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antfair
02/27/18 8:48:05 PM
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The baby's mother is being charged with negligent homicide for failing to secure the child seat
http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_7ee096a6-1c03-11e8-ba78-839ee2f97bea.html
Just weeks after a Baton Rouge police officer was arrested on negligent homicide and accused of causing a crash that injured several people and killed a baby, the child's mother was also arrested on the same charge because police said she failed to properly secure the baby's car seat.

Brittany Stephens, 20, was arrested Tuesday after police found that her daughter's car seat was not secured and the straps were not adjusted correctly for the child's height, according to her arrest report. Police said the "lack of securing the seat to the vehicle and the loose straps are a contributing factor in the death" of the child and "show gross negligence" on the mother's part.

Stephens was not the driver but told officers she secured the car seat with the baby inside. Police spokesman Sgt. L'Jean McKneely said she was arrested because she "was the person responsible for the buckling of the car seat."

Stephens, of 3161 Winnipeg Drive, Baton Rouge, was booked Tuesday into Parish Prison on one count each of negligent homicide and seat belt violation.

The three other adults in the car with Stephens were also issued traffic citations Tuesday, McKneely said.

Breea Gross, 18, was driving when the crash occurred and was cited for driving without a license, seat belt violation and three counts of child safety restraint violation. Janice Gross, 40, was cited for allowing an unlicensed driver to drive her vehicle and seat belt violation. Seth Eames, 23, also cited for seat belt violation.

McKneely said there were more people riding in the vehicle than seats available.

The crash occurred around 8 p.m. Oct. 12, 2017, when a Baton Rouge Police officer driving his Corvette 94 mph while off duty struck the Nissan carrying the four adults and four children. Officer Christopher Manuel was driving north on Airline Highway and crashed into the passenger side of the Nissan, which was turning left onto Florline Boulevard at a green light.

All of the occupants of the Nissan were taken to the hospital. The one year old, Seyaira Stephens, later died of her injuries.

Manuel, 28, was arrested Feb. 16 on one count each of negligent homicide and speeding. Police said then that Manuel has been on paid administrative leave since the accident. He posted $15,000 bail and was released from jail the same day he was booked.

A blood test showed Manuel was not impaired when the crash occurred, according to Baton Rouge police.

East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore III said Tuesday his office has not yet determined whether Stephens or Manuel will face charges, but prosecutors "will review all reports, charges and arrests and make the appropriate decisions based upon facts and law."

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Ving_Rhames
02/27/18 8:51:04 PM
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Nice, they did everything they could to make sure they still get some compensation from ruining these peoples lives. Nice nice. I agree with charging the driver for what she's been charged with, though.

antfair posted...
Manuel has been on paid administrative leave


Sounds about right.
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Vindris_SNH
02/27/18 9:00:26 PM
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We should all hate cops now.
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02/27/18 9:01:26 PM
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Paper_Okami
02/27/18 9:02:18 PM
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Acab
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thronedfire2
02/27/18 9:02:37 PM
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8 people in a nissan? yeah that's unsafe
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TheMikh
02/27/18 9:03:31 PM
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Goddamn, he lives in the same neighborhood as my psycho ex.
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Ben_Ruggiero
02/27/18 9:04:14 PM
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It's not enough that mother will have live the rest of her life knowing she made a small more than likely innocent mistake and her child died because of it, but let's charge her with negligent homicide too!
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Doe
02/27/18 9:07:43 PM
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Ben_Ruggiero posted...
It's not enough that mother will have live the rest of her life knowing she made a small more than likely innocent mistake and her child died because of it, but let's charge her with negligent homicide too!

This only happened because a police officer did the crime. It's fucked
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TheVipaGTS
02/27/18 9:11:21 PM
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well the mother should have known a cop would be driving and not be in the way. cops are infallible so please don't criticize any of them or it means you hate all of them and are bad. /obvious sarcasm
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smoke_break
02/27/18 9:13:06 PM
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This is some fucked up shit.
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hockeybub89
02/27/18 9:13:12 PM
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Most cops might not be bad, but they always protect the bad ones.
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Axiom
02/27/18 9:13:51 PM
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antfair posted...
Police said the "lack of securing the seat to the vehicle and the loose straps are a contributing factor in the death" of the child and "show gross negligence" on the mother's part.

Complete bullshit. That doesn't sound like criminal negligence at all so the only explanation

Doe posted...
Ben_Ruggiero posted...
It's not enough that mother will have live the rest of her life knowing she made a small more than likely innocent mistake and her child died because of it, but let's charge her with negligent homicide too!

This only happened because a police officer did the crime. It's fucked

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Darklit_Minuet
02/27/18 9:16:02 PM
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Cop kills someone, victim gets punished for it. This is pretty common in the US
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TheVipaGTS
02/27/18 9:16:32 PM
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Axiom posted...
antfair posted...
Police said the "lack of securing the seat to the vehicle and the loose straps are a contributing factor in the death" of the child and "show gross negligence" on the mother's part.

Complete bullshit. That doesn't sound like criminal negligence at all so the only explanation

Doe posted...
Ben_Ruggiero posted...
It's not enough that mother will have live the rest of her life knowing she made a small more than likely innocent mistake and her child died because of it, but let's charge her with negligent homicide too!

This only happened because a police officer did the crime. It's fucked

is this

yea apparently driving 90+ isn't "gross negligence". incredible..
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voldothegr8
02/27/18 9:20:34 PM
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antfair posted...
Manuel, 28, was arrested...paid administrative leave



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The Admiral
02/27/18 9:21:39 PM
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Ving_Rhames posted...
antfair posted...
Manuel has been on paid administrative leave


Sounds about right.


Liberals love unions, but when they actually protect their union members in situations like this, suddenly they're no good.
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Hexenherz
02/27/18 9:25:27 PM
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East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore III said Tuesday his office has not yet determined whether Stephens or Manuel will face charges, but prosecutors "will review all reports, charges and arrests and make the appropriate decisions based upon facts and law."

Uh
I mean the guy was literally driving recklessly, ran a red light, hospitalized 7 people and killed 1. How does that NOT lead to charges.
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KillerKhan420
02/27/18 9:26:48 PM
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Car seat properly strapped in or not, that baby wasn't going to live in that vehicle that got slammed going 94 mph. A good chunk of that car that got hit had to be destroyed, so how could they even fucking tell the child seat wasn't put in properly.
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Freddie_Mercury
02/27/18 9:28:22 PM
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when will the DMV start teaching drivers about the thin blue line
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TheVipaGTS
02/27/18 9:28:49 PM
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27_Sandman_40 posted...
Hexenherz posted...
East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore III said Tuesday his office has not yet determined whether Stephens or Manuel will face charges, but prosecutors "will review all reports, charges and arrests and make the appropriate decisions based upon facts and law."

Uh
I mean the guy was literally driving recklessly, ran a red light, hospitalized 7 people and killed 1. How does that NOT lead to charges.


Because they need him to protect and serve.

also his job is hard so he gets the benefit of the doubt here..his hard job made him need to speed. brave soul.
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Hexenherz
02/27/18 9:28:51 PM
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KillerKhan420 posted...
Car seat properly strapped in or not, that baby wasn't going to live in that vehicle that got slammed going 94 mph. A good chunk of that car that got hit had to be destroyed, so how could they even fucking tell the child seat wasn't put in properly.

Anything to draw attention from the fact that the police force is protecting one of their own instead of seeking justice for a dead child.
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Darklit_Minuet
02/27/18 9:29:07 PM
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The Admiral posted...
Liberals love unions, but when they actually protect their union members in situations like this, suddenly they're no good.

Almost like we can love unions without loving them defending bad members. I'd be all in favor of unions that fought for better working conditions or more vacation days, but not defending those who broke the law or killed people. Most other unions don't defend killers, which is why most of us have no issues whatsoever with most other unions
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Doe
02/27/18 9:30:10 PM
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I hope she gets a good lawyer because those charges would be torn to shreds
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thronedfire2
02/27/18 9:30:15 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
The Admiral posted...
Liberals love unions, but when they actually protect their union members in situations like this, suddenly they're no good.

Almost like we can love unions without loving them defending bad members. I'd be all in favor of unions that fought for better working conditions or more vacation days, but not defending those who broke the law or killed people. Most other unions don't defend killers, which is why most of us have no issues whatsoever with most other unions


well, he did end up with some extra vacation days
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tremain07
02/27/18 9:30:55 PM
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The police aren't required to protect citizens by law and the police see each other as brothers and sisters so it makes sense they're prioritizing him over the people he injured and killed, I mean you'd be more worried about your brother or sister over strangers,too wouldn't you?

It ain't right but what else can we do?
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voldothegr8
02/27/18 9:31:47 PM
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tremain07 posted...
The police aren't required to protect citizens by law and the police see each other as brothers and sisters so it makes sense they're prioritizing him over the people he injured and killed, I mean you'd be more worried about your brother or sister over strangers,too wouldn't you?

It ain't right but what else can we do?

Hold them fucking accountable?
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The Admiral
02/27/18 9:33:51 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
Almost like we can love unions without loving them defending bad members.


You seem highly confused about what unions actually do. Protecting their members from being summarily fired is one of their highest priorities. These "paid vacations" exist because that's what unions do.
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tremain07
02/27/18 9:34:56 PM
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voldothegr8 posted...
tremain07 posted...
The police aren't required to protect citizens by law and the police see each other as brothers and sisters so it makes sense they're prioritizing him over the people he injured and killed, I mean you'd be more worried about your brother or sister over strangers,too wouldn't you?

It ain't right but what else can we do?

Hold them fucking accountable?

How? The only ones who do that are elected officials a citizen tries it and their eating a bullet.
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Hexenherz
02/27/18 9:35:16 PM
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
The Admiral posted...
Liberals love unions, but when they actually protect their union members in situations like this, suddenly they're no good.

Almost like we can love unions without loving them defending bad members. I'd be all in favor of unions that fought for better working conditions or more vacation days, but not defending those who broke the law or killed people. Most other unions don't defend killers, which is why most of us have no issues whatsoever with most other unions

Please don't bother responding to low tier trolls.
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Alexanaxela
02/27/18 9:36:07 PM
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so the mother of the baby that the guy killed is arrested

and the guy that was going 94 and caused the crash is on paid leave

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Darklit_Minuet
02/27/18 9:36:53 PM
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The Admiral posted...
Darklit_Minuet posted...
Almost like we can love unions without loving them defending bad members.


You seem highly confused about what unions actually do. Protecting their members from being summarily fired is one of their highest priorities. These "paid vacations" exist because that's what unions do.

Then this shouldn't be what unions do. Only fight for the collective rights of their members, not defend killers.

If police unions didn't defend killers, I would have zero problem whatsoever with them, and hold them in as high regards as I do any other union. That's the difference there.
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daftpunk_mk5
02/27/18 9:39:07 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
8 people in a nissan? yeah that's unsafe


A pathfinder can seat 8
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The Admiral
02/27/18 9:40:00 PM
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Alexanaxela posted...
so the mother of the baby that the guy killed is arrested

and the guy that was going 94 and caused the crash is on paid leave

coolio


Not sure what's so confusing here. The cop was arrested for negligent homicide. The mother -- who did not properly fasten the child's seat, which caused the death during the accident -- was also arrested. She is not absolved of her negligence just because someone else was also negligent.
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02/27/18 9:41:23 PM
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The Admiral
02/27/18 9:42:49 PM
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27_Sandman_40 posted...
I feel like if a cop wasnt involved the mother never would have been charged.


The mother would definitely be charged if her daughter was killed in an accident and she had failed to properly fasten the seat as she's legally required to.
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Doe
02/27/18 9:45:20 PM
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The Admiral posted...
27_Sandman_40 posted...
I feel like if a cop wasnt involved the mother never would have been charged.


The mother would definitely be charged if her daughter was killed in an accident and she had failed to properly fasten the seat as she's legally required to.

A child seat has never come unfastened ever coming into collision with a 94 MPH vehicle while it's vehicle itself was likely at high velocity
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Ving_Rhames
02/27/18 9:46:23 PM
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27_Sandman_40 posted...
I feel like if a cop wasnt involved the mother never would have been charged.


I think you're right.
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fuzzylittlbunny
02/27/18 9:48:39 PM
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Every side was wrong. Cop was speeding, civilian didn't secure child properly, another civilian was driving without a license, another civilian let said civilian use their car, and basically everyone had "seatbelt violations".
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TheVipaGTS
02/27/18 9:50:40 PM
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fuzzylittlbunny posted...
Every side was wrong. Cop was speeding, civilian didn't secure child properly, another civilian was driving without a license, another civilian let said civilian use their car, and basically everyone had "seatbelt violations".

And yet none of this would have happened of one side wasn't driving well over this speed limit, running red lights and was actually paying attention and driving safely..Curiously that side seems to be facing the least/no punishment at all here....go figure!
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fuzzylittlbunny
02/27/18 9:52:03 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
fuzzylittlbunny posted...
Every side was wrong. Cop was speeding, civilian didn't secure child properly, another civilian was driving without a license, another civilian let said civilian use their car, and basically everyone had "seatbelt violations".

And yet none of this would have happened of one side wasn't driving well over this speed limit, running red lights and was actually paying attention and driving safely..Curiously that side seems to be face the least/no punishment at all here....go figure!

Ye response, kind sir?
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TheVipaGTS
02/27/18 9:52:56 PM
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fuzzylittlbunny posted...
Ye response, kind sir?

They are in the wrong. But again, what accident did they cause? that is what this story is about. The Accident and the fact that the person who caused it, and a death, due to reckless driving isn't facing consequences while any one of us would be...Stop trying to deflect....
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