Man Goes to Prison for Shopping Cart Manslaughter
Wow, hey everyone! Chastity Bono is finally wearing makeup! Wait, no, that’s not Chastity, that’s tattooed freak Michael Smith (an alias if I ever heard one) who was convicted for dragging his stupid friend in a shopping cart behind his SUV. His not-too-bright pal died of head trauma when the shopping cart hit a speed bump. Michael Smith, who is obviously not a fan of the phrase “Don’t try this at home,” loves to watch Jackass and LA Ink.
From WTSP here:
A 26-year-old man was convicted of vehicular homicide after a car-surfing stunt that may have been inspired by the television show ‘Jackass’ killed his 18-year-old friend in 2008. Michael A. Smith was sentenced Jan. 21 to four years in prison, followed by 11 years probation. Judge Alan Apte also ruled that Smith’s driver’s license will be permanently revoked.
Officials say Cameron Bieberle was riding inside a shopping cart while holding onto the SUV driven by Smith in March 2008. The cart’s wheels struck a speed bump in the shopping center parking lot and overturned. Bieberle’s head hit the parking lot and he died at the scene.
Oops, cleanup on aisle 4, nuts and fruit.
Cameron Bieberle was an amazing person. I will never forget him and am sad to see him gone. He was not stupid at all. Just a normal person having fun. He will never be forgotten.
EB,
Sure, nobel prize winners are killed every day riding in shopping carts behind SUV’s driven by freaks. The scientific community is sure to miss out on this genius’ contributions. And he took the solution to global warming with him, Curses and drats!
Thank you Darwin!
This is so tragic! I hope others will think twice before trying this and see that it just isn’t a smart thing to do. I understand this was a major bad decision, bit I do not think the driver should have been jailed for manslaughter. His friend was an adult at 18 and made his own deision to surf. I wonder had it been the other way around– would the 18 year old been jailed?
Please don’t make nasty remarks about my thought on this, but please share with me why he should be jailed if you feel he should be jailed. I like to here both sides.
Sally,
You know, I wasn’t at the trial so I don’t know all the details. For it to be manslaughter, he had to have contributed to the death. I do think a really good lawyer might have kept him from jail.