Any one of these members could have called for help. A place to post an opinion you accept may be flawed, in an effort to understand other perspectives on the issue. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. What these people chose to do was make it worse and try to hide the fact they were breaking campus rules at the cost of a fellow members well being. "Piazza looks like dead weight. "America's Got Talent" Comedian Bringing The Laughs To Newtown, Senator Pushes Bills To Bring Justice To Childhood Sex Assault Victims, Jules Thin Crust Pizza Looking For The Next Menu-Worthy Pie, Comedy Star Dena Blizzard Fri. & Sat. That little rant you went into wasn't cool at all. The hearing, which is expected to enter a fifth day Friday, will determine whether there is enough evidence to send the case to trial. They have caused that condition," said Parks Miller. Doctors saidthesophomore from Lebanon, N.J.,suffered multiple traumatic brain injuries, including a fractured skull and a lacerated spleen. Prosecutors have filed new charges against members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Penn State, alleging that newly recovered video shows them serving pledge Timothy Piazza excessive quantities of alcohol. Ad Choices, Video surveillance from Pennsylvania State University fraternity house shown in court - WNEP. This is especially true when the victim is a minor who was not used to binge drinking, and even more especially true after he's already too drunk to make good decisions. His lawyer did not return a message seeking comment. Miller explained that the recovered surveillance footage shows frat brothers forcing Piazza to consume copious amounts of alcohol. 18 and up is an adult. I can only imagine the anguish of being a parent, and losing your child this way. There was no premeditation, no joy in his suffering, I see more evil in the dad who wants to take revenge on the men in the fraternity to be honest. It's a horrible idea for any crime, this one included. I would feel sorry for myself, but it just wouldn't cross my mind to blame anyone and everyone for the situation. WebDr. Justin is an assistant managing editor at CBS News. The fraternity brothers who encouraged him to drink had power over him while he was, for several reasons, unable to effectively say no or fully understand his actions. Former attorney Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial continues with closing arguments: Watch live. Sixteen Penn State fraternity brothers were in court Monday, all facing charges connected with the death of a pledge. Centre County Report. What happened to him after that, is entirely on the willful and blatant negligence of his frat brothers. Watch Live: Closing arguments begin in double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, Ex-Georgia star Jalen Carter was racing in deadly crash, arrest warrants allege, Watch Live: Garland testifies amid ongoing special counsel investigations, Fiery train crash in Greece kills dozens, many of them students. He's unconscious," Scicchitano said after Piazzas first fall. That video was shown in court on Monday. The results of an investigation into surveillance video of the fraternity I just wanted to have a conversation. No average person would sit there, make the strange. personal nit picky digs that you were, trying to justify their blatant disregard for a humans life. If you don't think 18-21 year olds should be legally responsible for their actions, fine, but we're also going to have to take away their rights to vote, drive, hold a job, etc. In the video, Piazza appeared visibly drunk during the hazing ritual on Feb. 2; he was wobbling as he Piazzadied in ahospital Feb. 4, about 30 hours after a bid acceptance partyin which the former high school football player fell repeatedly. Would you sue or press charges? To review Hyatts claims that he conducted daily, face-to-face evaluations of patients, investigators pulled roughly two months of video surveillance footage from the hospital, records indicate. The video includes Piazza consuming nearly 20 drinks in 90 minutes. Defense attorneys have challenged Scicchitano and claimedprosecutors are zeroing in onselect portions of the video. WebPenn State sophomore Tim Piazza spent his final hours dragging his bruised and bloodied body across a beer-soaked fraternity house floor, stumbling down stairs into iron railings, Graphic video footage of the night Piazza died was shown for the first time in court Monday. 2017 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. During questioning in court Thursday, Scicchitano said one of the 18 fraternity members already facing charges in connection to Piazza's death earlier this year may have deleted the basement video. after reading this entire thread and especially all of your answers OP im getting the impression you are either someone (a brother/pledge) who was there that night, or someone with some type of intimate frat involvement to the case and timothy. Ok, you are right. His brothers. He was later Eight fraternity brothers are facing manslaughter charges in connection with Piazza's death. One of the main revelations from the footage: Fraternity brothers gave Piazza at least 18 drinks in one hour and 22 minutes. Timothy Piazza, 19, from New Jersey died after falling down a flight of stairs during a hazing ritual at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house. Prosecutors allege Piazza was forced to drink excessively before falling and hurting himself. Speaking of which, downvotes don't change views! Piazza was brought to Mount Nittany Medical Center, but was quickly transported to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center because of the severity of his injuries. "A young man died unnecessarily," she said. Her successor Bernie Cantorna has not said whether or not he intends to proceed with the prosecution.". Ed Gilmartin was there. How is that murder? Advertisement Ten other students are facing related charges of reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence and providing alcohol to minors, among other charges. from I can concede they are stupid. The bombshell revelation by State College police Detective David Scicchitano came during a hearing to determine if theres enough evidence to send the case to trial. In partnership with That's illegal. He suffered severe head trauma and a ruptured spleen from the fall. He had ruptured spleen and was bleeding internally to the point that he was in class IV hemorrhagic shock (the worst level of shock caused by blood loss) by the time he made it to the hospital. The grand jury document referenced surveillance footage other than the recently recovered video. Piazza, of Lebanon, New Jersey, died from injuries he sustained as one of 14 pledges at a bid acceptance party that included a hazing ritual known as the gauntlet, requiring participants to drink wine, beer and vodka in rapid succession. You know what, if somebody falls down a flight of stairs because they're blackout drunk, you should probably make sure that nothing bad happens to him. I don't even know where you get the whole idea I am making personal digs at people, or how you can think anything i said could only be thought by a frat bro, or whatever. I mean, based on your logic that would be completely selfish and out of line of you. But the hazing was not the unconscionable part of what happened, and it wasn't what led to his death. Heated disagreements broke out while Parks Miller shared hours of evidence with the court, including surveillance video from cameras set up around the frat house. She lost a primary election in the spring and is set to leave office in January. The next morning at 10am (not a moment before), a search for Piazza led brothers to the basement where Other charges include assault, reckless endangerment, giving alcohol to minors, hazing and tampering with evidence. We've received your submission. He was estimated to have had a blood-alcohol level several times the legal limit for adult drivers. Of the 17 fraternity members charged, five now face manslaughter charges. In another tweet, typed after those in the courtroom watched footage of Piazza roll in pain on the floor in the early hours of the morning after falling 15 feet, Snyder said: "The courtroom is silent.". In May, a grandjury concluded fraternity members were indifferent to Piazza's condition as they deleted text messages andattempted to conceal evidence of hazing and underage drinking. Beckers motive, wrote State College Police Detective David Scicchitano, was to conceal the worst of the drinking and hazing. Of course the fraternity should be punished. At one point, the men can be seen trying to dress him, but struggling against the stiffness that had set into his limbs, grand jurors said. To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com. Sucks that you have to come in basically bullying me because we disagree. What is he responsible for? First of all, these are not kids, they are adults. (CBSN). And all colleges and fraternities are supposed to have anti-hazing rules in place. No defendants have entered pleas at this time. Well, we beat him and slapped him, what more could we do? As no one was left around him this all went unnoticed and he was left on the floor. All of the footage from a basement camera prior to Feb. 6 had been deleted before authorities had a chance to obtain it. I'm not hanging on tooth and nail to anything, because I'm not invested in this on a personal level. Sometimes to excess. Pledges showed signs of intoxication, and Piazza had to be helped to a couch. ", As NPR's Bill Chappell reported at the time, Penn State Student's Hazing Death Was No Accident, Grand Jury Says, 'Horror' Of Student's Hazing Death At Penn State Sparks Change. Piazza's parents, Jim and Evelyn of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, left the courtroom before the prosecution began airing the footage, narrated by Scicchitano. Newly recovered security camera footage from inside a Penn State fraternity house showed a pledge had been given at least 18 drinks in less than 90 minutes, investigators said Monday in announcing dozens of new charges related to the pledges death. College students drink. 7:45 p.m. Piazza was seen on his hands and knees in But the hazing was not the unconscionable part of what happened, and it wasn't what led to his death. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. Scicchitano said Piazza had a visible bruise on his abdomen on the footage while being carried by brothers after the fall. More:16 students face judge in Penn State hazing death of Timothy Piazza, More:'He looked like a corpse': Video shown of Penn State pledge after fatal injuries. It was estimated that he had .40% BAC and a lethal BAC is roughly .30%-.40%. A court affidavit said one of the brothers, Braxton Becker, purposely deleted the basement footage two days after Piazza died but the FBI was able to recover it. Of the accused young men, eight face involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and hazing, among other charges; four face reckless endangerment and hazing, among other charges; and six face charges for evidence tampering. I mean, that's the whole point of this subreddit. They are grieving parents looking for something to explain why their son has been killed. Tim then woke up the following morning still alone and attempted to move. Surveillance video played in court reportedly shows Piazza repeatedly falling, passing out and tumbling head-first down a flight of stairs, and no one called 911 for hours. That night after the February event, Piazza drunkenly fell down the stairs and sustained the injuries that led to his death less than two days later. In May, a grand jury revised that assessment, calling it "the direct result of encouraged reckless conduct." PennLive.com reporter Christian Alexandersen was also at the hearing. I think they're acting like distraught parents struggling to cope with the death of their son even if it means distorting reality a bit and choosing to see his son in the best of lights and his frat brothers in the worst. 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The school has also changed the way it regulates fraternities and sororities, assuming more control over disciplinary procedures. Piazza, who was left on a first-floor couch overnight, made severalattempts to get up but fell multiple times,in some cases hitting his head and falling down the stairs. The grand jury that investigated Piazzas death, video footage and preliminary hearing testimony painted a disturbing picture of his final night inside the fraternity house. He did not reveal the name of the member in question. It took nearly twelve hours for them to make the call for help. "As it relates to my client, we didn't hear a lot. Piazza's death "was the direct result of traumatic brain injuries," according to the forensic pathologist on the case. Piazza received "at least 18 drinks in over 1 hour and 22 minutes," Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller said at a news conference Monday, and he "never once obtained any of those drinks for himself. Its unclear whether the camera was in a position to capture one of Piazzas several falls during a night of drinking. In September, following an unusually long, hard-fought preliminary hearing, a judge dismissed the most serious charges against the fraternity members. Flanked by Piazza's parents, Centre County district attorney Stacy Parks Miller told reporters that 12 new defendants, as well as five old ones, are facing new criminal charges, including involuntary manslaughter, hazing and giving alcohol to minors. I just can't call them evil. Maybe he didn't need to go to an event where he knew there would be drinking, but it's doubtful he expected to be forced to drink as much as he was or that he could have possibly been making rational decisions a few drinks in. The reason why hazing works, and why hazing charges exist, is because peer pressure is an extremely powerful motivator. Power your marketing strategy with perfectly branded videos to drive better ROI. They bought and served absurd amounts of alcohol to a minor. Everybody so far has been talking about either how the parent's actions are justifiable in their grief, or that the fraternity is responsible for intentionally trying to cover up his injuries and delaying medical treatment after he fell. But they are not evil. He said it was one of the fraternity members facing charges in connection with Piazza's death, but he did not reveal the name in court andsaid the footage disappeared before police could collect it. He got up and tried to reach the front door but fell head first into it, knocking himself unconscious again. His brothers carried him, unconscious, to a couch and left him there. He fell down drunk, which initially knocked him out so that much is his fault. In this state of intoxication he fell on the basement stairs of the house and was knocked unconscious. "Ems kept looking straight ahead," the report said. A detective testified in court Thursday that surveillance video had vanished. He was pronounced dead after roughly 20 hours of surgery proved that he could not likely recover. you are trying to grasp onto and shred of bullshit in a weak attempt at creating an underdog hero out of these narcissistic assholes. This story has been shared 102,156 times. Pledges were made to chug vodka and beer. One of the 18 Beta Theta Pi members charged with the Feb. 4 death of 19-year-old Tim Piazza removed everything from the basement camera two days after his alcohol-related passing. WebPiazza's family left the courtroom when surveillance video was played. FULL STORY: Video surveillance from Pennsylvania State University fraternity house shown in court - WNEP. Detectives also found a text from Becker the day after the party, saying Piazza was technically hazed into drinking that much. In another text, Becker used an expletive to say someone had argued against getting the pledges very drunk but no one listened.. WebSurveillance video played in court reportedly shows Piazza repeatedly falling, passing out and tumbling head-first down a flight of stairs, and no one called 911 for hours. The surgeons attempting to save his life deemed the injuries to likely be nonrecoverable, and Piazza was pronounced dead in the early morning of February 4, 2017. Becker, 21, of Niskayuna, New York, was charged with evidence tampering, obstruction and hindering a prosecution. WebVideo Shows Penn State Fraternity Pledges Final Hours Before Hazing Death. US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has defended giving about 40,000 hours of surveillance footage from the insurrection on January 6 2021 to Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Piazza was at the Penn State University fraternity for a pledge event in February when he died after falling down a flight stairs. 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