“The woman claimed that an unsecured lid caused steaming hot McDonald’s coffee to spill on her right hand, severely burning it. As evidence, Selena Edwards, 38, of Victorville provided pictures of second-degree burns.
But the only burns Edwards may suffer from are the prosecutorial ones she now faces for allegedly faking her injuries.
State insurance officials say the woman’s claims were a bid to extract $10,000 from McDonald’s Corp. The photos and medical documents Edwards provided to bolster her case came from the Internet, they said.”
Read more from LA Times here: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-fake-coffee-burn-case-20141111-story.html
Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/anakasparian) and Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) of The Young Turks discuss. Do you think the woman should go to jail? Tel us in the comment section below what you think her punishment should be.