Sentence in choking death jolts victim's kin

**Roidie McDouchebag** · Posted On: 8/30/2006 3:05am

After I watched the Gracie Basics tapes and a couple UFCs, I was wresting with my cousin. I had never choked anybody before, but I choked him out, and I'm glad I let go fast, because I was completely ignorant when it came to chokes. He could've died or had brain damage and I wouldn't've known it was gonna happen until it did.

Choking people+ignorance=Potential Tragedy

**warnerj5000** · Posted On: 8/30/2006 10:46am

I understand the family is pissed and sad that they lost a family member.
However, that's why we have a justice system and not just let the family perform whatever vigilantism they think is appropriate.

**Asriel** · Posted On: 8/31/2006 3:14am

Originally Posted by Omega

It was more in the statement that they were a bunch of 'asshats'. You with a son can at least understand. I don't have to concur with them to understand how they feel.

Sure, I do understand the family's grief and anger. I think the dead guy's friend must be feeling equally bad, if not a helluva lot worse than the family. He'll probably be in therapy for the rest of his life.

**LolodesBois** · Posted On: 8/31/2006 4:53am

When friends don't stop friends from drinking and fighting....friends die !

I can understand the loss that familly must feel but as it's been said the guy is going to live with the fact that he killed his friend and end-up in Therapy.

**inimitable_1** · Posted On: 8/31/2006 5:03am

What we learn from this is you should -never- fight/wrestle intoxicated. Im sure if they were both coherant that no one would have died, because he would have died.

**MEGALEF** · Posted On: 8/31/2006 5:59am

..while we're on the subject of coherence.. no

I'm curious what reasoning led the court to its decision. Had he been driving and hitting the friend with his car I assume the penalty would have been harder. What exactly does the law say?