandwich too cheesy?

That's like saying it's too orgasmic when my wife blows me or my paychecks are too big when my job pays me.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 points 8 months ago (3 children)

How the hell can a grilled cheese sandwich be too cheesy? Was it just cheese? Like no bread, but just cheese? Because even that doesn't seem like too much cheese to me.

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwich:

2 lb block of cheese
2 slices of white bread (optional)

............. consume

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[–] Mango@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (3 children)

So where can I get this grilled cheese?

[–] chuckd@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I bet that's one gouda grilled cheese

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[–] QualifiedKitten@kbin.social 4 points 8 months ago

Wait... People eat things like grilled cheese as anything other than an excuse to shove cheese into their mouths? No judgement intended, I fucking love cheese, probably too much. How could a food where "cheese" is such an important part of the name possibly be "too cheesy"? Isn't cheese the entire fucking point???

[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Was it imported cheese? Foreign cheese? If so, he had every reason to be irate. Real GQP patriots eat American cheese, and only American cheese! 🇺🇸 🦅

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