An Arizona jury has found James Ray guilty of negligent homicide in the deaths of Kirby Brown, James Shore and Lizbeth Marie Neuman. With its decision, the jury acquitted the self-help guru of manslaughter charges.
Prosecutors claimed Ray's recklessness in operating the sweat lodge caused the deaths of Brown, 38, of Westtown, New York; Shore, 40, of Milwaukee; and Neuman, 49, of Prior Lake, Minnesota.They died after participating in a sweat lodge ceremony organized and led by Ray in 2009.
At least 15 others who took part in the sweat lodge ceremony became ill. More than 40 others were uninjured.
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yea buts its the dry heat.
I guess all of those "SECRET" positive thoughts didn't help you did it Mr. Ray? Goes to show that when fame & fortune goes to your head and you focus so much on the all mighty dollar you forget about the important things in life – like the LIVES of others – rot in hell Mr. Ray I hope you become an inmates "special" friend!
Good, i'm sure it was "no sweat" for the jury to find him guilty
It's Arizona, we generally get it right, unless Obama, or Holder interfere.
Justice done well. I foresaw no other outcome.
good.
I'll have to read a real newspaper for the details
Why? Is CNN the only online news source? Or just the only one you know about?
Not that the people who died, who were suppossedly intelligent and got into a tent with sauna temperatures to find out the meaning of life shouldn't be responsible for their own deaths!
Maybe he will now help the prison inmates to be successful.
It should have been manslaughter. You cant sit there and tell me this man did NOT know that there could/would be complications when you put people in 150+ degree confinement. He is at the TOP of the LOSER list.
Because of course the idiots that died didn't have ANY personal responsibility in their own deaths. No one held a gun to their stupid heads, no one forced them to pay $10,000 each either. Just be glad only these 3 idiots died.
The trouble is, Junior, this was the culmination of a week of indoctrination. Same techniques that cults use to brainwash their followers. Intimidation and peer judgement are a very powerful way to control individuals. Plus these people paid big bucks to this guy to show them "the way." I admire you if you have NEVER been intimidated by anyone in your life and have ALWAYS been self-confident. I also think you'd be lying if you said that was true.
. . . and until the military gets smart and starts making lighter weight uniforms and allows soldiers to wear shorts like the British . . . they too should be found negligent for heat related deaths.
Same with the Phoenix PD. It's 110 degrees out there right now and those men and women wear black uniforms with no hats.
Too bad no one can acquit him of being an idiot.
You mean "convict", not "acquit", right?
Well, for someone who spent his entire trial tweeting and acting like it wasn't a big deal, I say justice was served.
That's what they all get for taking another cultures spiritual ceremonies and exploiting them.
MY POINT EXACTLY!!!
I have a serious question: Isn't negligent homicide a MORE serious charge than manslaughter??
Manslaughter is a Class 2 Felony in AZ, whereas negligent homicide is a Class 4.. Class 2 carries a 7-21 mandatory prison sentence.. Class 4 only carries a 2.5 yr mandatory sentence, which can be reduced during sentencing, if permitted.
Yes, negligent homicide is worse then manslaughter. Manslaughter is accidently killing someone, having zero intent to kill someone yet you did.
Negligent homicide is someone dieing because you neglected to take the proper course of actions to ensure this would not happen.
I thought so too at first, but i guess negligent homicide would be leaving your kid in the car while it's too hot and going in to shop and they die
Where manslaughter is killing your wife in jealous rage after finding her in bed with your dad..
manslaughter is murder with consideration of the state of mind. it is worse.
Ok, I guess then the article does make sense because it sounded like he got off easier, but the charges seemed backwards.
After the deaths, this guy conducted a conference call with the other victims and said that the dead ones were "having so much fun" outside their bodies that they didn't want to return.
Then he offered $5000 refund for the families of the diseased. (The victims had paid $10,000)
You die in my seminar, you get half the money back... What a deal!!
I hope all these details are presented during the sentencing phase.