2Far ★ Posted July 19, 2015 Share #1 Posted July 19, 2015 Man films fatal crash without helping, tries to sell video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 19, 2015 Share #2 Posted July 19, 2015 I hope they publish his address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted July 19, 2015 Share #3 Posted July 19, 2015 Wow, filming it at all is horrid, but opening the door to specifically film them is beyond imaginable. I'm glad they found some basis to charge him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted July 19, 2015 Share #4 Posted July 19, 2015 I'm glad they found some basis to charge him.With so many laws on the books and the vague language used to frame many of them, local/state/federal authorities can usually come up with something to charge somebody with whom they are unhappy.Sometimes this is called 'piling on' the charges. (In)famous people often receive this treatment because it increases the possibility of a conviction, dilutes the defendant's resources or consumes them more quickly, and makes them more ready to accept a plea deal rather than fight many charges.The guy in the article did deserve to be charged with something, and they probably didn't have a Firing Squad For Someone Who Isn't A Human Being law on the books, so the trespass charge was the best they could do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 19, 2015 Share #5 Posted July 19, 2015 With so many laws on the books and the vague language used to frame many of them, local/state/federal authorities can usually come up with something to charge somebody with whom they are unhappy.Sometimes this is called 'piling on' the charges. (In)famous people often receive this treatment because it increases the possibility of a conviction, dilutes the defendant's resources or consumes them more quickly, and makes them more ready to accept a plea deal rather than fight many charges.The guy in the article did deserve to be charged with something, and they probably didn't have a Firing Squad For Someone Who Isn't A Human Being law on the books, so the trespass charge was the best they could do.Hopefully there will be a civil suit and a jury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 19, 2015 Share #6 Posted July 19, 2015 People are encouraged to help accident victims, authorities said. “Persons are not, however, allowed to trespass into a person’s vehicle criminally and without permission for the seemingly singular cause of filming, a young man’s dying moments, for profit,” Captain Roger Watkins wrote in a Facebook post.I never thought that people were "encouraged" to help accident victims. I always thought the direction was to let the professionals do their jobs, but of course there is that gray area while waiting for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted July 19, 2015 I never thought that people were "encouraged" to help accident victims. I always thought the direction was to let the professionals do their jobs, but of course there is that gray area while waiting for them. Samaritan laws protect the action of the first- non-professionals on the scene, e.g. you pull a guy out of a burning vehicle, but he ends up paralyzed. Typically, you would be protected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted July 20, 2015 Share #8 Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) Fucker should hang.Edit: and when the hangman sets the noose, set it so this asshole strangles and dances vs. a snapped neck. Edited July 20, 2015 by Pokey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted July 20, 2015 Share #9 Posted July 20, 2015 Fucker should hang.Edit: and when the hangman sets the noose, set it so this asshole strangles and dances vs. a snapped neck.can I video it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted July 21, 2015 Share #10 Posted July 21, 2015 can I video it?Why yes, you are more than welcome to video tape it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onbike1939 Posted July 21, 2015 Share #11 Posted July 21, 2015 I'm amazed that there should be so much condemnation of someone showing some good old American entrepreneurial spirit...........after all...it made your country great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted July 23, 2015 Share #12 Posted July 23, 2015 Oh crap. Another Peds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destination Posted July 23, 2015 Share #13 Posted July 23, 2015 It's easy to point a finger at Paul Pelton for his disgusting actions, but the fact remains that such video, if shown, would find an audience. Those who buy such video to post or broadcast and those who choose to view it are no better than those who actively film a tragic accident scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted July 23, 2015 Share #14 Posted July 23, 2015 I'm amazed that there should be so much condemnation of someone showing some good old American entrepreneurial spirit...........after all...it made your country great.I am sure there are jerks in every part of the world who would do the same thing. Jerks are everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onbike1939 Posted July 24, 2015 Share #15 Posted July 24, 2015 I am sure there are jerks in every part of the world who would do the same thing. Jerks are everywhere.Of course there are.....human nature I suppose.It just that as usual American's seem to think bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 24, 2015 Share #16 Posted July 24, 2015 That's because we make most countries in the world appear to be insignificant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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