HS Player Collapses, Coach Faces Homicide Charges

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by Gmanc711

If he denied them water, than absolutley he should have. That "run til you quit" portion doesnt bother me all that much, as coaches will say things like that all the time. I mean the article didnt touch on the temperature outside either, so theres a lot of variables there. Obviously its a tragedy for all parties involved.

I think this is going to be the biggest problem for the coach. These days, there is no excuse for denying the players water because it is so well known how important it is and the potential consequences from dehydration. For the most part I think we've come a long way from the "water is for the weak" mentality.
That being said, I don't know if the coaches neglect is the same as murdering the kid. Homicide charges seem rather harsh to me.

[Gmanc711]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

I think this is going to be the biggest problem for the coach. These days, there is no excuse for denying the players water because it is so well known how important it is and the potential consequences from dehydration. For the most part I think we've come a long way from the "water is for the weak" mentality.
That being said, I don't know if the coaches neglect is the same as murdering the kid. Homicide charges seem rather harsh to me.

That part I agree with as well. And I'm not sure what "denied them water" means either. Did he just not give them a water break? I mean I'm going to assume that alot of people here played football and I mean its a tough situation and coaches try to imply that "tough love"... homicide charges do seem awfully steep.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Gmanc711

That part I agree with as well. And I'm not sure what "denied them water" means either. Did he just not give them a water break? I mean I'm going to assume that alot of people here played football and I mean its a tough situation and coaches try to imply that "tough love"... homicide charges do seem awfully steep.

I'm no lawyer, so I'm just guessing here. But I think there's a pretty good case here that he acted in a criminally negligent manner. If I remember right that would qualify you for the mildest degree of murder. Me thinks?

If someone shows signs of sickness and you deny a request for water, given what you know about dehydration, chances are you were negligent and showed disregard for the kid's health.

So while he's qualifying for a "homicide" charge, the sentence would likely end up on the light side.