SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 Gladstone man is 124th homicide Kansas City police on Friday identified Cory Bates as the man who was injured fatally when he fell off a car hood in Clay County. He is the city’s 124th homicide victim this year. Bates, 19, of Gladstone, was pronounced dead at 11:40 p.m. Thursday. The incident was reported about 10 p.m. Wednesday at Northeast 53rd Street and Mersington Avenue. Police said a woman had started to leave the party, but a man hopped on the hood to prevent her from leaving. In an effort to dislodge the man, the woman accelerated and hit the brakes. The man fell and struck his head on the road. No charges have been filed. http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/n...al/13427471.htm This happened earlier this week near the house I recently moved out of. The police were on TV last night saying the woman WOULD BE charged with homicide, because she wasn't in any danger, and she could have just honked her horn until someone called the cops for her. Personally, I don't even understand why this is being considered a homicide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 I'd sue Hollywood. Dozens of action movies have conditioned us to believe that jumping onto the hood of a car is perfectly safe, and if it stops, rolling along the ground will prevent any serious injuries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 This will probably get plead down to involuntary manslaughter. The prosecutors would have a hell of a hard time trying to prove that she intentionally meant for his death. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 I'm starting to think that whole Kansas/Missouri area is not exactly a safe place. Between letting someone marry his 13 yr old girlfriend while 21 and this, I'm getting the feeling it's no longer safe for humans. Wrap both states in fences and call it a day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 Um....that's a pretty broad generalization, there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 Was he gay? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 (edited) Um....that's a pretty broad generalization, there. Nah, just funning the fact that combined the two states have made two very interesting stories here. Kansas with the whole 13 yr old marriage fiasco and now Missouri with this. And the common link, Kansas City. I got bored. I'm more interested in discovering why the guy really jumped on the car (to prevent her from leaving seems like it's missing a piece of the story) and why she would speed up and slam on her brakes when most people would hop off the minute you hit the gas. She might deserve something but not the charge they are going to hit her with. I just want the whole story. But I never trust a state that at one time elected John Ashcroft. Edited December 18, 2005 by 2GOLD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 Yeah, the Ashcroft element makes me distrust Missouri greatly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 Um....that's a pretty broad generalization, there. Nah, just funning the fact that combined the two states have made two very interesting stories here. Kansas with the whole 13 yr old marriage fiasco and now Missouri with this. And the common link, Kansas City. I got bored. Don't forget our gung-ho spirit regarding intelligent design! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 Um....that's a pretty broad generalization, there. Nah, just funning the fact that combined the two states have made two very interesting stories here. Kansas with the whole 13 yr old marriage fiasco and now Missouri with this. And the common link, Kansas City. I got bored. Since I actually, you know, LIVE HERE then I didn't get the joke because I've heard more than two stories about the area in my life. But I never trust a state that at one time elected John Ashcroft. In fairness, we also decided we preferred a dead guy over him, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Failed Bridge 0 Report post Posted December 19, 2005 Um....that's a pretty broad generalization, there. Nah, just funning the fact that combined the two states have made two very interesting stories here. Kansas with the whole 13 yr old marriage fiasco and now Missouri with this. And the common link, Kansas City. I got bored. Don't forget our gung-ho spirit regarding intelligent design! And the BTK Killer being found there. I learned years ago that jumping onto moving vehicles isn't smart. I had a friend driving her car out of a store parking lot and to be an ass I jumped on the back part and hung to the roof rack. She did a sharp turn and I went flying into some shrubbary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2005 Yeah, the Ashcroft element makes me distrust Missouri greatly. You're right to do so, it sucks here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2005 Missouri took my job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2005 Was your job road construction by any chance? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2005 Nope...I used to put salt and fertilizer into bags, but now that lucrative business has moved to MO. Now I cry myself to sleep. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2005 Um....that's a pretty broad generalization, there. Nah, just funning the fact that combined the two states have made two very interesting stories here. Kansas with the whole 13 yr old marriage fiasco and now Missouri with this. And the common link, Kansas City. I got bored. Don't forget our gung-ho spirit regarding intelligent design! And the BTK Killer being found there. That's a minor pet peeve of mine (thank you media!)... BTK stands for "Bind Torture Kill", so BTK Killer is a redundant acronym, like PIN Number. For the longest time he was just referred to as BTK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special K 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2005 Don't forget that Missouri elected a dead man over Ashcroft. After he had been dead for 3 weeks. That makes Missouri pretty awesome. How the fuck does Ashcroft even have a JOB after that fiasco? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2005 Don't forget that Missouri elected a dead man over Ashcroft. After he had been dead for 3 weeks. That makes Missouri pretty awesome. How the fuck does Ashcroft even have a JOB after that fiasco? Ahem. In fairness, we also decided we preferred a dead guy over him, too. Although, if I REALLY wanted to be fair, I could also point out that Mel Carnahan was the popular sitting MO Governor at the time, and Carnahan's widow had already been named as Carnahan's successor if he won. The absentee ballots had already been sent out at the time the guy died (he was alive when I voted for him), so there was no way to change the ballot. Ashcroft completely stopped campaigning after the place crash. Ashcroft only lost by 48,000 votes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted December 24, 2005 Nope...I used to put salt and fertilizer into bags, but now that lucrative business has moved to MO. Now I cry myself to sleep. DEY TUK UR JOB! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
