Nascar thread OT (nobody cares)

by **jamiethekiller** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 08:12:47

i feel pretty good about saying he should be charged with manslaughter. pretty much agree with SK here, too. several cars go by without accelerating. probably wanted to cover him in mud or something and misjudged how close he was.

by **pacino** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 08:20:54

i largelly agree with sk. it was a caution. you can't get him on murder, but i dont see how manslaughter is out of the question.

he has far more control with his car than people seem to be giving him credit for

by **Trent Steele** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 08:36:30

I think they will have a tough time convicting him of anything and most prosecutors don't want to bring a case they can't win.

by **jamiethekiller** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 08:42:06

Trent Steele wrote:I think they will have a tough time convicting him of anything and most prosecutors don't want to bring a case they can't win.

i believe there is less than a .01% chance he gets charges pressed against him just for the fact that the guy went running into the middle of a race track during a race.

by **jerseyhoya** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 09:06:52

Have there been more videos since that first one that came out late Saturday night? I don't know how you can draw any conclusions either way from something so grainy and dark from a crappy angle, far away.

by **Werthless** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 09:33:49

Trent Steele wrote:I think they will have a tough time convicting him of anything and most prosecutors don't want to bring a case they can't win.

by **RichmondPhilsFan** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:20:39

Trent Steele wrote:I think they will have a tough time convicting him of anything and most prosecutors don't want to bring a case they can't win.

This. Stewart will be able to bring high-end criminal defense attorneys to shred the very obvious holes in this case. They might charge him, but he's not going to be convicted of anything.

And that's coming from someone who falls into the "he revved the engine to buzz the guy" camp.

What I do know is that the civil suit is going to be fascinating.

by **lethal** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:50:31

Yeah, without a better video, I don't really see any way for a viable criminal case. The civil case will be fascinating with the assumption of risk factors and the self-endangerment, but also the prior hothead actions. I have to think there will be some sort of settlement before it gets too far though.

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:53:44

jerseyhoya wrote:Have there been more videos since that first one that came out late Saturday night? I don't know how you can draw any conclusions either way from something so grainy and dark from a crappy angle, far away.

Agree.

The only conclusion that can be drawn is that Ward was taking his life in his hands going that far out on to the track.

by **Barry Jive** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:39:29

really wish you legal experts would stop jumping to conclusions.

by **RichmondPhilsFan** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 13:17:10

lethal wrote:Yeah, without a better video, I don't really see any way for a viable criminal case. The civil case will be fascinating with the assumption of risk factors and the self-endangerment, but also the prior hothead actions. I have to think there will be some sort of settlement before it gets too far though.

They'll probably survive the preliminary dispositive motions, go through discovery and get ready for summary judgment, but reach a confidential settlement prior to trial. Defense counsel's goal would be to get it far enough past the incident date so that it's a story buried at like the 43-minute mark of Sportscenter and on page C8 of your local newspaper.

by **Bucky** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 18:03:03

I expertly nominate Ward for a 2014 Darwin award

by **wwry** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 18:23:43

i nominate tony stewart for prison

by **Barry Jive** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 18:28:38

Seconded. Motion carried. BSG court of law adjourned. Tony Stewart please report to your nearest prison pronto bucko

by **SK790** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 20:03:13

Printing up Tony Stewart/Prison 2014 shirts.

by **z ipper** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 20:15:50

big win for aj allmendinger yesterday

by **phillychuck** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 21:39:48

Is anyone sure Stewart even saw the kid?

by **The Savior** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 21:46:06

phillychuck wrote:Is anyone sure Stewart even saw the kid?

according to barry, yes. not only did he see him, he knowingly slammed his car into him. and he had planned it weeks ago.

by **Barry Jive** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 21:59:40

lmao feel like you've misread everything I've said in this thread

by **SK790** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 22:01:52

Can YOU Ever Not Be hyperbolic? It no longer a literary device if you use it every post.

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