Manslaughter or natural causes?

Songbird · Dec 15, 2007

What if the cop's natural physiology dictated that he would've had a fatal heart attack at that exact moment in time, even if he hadn't gone on a foot chase? Did the chase cause the heart attack? Or would he have had it sitting in his cruiser filling out paperwork? Intriguing.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A passenger handcuffed after a car chase with police early Friday tried to save a sheriff's deputy who had suffered a fatal heart attack moments after arresting him, authorities said.
Police later arrested the driver of the car, who fled after the 5:30 a.m. chase. He has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deputy's death, authorities said.
Deputy Darral Lane, 41, tried to stop the car after noticing some suspicious activity at a convenience store, authorities said. The car sped off and stopped behind a house after about two miles.
The driver ran into a nearby wooded area, and Lane drew his gun and ordered the other two men inside to the ground, said police, who watched video taken by the camera in Lane's cruiser.
Lane handcuffed one man and then crumpled to the ground, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said. "He falls to his knees and then he falls to the ground," Lott said.
One of the two men ran off, but the man who was handcuffed tried to help once he realized the deputy was in trouble. He tried to keep Lane talking and tried to use the police radio to call for help, Lott said.
"He tried to talk to him," the sheriff said. "I've got to give him credit."
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GBNF · Dec 15, 2007

That's total and utter bull shit...

slappy4428 · Dec 15, 2007

Cops want vengeful charges? Nawww..

Write-brained · Dec 15, 2007

If the cop can't handle the physical stress of a little suspect-chasing, he shouldn't have been a cop. It's a demanding job.

Trouser_Buddah · Dec 15, 2007

If I ask you to play a pick-up basketball game and you have a heart attack while playing... am I in trouble?

My managing editor and I talked about this last night and agreed the charges were way out of line...

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