Confiscated Donuts in Panama City (video)

[Smiling JOe]

Confiscated Donuts in Panama City (video), from www.NewsHerald.com.

As gov't continues to make more choices for us, including what we eat, Mr Day decided to deliver some donuts to the Bay County Health Dept, in the spirit of people making personal choices, rather than the gov't making those choices for us. The Donuts were confiscated by the Director of the Bay County Health Dept. :funn: Don't you just love Gov't?

 

[InletBchDweller]

oh lordy....

 

[John R]

Can you provide a little bit of the lead up to this story? Has some kind of edict been issued by the Bay County health Dept. with regards to donuts?

If unsolicited outside food was brought into any health dept by a third party, it would in all likelihood, also be destroyed.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Don't know any background, other than States, such as New York, banning particular fats, or other things. Maybe there is much more to the story, as to why Darrell Day was pissed off enough to do it. I think it is rather silly, and funny, but I certainly understand why a Director would confiscate the donuts, as they might be considered bribes. I would have done the same, but it seems rather trivial and harmless. The donuts might be perceived as a way to persuade the Director of the Bay County Health Dept to not ban donuts in Bay County. The question becomes, where do you draw the line. You don't want govt officials taking bribes, even if they share the bribes with the staff. It starts with donuts, turns into a friendship, and then, returning favors.

I just thought the video was funny, that a Health Dpt would confiscate donuts. I heard this story on the radio, 101.1 (i think), and supposedly, employees of the Health Dept were calling telling the public to please deliver more donuts, because they wanted to eat them.

Personally, I'd be a little more than concerned with eating gifts, if I were employed by the gov't. I'd let the boss test the food and see if he or she survives.

 

[ShallowsNole]

Dang...in my office, we can't accept gifts unless it is something that can be shared with the whole office. We've been brought donuts, cookies, had pizza delivered, etc. However, in each case it's been from someone we know...title companies, process servers, and the recent pizza delivery was from a couple applying for a marriage license who noticed that my co-workers were not getting a chance to go out for lunch that day.

If we didn't know who it was from, though, we'd donate it to the Sheriff's Office.

 

[greenroomsurfer]

The Bernie Thompson show had him on this morning. The Link----http://www.talkradio101.com/index.shtml

 

[greenroomsurfer]

Walton County Health Dept. The must Un-user freindly office in the county.

 

[SHELLY]

Citizen starts doughnut showdown
Jonas Hogg|Florida Freedom Newspapers
Wednesday May 7th, 2008
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Tuesday morning at the Bay County Health Department begat doughnut drama when local resident Derrell Day brought four boxes of donuts to the 11th Street office.

Health Department director Dr. Jason Newsom has been praised, criticized, heralded and lampooned for his policy regarding food at the Health Department, including recent healthy changes to the available vending machines and a policy that dis-courages (some say bans) employees from bringing unhealthy snacks to share.

It was this attention that motivated Day to charge into the fray, pastries blazing.

?Everybody likes a good doughnut,? Day said.

Popping the lid off one box, Day revealed a platoon of fresh doughnuts, lined up three rows deep and four long, standing guard like a delicious and fattening sentry.

?We?ve got some nice Krispy Kreme here,? he said. ?Nice chocolate-covered Krispy Kreme, which is excellent.?

Newsom?s policies have ignited a debate over whether his restrictions are over-reaching or if he is properly concerned that government employees getting paid to promote county health should eat accordingly, at least while on the job.

A March newsletter from Newsom discusses ?community food,? in which he writes: ?There are no restrictions on this food, but I would ask you to consider the ?good nature? of your actions. Is it really ?nice? to put a dozen donuts or a batch of cookies in front of a diabetic coworker and say ?enjoy!??..................... http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/14242

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[Alicia Leonard]

Donut Nazi :angry:

 

[scooterbug44]

Newsom?s policies have ignited a debate over whether his restrictions are over-reaching or if he is properly concerned that government employees getting paid to promote county health should eat accordingly, at least while on the job.

I like it when people bring us treats at work, but it definitely contributes to unheathy eating and wasted food.

Given the major issues with obesity and bad nutrition and the related health issues in this country, we should be applauding someone who is at least trying to do something about the problem.