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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2017 9:18:13 GMT -5
This one's got legs I'll bet.
From nbcnews.com:
PENN STATE FRATERNITY DEATH: 18 CHARGED OVER PLEDGE TIMOTHY PIAZZA'S FATAL FALL
"Nearly two dozen members of a Penn State University fraternity are facing criminal charges, including involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault, after a pledge fatally fell down stairs during an alcohol-fueled event, Pennsylvania prosecutors announced Friday.
Ten of the 18 brothers belonging to Beta Theta Pi were arraigned Friday afternoon following a months-long investigation into the death of 19-year-old Timothy Piazza, a sophomore engineering major from Lebanon, New Jersey. They did not comment about the charges, and were later released on bail.
The charges include aggravated assault, hazing, furnishing alcohol to minors and consumption of alcohol by a minor, said Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller. Eight of the brothers have also been charged with involuntary manslaughter and the fraternity itself has been charged.
The involuntary manslaughter counts carry a maximum punishment of 2-1/2 years to 5 years, while the aggravated assault counts, a first-degree felony, carry a maximum prison term of 10 years to 20 years.
"I've said this before: This didn't have to happen," Piazza's father, Jim Piazza, said at a news conference after the charges were announced. "This is the result of a feeling of entitlement, flagrant disobedience of the law and disregard for moral values that was then exacerbated by egregious acts of self-preservation. Again, this did not have to happen."
The State College-based school shut down the Beta chapter permanently following the Feb. 2 pledge event that led to Piazza's death. Police said he fell head first down 15 basement steps at around 11 p.m., but first responders were not called until almost 12 hours later.
Four brothers allegedly carried him upstairs after the fall and placed him on a couch that night, but no one called 911 until the next morning. Piazza died at the hospital.
The coroner ruled Piazza's death accidental and said he sustained multiple traumatic injuries from the fall.
According to prosecutors, members of the fraternity testified to a grand jury that Beta was supposed to be a "dry" house, but alcohol was still consumed during its events.
About 40 students lived at the house. Members partook in alcohol-filled festivities such as a Four Loko night and a cigar and beer night.
From Jan. 25 to Feb. 2, one Beta brother bought nearly $1,180 worth of alcohol, including Four Loko and Crown Russe vodka, prosecutors said. Text messages and a chat group called "we f--- moms" revealed members allegedly asking about buying alcohol, including for pledges, and collecting money for their so-called "slush fund."
During the pledge night event, the recruits were required to drink various types of alcohol at stations as part of a contest known as "the gauntlet," prosecutor said.
Surveillance footage from inside the house shows much of what was happening that night and the aftermath of Piazza's fall, according to the grand jury investigation.
The brothers first gathered in the house's "great hall" with the lights turned off, according to the report. Pledges wearing khakis, button-down shirts and sports jackets were led into the room and then back out before they started the "gauntlet."
The report describes the pledges engaging in heavy drinking, and Piazza at one point is seen swigging from a bottle of vodka and then consuming beer.
About 20 minutes later, a "visibly intoxicated" Piazza was assisted to a couch, but he got up and staggered toward the front door, detectives said. He was unable to open the front door and instead headed toward the basement steps.
Although the fall itself was not caught on camera, fraternity members told police that they heard a sound and then found Piazza lying unconscious on the landing with his legs still on the staircase.
One of the brothers said they needed to take Piazza to the hospital, but the others told him to leave the room, according to the report.
They were seen on camera trying to slap him awake, and at one point, two of the brothers landed on top of his unconscious body. Piazza also vomited. The brothers became frustrated and one even struck Piazza "hard one time in the abdomen with his open right hand," detectives said.
Detectives said four of the brothers carried him upstairs. They tried to coax him up, but he did not respond. His arm was limp and he had a bruise on his chest.
Eventually, after midnight, Piazza became physically responsive and managed to move around. The brothers failed to provide any meaningful assistance, detectives said, even as Piazza staggered around and somehow managed to end up back on the basement floor.
At around 10 a.m., the brothers found him down there. One brother told investigators Piazza "felt cold to the touch, his skin appeared pale, and his eyes remained half-open."
Instead of calling 911, the brothers attempted to shake him, the report said. The brothers searched "falling asleep after a head injury" and "cold extremities in drunk person," according to a search of their cellphones by detectives.
It wasn't until 10:48 a.m. that one of the brothers finally called 911. Detectives said the brothers used a group chat discussion to come up with a plan to cover up what happened. In a statement, the Beta Theta Pi International Fraternity called the charges "incredibly disheartening" and said it was standing by its decision to disband the chapter.
Fraternity leaders have "clearly and consistently expressed its position that it does not tolerate hazing or alcohol abuse in any form by its members," they said. "The former undergraduate members were well educated by the International Fraternity and Penn State on these policies; however, they are entitled to the presumption of innocence as they face these charges."
Penn State President Eric Barron added that the charges were "heart-wrenching and incomprehensible."
"All indicators suggested Beta Theta Phi was a model fraternity — the house, privately-owned and situated like all other fraternity houses on private property, was beautiful, the subject of a multi-million dollar renovation; both the Beta alumni and the national organization provided strict rules of behavior; and, the brothers had a no alcohol policy which stated that anyone caught drinking would be expelled," Barron said. "It is clear, however, this was no 'model' fraternity.'"
Piazza's death led to a number of changes on campus, including a ban on all social activities involving alcohol for the rest of the semester, monitoring at social events to prevent underage and excessive drinking, no hard liquor at events that allow for alcohol, and probation and immediate revocation of a Greek-letter chapter's status if rules are violated.
Barron said the university has since suspended Sigma Alpha Mu for two years for violating its alcohol-use policy."
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Post by daywork on May 7, 2017 9:20:59 GMT -5
What happened? I'm guessing alcohol related.
Edit. I just googled it. Yeah drinking a lot, fell a few times. Once down a flight of stairs. Frat boys waited 40 minutes before calling ambulance. Stories didn't match the video.
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Post by purerockfury on May 7, 2017 9:33:11 GMT -5
These kids are fucked. Fellow pledges were pleading with them to call 911 but they refused and they were busted trying to erase the security camera footage. They could close all frats down as far as I'm concerned. Every interaction I've ever had with any of them have been overwhelmingly negative.
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Post by boboplata on May 7, 2017 9:34:07 GMT -5
Stop reading at four lokos.
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Post by purerockfury on May 7, 2017 9:34:17 GMT -5
What happened? I'm guessing alcohol related.
Edit. I just googled it. Yeah drinking a lot, fell a few times. Once down a flight of stairs. Frat boys waited 40 minutes before calling ambulance. Stories didn't match the video. They waited over 12 hours to call anybody
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2017 9:45:40 GMT -5
From abcnews.go.com:
PENN STATE FRAT BROTHER SAYS PLEAS TO CALL 9-11 FOR UNCONSCIOUS PLEDGE WERE DISMISSED
"Pennsylvania State University fraternity brother Kordel Davis is speaking out after 18 of his fellow brothers have been charged in connection with the death three months ago of Beta Theta Pi pledge Timothy Piazza during a pledge ceremony.
On the morning of Feb. 3, police were called to the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house, where 19-year-old Piazza was found unconscious, about 12 hours after he fell down the stairs. The sophomore was hospitalized and pronounced dead in the early hours of Feb. 4, according to the Centre County, Pennsylvania, grand jury investigation report released on Friday.
On the night of Feb. 2, Piazza engaged in drinking as a part of a hazing ritual known as "The Gauntlet," and his blood alcohol content reached between .28 and .36., according to the report.
"They made the pledges run from station to station drinking enormous amounts of beer," explains Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller.
In an interview with "Good Morning America" that aired Sunday, Beta Theta Pi brother Kordel Davis says despite his repeated pleas to call 911, no one did.
"So when I walked into the room and I saw Timothy lying on the couch, at first I'm thinking he probably had way too much to drink, he could possibly have alcohol poisoning," Davis recalls. "Everybody was surrounding him, basically laughing pointing ... Right away I started freaking out ... Tim fell and he's just lying on the couch ... If Tim fell, he does not need to be on the couch ... he needs to go to the hospital, we need to call 911."
But Davis' frat brothers dismissed him.
"They said, 'no, you're over reacting, you don't know what you're talking about," Davis says. "And I said, 'no, I really do know what I'm talking about. He could have a concussion."
His pleas continued to be disregarded. "I was told it was going to be handled their way," Davis says. "I was told that they had the situation under control and that my help was not needed and that my opinions were not relevant and not needed ... I was told it was all a myth, I was overreacting and I was crazy .... They thought calling for help was just unnecessary."
In trying to understand his brothers' refusal to call 911, Davis says, "It just seemed to me that ... they just wanted to make sure that they themselves were safe, rather than Tim truly being safe."
Piazza's father, Jim Piazza, said at a press conference Friday morning, "This didn't have to happen. This is the result of a feeling of entitlement, flagrant disobedience of the law and disregard for moral values that was then exacerbated by egregious acts of self-preservation."
Penn State President Eric Barron said Beta Theta Pi has been banned from ever returning to the school.
"The details alleged in these findings are heart-wrenching and incomprehensible," Barron said in a statement Friday. "The University community continues to mourn his tragic death, but no pain we feel can begin to compare to the devastating heartbreak that Timothy’s family and friends are experiencing."
The breakdown of charges against the eighteen Penn State students are as follows: Eight for involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and hazing, among other charges; four for reckless endangerment and hazing, among other charges; and six for evidence tampering. The fraternity itself is facing charges including involuntary manslaughter and hazing.
As ABC News reported Friday, all defendants charged with involuntary manslaughter were preliminarily arraigned Friday afternoon.
No pleas were entered and bail was set at $100,000 ROR (release on your own recognizance), the district attorney said. They are prohibited from having alcohol and non-prescription drugs, cannot leave their home state without express permission from the judge and must surrender their passports, the district attorney said.
A few additional defendants also had preliminary arraignments Friday afternoon with the same conditions, except $50,000 ROR, the district attorney said.
The remaining defendants face arraignment early this week, the district attorney's office said Friday.
One of the defense attorneys in the case told ABC News, "Of course, it's a tragedy. But that doesn't mean there's any intent involved in any of this."
And Beta Theta Pi International Fraternity said in a statement, "The nature of those charges are incredibly disheartening as the organization and its membership continue to grieve Tim's passing and the pain experienced by his family ... The early findings of that investigation indicated that the behavior of several undergraduate members was in direct contradiction of the International Fraternity's expectations and risk management policies, as well as the International Fraternity’s reputation and commitment to character development ... The former undergraduate members were well educated by the International Fraternity and Penn State on these policies; however, they are entitled to the presumption of innocence as they face these charges."
ABC News' Emily Shapiro contributed to this report.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2017 9:58:08 GMT -5
Y'know what's REALLY interesting about this awful case?
...The mind-numbing fact that it happened FOUR OR FIVE DAYS AGO and we're just now finding out about it.
I guess the PedoState PR crew is working overtime....
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2017 10:05:25 GMT -5
Oh, one more thing:
WHY DIDN'T THIS PUSSY KORDELL DAVIS JUST GO THE F*CK AHEAD AND CALL FOR AN AMBULANCE ANYWAY???
Leadership was desperately needed here....and these fratboys went 0-for-18.
For their sentencing, may I recommend six-year military enlistments as an alternative to jail? Seems like a necessary learning experience of you ask me.
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Post by CaveBearOG on May 9, 2017 15:05:48 GMT -5
Honestly not defending these assholes, but what's the big deal?? This shit happens every year at more than one school. A bunch of young drunk kids doing young drunk kid stuff???
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 15:33:43 GMT -5
I only posted it because it was a Penn State case. I still expect more crazy sh*t to come out about the university's response to this incident, and its previous dealings with that fraternity. I could be wrong though...
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Post by Premier on May 10, 2017 12:42:56 GMT -5
And to piss off Pedo-Jackel.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2017 7:06:33 GMT -5
And to piss off Pedo-Jackel. No, not at all. Trying to piss off Angelo/Jackel would be a waste of time; he's immune to normal displays of anger.
Except at that leviathan of evil: AT & T!
He's immune to embarassment also. Otherwise he'd have left this forum (or the old one at MMA Weekly) years ago.
I think he may be a Vulcan. Has anybody ever seen if his ears are pointed?
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Post by slaytan on May 11, 2017 16:44:40 GMT -5
These kids are fucked. Fellow pledges were pleading with them to call 911 but they refused and they were busted trying to erase the security camera footage. They could close all frats down as far as I'm concerned. Every interaction I've ever had with any of them have been overwhelmingly negative. If only one of those fellow pledges had a cellphone handy!! also, the frat boys were all so shitfaced that they didn't know what was happening. The real issue is that college is dumb
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Post by Baph on May 11, 2017 23:21:11 GMT -5
College is dumb. Frats are ultra dumb. Now this yag is dead.
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Post by daywork on May 12, 2017 14:37:48 GMT -5
These kids are fucked. Fellow pledges were pleading with them to call 911 but they refused and they were busted trying to erase the security camera footage. Future politicians LOL
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Post by Premier on May 15, 2017 10:31:16 GMT -5
Daniel Cormier would had been the type of kid to call the cops.
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Post by CaveBearOG on May 15, 2017 12:46:13 GMT -5
Daniel Cormier would had been the type of kid to call the cops. DC is an asshole. I guarantee he's the Bill Cosby of mma.
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Post by Premier on May 16, 2017 8:16:58 GMT -5
Daniel Cormier would had been the type of kid to call the cops. DC is an asshole. I guarantee he's the Bill Cosby of mma. I agree! But he would had still called just to save face and say he was the hero................and meanwhile he was probably putting his dick in the kids mouth while he was passed out, taking pictures and shit.
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Post by slaytan on May 16, 2017 19:42:24 GMT -5
College is dumb. Frats are ultra dumb. Now this yag is dead. Hey I got stupidly shitfaced at that age myself, and it is sheer luck on a couple occasions that I didn't hit my head and die
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2017 20:04:25 GMT -5
The kids who were "pleading" with the other kids to call 911... why didn't they do it themselves? I'm guessing their was at least 10 cell phones within arms reach of each one of these kids who were supposedly pleading.
Frats are for closet buttfuckers who don't know how to make friends or meet girls the normal way, and instead rely on seeing their "brothers" butthole during initiation to bring them closer together.
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