Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Adam H. Kerman" Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Coroner's verdict homicide in downhill skiing collision Date: Wed, 8 May 2024 20:36:41 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 14 Message-ID: Injection-Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 22:36:42 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="e1777cf6ea9eddc0cad2294d84937170"; logging-data="184083"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX181jnEOf+2Ta8LehYwVoYj8ysKrASgvMIA=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:E/O29aMXNumP9qx8MIOdg4ukbGs= X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test77 (Sep 1, 2010) Bytes: 1413 At Jackson Hole, a downhill skier collided with a ski instructor. The ski instructor was wearing a helmut. He would die. The death was ruled a homicide. This is quite unusual. In skiing, the burden is on the skier who is uphill to avoid the collision with the person below. The coroner must have felt there was time and distance to maneuver around and that failure to do so was criminally reckless. This does not obligate a manslaughter prosecution or any kind of felony charge less than manslaughter. From Steve Lehto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ57KBPe47s