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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Quit Horsing Around- Someone Might DIE

Remember when your parents used to tell you to quit horsing around because someone might get hurt? Well, they might have actually been right. On Sept 22, 2009, according to Austin Statesman in Cedar Park two men at their home began to arm wrestle which led to them wrestling on the floor. The Younger man, LeCroy age 23, pulled the legs of the older man, Bannen 49, out from underneath him and caused the man to hit his head on the floor.
The older man seemed supposedly fine and went to bed shortly after the incident. The next morning is when LeCroy found Bannen in his bed, dead. Another witness says that Bannen was unresponsive immediately after the fall and that LeCroy and the homeowner carried the unconscious Bannen to the bedroom and left him be. LeCroy is now being charged with Murder, or technically "Negligent homicide". I find this interesting because we have all horse-played with friends or siblings and, well, I doubt any of us would expect to accidentally kill someone. My heart really goes out to this poor 23 year old who's life is also now basically over because he'll be spending the rest of his life dealing with this accident. I cant say he necessarily handled it the right way, obviously calling paramedics immediately would have been a wise choice but now this kid has to spend years in prison with real murders and rapist, that, to me, doesn't seem right. What do y'all think?

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