His brothers. I don't even know where you get the whole idea I am making personal digs at people, or how you can think anything i said could only be thought by a frat bro, or whatever. before we start calling them 'kids' and letting them off the hook for killing people. Police have said Piazza fell head first down 15 basement steps at around 11 p.m. on the night of Feb. 2, but no one called 911 until the next morning. One of the 18 fraternity members facing charges in the death of a Penn State pledge deleted footage from a basement surveillance camera two days after the 19-year-old sophomore died, a detective testified Thursday. I mean, based on your logic that would be completely selfish and out of line of you. Tim was in no way responsible for or a part of this behavior. Because court recessed without a decision, all 16 men are expected to be back in court in the coming weeks. When he finally woke up and tried to roll off, they slammed him back down, slapped him in the face and poured beer on him. WebPiazza staggered on his feet down the hallway and turned right into the Away Bar Room. Piazza received "at least 18 drinks in over 1 hour and 22 minutes," Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller said at a news conference Monday, and he "never once obtained any of those drinks for himself. His lawyer did not return a message seeking comment. His brothers carried him, unconscious, to a couch and left him there. But they are not evil. Waiting for your permission to load facebook comments. The next morning at 10am (not a moment before), a search for Piazza led brothers to the basement where He was found several hours later by members of the frat. The footage, as outlined in the grand jury presentment, shows an inebriated Piazza fall down the stairs. Please enter valid email address to continue. He fell down drunk, which initially knocked him out so that much is his fault. And all colleges and fraternities are supposed to have anti-hazing rules in place. Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Sign up to receive breaking True Crime Daily news, exclusive stories and behind-the-scenes info. They are acting like total jerks attacking these kids in public. I'm not involved in this situation, and I'm not a bad guy. Join Vimeo Lawyers for the victim's family described the video as "gruesome.". I just don't like the way this kids parents have acted at all. No average person would sit there, make the strange. personal nit picky digs that you were, trying to justify their blatant disregard for a humans life. Security footage shows brothers slapping Piazza in the face, punching him in the stomach, and pouring beer on him, but he remained unconscious and unresponsive. "The videotape is horrible, and it is gruesome," Kline said. "No parent wants to see what is apparently on this videotape.". Any questions or concerns? It was estimated that he had .40% BAC and a lethal BAC is roughly .30%-.40%. Fraternity members found him in the basement the next morning andcarried him back upstairs. I know; I sound callous, and my view is wayyyy different than other peoples'. Scicchitano replied he did not, saying the girls were not wearing name badges, and recommended that they come forward to police. They bought and served absurd amounts of alcohol to a minor. And Ive had it with you, too.. hey, how about you let me know what you would do if you were Piazza except instead of dying, you live and you must live the rest of your life unable to move from the neck down? Piazza never obtained any of the drinks himself, Miller said. Ten other students are facing related charges of reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence and providing alcohol to minors, among other charges. Twelve new fraternity members now face charges in the investigation. Over the rest of that evening, fraternity members were recorded pouring liquid on him, strapping a loaded backpack to him and taking other ineffective or counterproductive steps to deal with his condition. Twenty-six people now face charges in the case. As no one was left around him this all went unnoticed and he was left on the floor. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Frat member found dead at accused Idaho killer's former university, Bowling Green reaches $3.9M settlement over student's hazing death, University investigating hazing within football program, Virginia Commonwealth University to allow school-brand beer on campus after frat hazing death, died from injuries he sustained as one of 14 pledges at a bid acceptance party. He was later "Piazza looks like dead weight. The results of an investigation into surveillance video of the fraternity "This is about Tim Piazza, and Tim Piazza died, and there should be an absolute reverence in that courtroom," said Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller. Any one of these members could have called for help. That night after the February event, Piazza drunkenly fell down the stairs and sustained the injuries that led to his death less than two days later. No other parents have acted like this when they have lost their child in similar fashion. Piazza, a 19-year-old sophomore from New Jersey, died after tumbling down a flight of stairs and fracturing his skull during an alcohol-fueled pledge ritual at the Beta Theta Pi house on Feb. 4. When Piazza was finally brought to the hospital on Feb. 3, he had a damaged spleen. Timothy is accountable for over consuming alcohol (under severe social pressure from his Brothers, which could easily be argued as coercion). He was later pronounced dead at a hospital in the early hours of Feb. 4. "Theybasically treated our son as roadkill and a rag doll, Jim Piazza toldNBCsTodayshow. Again, these are people who WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIM BEING IN THAT CONDITION who were more concerned about the possible consequences for themselves than saving the life of a badly injured pledge. Well, we beat him and slapped him, what more could we do? The Beta Theta Pi house was shut down shortly thereafter and remains empty. Warner Bros. Entertainment | WebNewly-recovered footage shows Beta Theta Pi members forcing 18 drinks on Piazza and other pledges in less than an hour and a half on the night he sustained the injuries that He suffered severe head trauma and a ruptured spleen from the fall. "His eyes were closed. Please enable JavaScript to experience Vimeo in all of its glory. Before emergency assistance arrived, the brothers wiped blood from his face and attempted to dress him, but his body was too rigid to successfully put clothes on. But the hazing was not the unconscionable part of what happened, and it wasn't what led to his death. Piazza, a 19-year-old engineering student from Lebanon, New Jersey, suffered a fractured skull, shattered spleen and other injuries, likely during a series of falls inside the house. I see the frat members as stupid, not evil. I guess that is what has really skewed my opinion of this whole thing. He is estimated to have had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of nearly .40 on the night of the hazing incident. You are asking them to think and act rationally about this, and that is something that is very difficult for grieving people to do. It's a horrible idea for any crime, this one included. While this event is horribly tragic, I don't think it serves anyone to blame the other fraternity members and act like Timothy piazza had no involvement. After 40 minutes of debating on what the next step should be, the conclusion was made that Piazza's injuries were indeed serious, and that he would require medical attention. Piazza's parents, Jim and Evelyn of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, left the courtroom before the prosecution began airing the footage, narrated by Scicchitano. Gabe Gutierrez, an NBC News correspondent, said via Twitter that the courtroom was silent as prosecutors played video of Piazza dying. Now we get into our first example of negligence, when they blew off the brother who could tell something was wrong a short time after the accident. Prosecutors claim fraternity members He's unconscious," Scicchitano said after Piazzas first fall. I don't think they're acting like assholes. "That's the evidence that the commonwealth now has.". On the night of February 2, 2017, while undergoing hazing rituals for the fraternity, Piazza, on an essentially empty stomach, drank large amounts of alcohol in a short time as part of an obstacle course called "The Gauntlet", which required each pledge to drink from a bottle of vodka, drink a beer, and finally drink from a bag of wine. The bombshell revelation by State College police Detective David Scicchitano came during a hearing to determine if theres enough evidence to send the case to trial. I'm not hanging on tooth and nail to anything, because I'm not invested in this on a personal level. Stupid yes, but they just don't fit my idea of evil. Piazza, who was left on a first-floor couch overnight, made severalattempts to get up but fell multiple times,in some cases hitting his head and falling down the stairs. Piazza died as a "direct result of the extremely reckless conduct of members of the Beta fraternity," aided by the permissive atmosphere fostered by Penn State's Interfraternity Council, the grand jury found. He's black out drunk and stumbling around, and he's just left alone? This wasnt boys being boys. Prosecutors claim the former fraternity brothers at Beta Theta Pi waited to get Piazza help in an attempt to cover up their drinking and "coordinate a story.". Investigators say the frat brothers waited 12 hours to call 911. At the news conference Monday, Piazza's father said he is committed to pursuing the charges against the members of the fraternity, which has been shut down by Penn State. DiBileo and 15 other fraternity brothers spent over 10 hours in court listening to evidence. need to get some shit off your chest? "He falls, gets injured, spleen, head, repeatedly. Every drink consumed was provided to him by a fraternity brother: DA. Investigators say his blood alcohol level was between .28 and .36. And you actually say that "people need to take responsibility for their actions" yet excuse these animals? Reporters inside the Centre County Courthouse live tweeted the proceedings as the prosecution played the surveillance footage from the Beta Theta Pi fraternity party on Feb. 2, the night of Piazza's fatal injury. He had to have more than half his skull removed to relieve the massive pressure built up from all those head injuries. "It really is difficult to watch.". I can only imagine the anguish of being a parent, and losing your child this way. This is very true, they really have no good options here. Let's look at the Wikipedia article about the incident. That's illegal. He did not reveal the name of the member in question. Tim then woke up the following morning still alone and attempted to move. Edit: Btw, your comment completely justifies me using a throwaway. This was men who intended to force-feed lethal amounts of alcohol into other young men. In September, following an unusually long, hard-fought preliminary hearing, a judge dismissed the most serious charges against the fraternity members. Beta Theta Pi fraternity house at Penn State. Where Piazza is not at fault, where the parents have a right to be upset, and why this is a major issue at all is that the fraternity didn't seek timely medical attention that could have saved his life. Look at the definition of murder..I don't like over the top hyperbole and I think that's why this case has bothered me in terms of coverage. Harry Kamerow said he used video evidence and medical records to establish that Piazza's fall at 11:22 p.m. down the basement steps caused his fatal brain and spleen Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. — -- A detective testifying in a Pennsylvania courtroom Thursday regarding the death of Penn State student Tim Piazza said some surveillance footage from the Beta Theta Pi house appears to have been deleted. In June, Piazza family attorney Tom Kline told CBS News the family hasn't decided whether they'll be in the courtroom when the surveillance videos are played. Second of all, yes, victims of horrible crimes often did something stupid or unwise, which is why they were preyed upon instead of someone else who was more cautious and more difficult prey. College students drink. Piazza subsequently stumbled toward the basement steps, then fell down them. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. She issued several tweets about the surveillance tapes, calling the footage "grueling" to watch. Timothy Piazza, 19, was given 18 drinks in less than Not calling an ambulance for an unconscious, dying person, and instead beating that person up, sounds pretty evil to me. They left him for the whole night alone. In the fourth day of a preliminary hearing in the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, State College Police Detective David Scicchitano testified that authorities recovered a surveillance camera from the basement of the fraternity house, but footage prior to Feb. 6 had vanished. A place to post an opinion you accept may be flawed, in an effort to understand other perspectives on the issue. Contributing: The Associated Press, John Bacon, USA TODAY. What led to his death was the negligent behavior of the fraternity members after Tim was first injured. Attorney Ted Simon asked Scicchitano if he had a chance to identify and interview the girl, as well as a second girl spotted on the stairs. One person even recommended that help be contacted but was ignored and he was left on a couch. What is he responsible for? He ultimately was left on a couch overnight and was found by frat members the following morning. He can't protect himself from the alcohol and the injuries, and it goes on and on until he dies, and then they don't render aid at that point. In the video, Piazza appeared visibly drunk during the hazing ritual on Feb. 2; he was wobbling as he This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. He was pronounced dead less than 24 hours later. The new allegations mark a significant escalation in a case that has taken several twists since the Dauphin County coroner initially ruled Piazza's death an accident. No defendants have entered pleas at this time. This is especially true when the victim is a minor who was not used to binge drinking, and even more especially true after he's already too drunk to make good decisions. "When law enforcement initially evaluated the video footage, fraternity brothers led police to believe that the basement cameras had been inoperable on Bid Acceptance Night," Parks Miller's office said in a statement. Another 11 frat members are already facing similar charges. One of the 18 Beta Theta Pi members charged with the Feb. 4 death of 19-year-old Tim Piazza removed everything from the basement camera two days after his alcohol-related passing. Advertisement The video includes Piazza consuming nearly 20 drinks in 90 minutes. The legal system is mostly consequentialist simply because letting judges and juries decide which defendants are 'nice people at heart' and let them go, is exactly how lynch mobs and rich, pillar of the community rapists got away with a slap on the wrists or less. Once he was finally able to maintain balance, he staggered toward the lobby area of the house, but fell again head first into an iron railing and landed on a stone floor, likely incurring serious head trauma. Prosecutors allege Piazza was forced to drink excessively before falling and hurting himself. Pledges were made to chug vodka and beer. Tim Piazza (center) is pictured with his parents, Evelyn and James. What happened to him after that, is entirely on the willful and blatant negligence of his frat brothers. He continued to stand up only to repeatedly fall back down. Host virtual events and webinars to increase engagement and generate leads. after reading this entire thread and especially all of your answers OP im getting the impression you are either someone (a brother/pledge) who was there that night, or someone with some type of intimate frat involvement to the case and timothy. The revelation came on Day 4 of the preliminary hearing for the fraternity brothers facing charges ranging from involuntary manslaughter to furnishing alcohol to minors. They are grieving parents looking for something to explain why their son has been killed. That previous footage allegedly depicted Piazza, severely under the influence, falling head-first down the stairs at about 11 p.m. and falling again around 5 a.m., hitting his head against a metal railing. When you get somebody into an environment where they have seemingly no way out, where every authority figure is encouraging or forcing you to drink and nobody would help you, say, leave and go home safely, it is extremely difficult to turn down drinks. Messages left for most other defendants or their lawyers were not immediately returned Monday. Surveillance video played in court reportedly shows Piazza repeatedly falling, passing out and tumbling head-first down a flight of stairs, and no one called 911 for hours. In court, some of the fraternity brothers appeared distressed while watching the videos. Not calling 911 immediately is not Piazza fault. The reason why hazing works, and why hazing charges exist, is because peer pressure is an extremely powerful motivator. Feel free to message us. The video includes Piazza consuming nearly 20 drinks in 90 minutes. Piazza was at the Penn State University fraternity for a pledge event in February when he died after falling down a flight stairs. He had no shirt on and no shoes on. Scicchitano testified in court that Piazza "looked like a corpse" the morning after the fall. "America's Got Talent" Comedian Bringing The Laughs To Newtown, Senator Pushes Bills To Bring Justice To Childhood Sex Assault Victims, Jules Thin Crust Pizza Looking For The Next Menu-Worthy Pie, Comedy Star Dena Blizzard Fri. & Sat. The testimony came on the fourth day of a preliminary hearing for 16 members of Beta Theta Pi facing charges that includeinvoluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault in the Feb. 4 death of engineering student Timothy Piazza, 19. The continuation comes after nearly 12 hours of testimony and hours of surveillance footage from the fraternity house on the night Timothy Piazza, a sophomore from New Jersey, fell during a bid acceptance night party. During questioning in court Thursday, Scicchitano said one of the 18 fraternity members already facing charges in connection to Piazza's death earlier this year may have deleted the basement video. The hearing, which is expected to enter a fifth day Friday, will determine whether there is enough evidence to send the case to trial. Maybe he didn't need to go to an event where he knew there would be drinking, but it's doubtful he expected to be forced to drink as much as he was or that he could have possibly been making rational decisions a few drinks in. I agree with both of those things. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. The surgeons attempting to save his life deemed the injuries to likely be nonrecoverable, and Piazza was pronounced dead in the early morning of February 4, 2017. Of the 17 fraternity members charged, five now face manslaughter charges. You or your parents wouldnt file charges right? from First of all, these are not kids, they are adults. Lawsuits claim it wrecked their teeth. His "brothers," could have handled it better, but it is clear his parents taught him no accountability, and have no idea what it is themselves. Other security camera footage from inside the sprawling frat house shown during previous hearings depicted frat members alternatively holding Piazza down or strapping him to a backpack to keep from rolling over and choking while he appeared to be unconscious. Getting knock out drunk? Video footage from the fraternity's extensive surveillance system has been crucial in the case and helped prosecutors construct a timeline of events that led to Piazza's death. Of the accused young men, eight face involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and hazing, among other charges; four face reckless endangerment and hazing, among other charges; and six face charges for evidence tampering. UhhI'm not affiliated with penn state or a fraternity in general. The grand jury that investigated Piazzas death, video footage and preliminary hearing testimony painted a disturbing picture of his final night inside the fraternity house. One brother tried to convince the others that Piazza needed immediate medical help, but was ignored. "The visions of him lying in a hospital bed battered and bruised and on life support make no sense. In fact, on video, Tim Piazza does not obtain his own alcohol at any point rather, every drink consumed was provided to him by a fraternity brother, she said. Graphic video footage of the night Piazza died was shown for the first time in court Monday. They are the sole reason he is dead. Piazzadied in ahospital Feb. 4, about 30 hours after a bid acceptance partyin which the former high school football player fell repeatedly. From trying to beat him awake, to abandoning him, to covering up the evidence, everything about this shows criminal negligence. Some time later, Piazza regained consciousness and rolled off the couch. "I believe the charges will be bound over. However, I'd also like to argue that the fraternity is also legally and morally responsible for his initial intoxication. Two of the defendants waived their rights to a hearing. A court affidavit said one of the brothers, Braxton Becker, purposely deleted the basement footage two days after Piazza died but the FBI was able to recover it. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Everybody so far has been talking about either how the parent's actions are justifiable in their grief, or that the fraternity is responsible for intentionally trying to cover up his injuries and delaying medical treatment after he fell. The video captured the night 14 pledges, including Piazza, were taken through a speed-drinking event called "the gauntlet." The Centre County District Attorney announced on Monday that the FBI has recovered video footage from the night before 19-year-old Timothy Piazza's death. The 19-year-old staggered through the house, visibly in pain he fell head first several times. Also Thursday, an attorney for Luke Visser, one of the defendants charged in Piazzas death, revealed what he claimed to be new information indicating that Piazza may have tripped over a girl sitting on a stairwell leading to the basement suggesting it was more of an accident than the result of drunkenness. We've received your submission. Piazza's parents have spoken out poignantly about the incident. Surveillance footage from inside the frat house shown during previous hearings depicted Piazza looking like a corpse after his first drunken fall in the house, according to another detectives testimony. BELLEFONTE, Pa. -- (WNEP) -- Investigators say a Penn State fraternity pledge's slow death at a frat party was caught on cameras. The preliminary hearing for the Penn State fraternity brothers accused in the hazing death of a 19-year-old student has been continued to a to-be-decided upon date, according to reports. Its unclear whether the camera was in a position to capture one of Piazzas several falls during a night of drinking. Piazza was brought to Mount Nittany Medical Center, but was quickly transported to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center because of the severity of his injuries. He was just trying to join an organization. Piazza had consumed at least 18 drinks in less than an hour and a half, according to prosecutors. Enter with a mindset for conversation, not debate. Scicchitano described scenes where Piazza was unconscious. Not one person thought to take him to the hospital??? Cold and hyperventilating. This is a footnote from the CMV moderators. WebVideo deleted from Penn State fraternity camera in Timothy Piazza case, police say Susan Miller USA TODAY 0:00 1:58 Video on a camera inside a Penn State fraternity house They caused his condition, then exacerbated it, then refused to get him needed care immediately. FULL STORY: Video surveillance from Pennsylvania State University fraternity house shown in court - WNEP. Tim Piazza may have been somewhat complicit in the hazing. Susan Snyder, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter from the Philadelphia Inquirer, was at the hearing. Firstly, please read through our rules. The judge on Monday evening granted the defense's request to continue the hearing, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. In another tweet, typed after those in the courtroom watched footage of Piazza roll in pain on the floor in the early hours of the morning after falling 15 feet, Snyder said: "The courtroom is silent.". What they did was worse than just leaving him to die. Meanwhile, tensions were high in the courtroom Thursday, with Centre County District Attorney Stacey Parks Miller turning her back on Judge Allen Sinclair to speak directly to the courtroom gallery, Philly.com reports. Becker, 21, of Niskayuna, New York, was charged with evidence tampering, obstruction and hindering a prosecution. But, still, they pressured him into drinking too much. WebA A. Tim Piazza was shown before his death on a video played by prosecutors on Monday suffering from a fall during an alcohol-fueled Penn State fraternity pledging event as his 16 students face judge in Penn State hazing death of Timothy Piazza, 'He looked like a corpse': Video shown of Penn State pledge after fatal injuries, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. According to several reporters live-tweeting the surveillance footage from that night and early morning, it was hard to watch. In the early morning of February 3, 2017, Piazza tried to get up, but once he reached a standing position, fell backwards. Pledges showed signs of intoxication, and Piazza had to be helped to a couch. This story has been shared 102,156 times. He seems to want to use it that way, and is manipulating the media to do so. If you see a comment that has broken one, it is more effective to report it than downvote it. Prosecutors filed charges against 12 members of Penn State's now-shuttered Beta Theta Pi chapter and added to the already-existing charges against five others. "A young man died unnecessarily," District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller (center) told reporters. Again normal people would have called for medical assistance seeing as he is still unresponsive or at least have a person watch over him but they left him. Tim was accountable to himself for over drinking, but the rest of the frat was accountable for essentially leaving him to rot and die, despite obvious symptoms of trauma and injury, and likely alcohol poisoning. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. A fraternity is supposed to be like a second family. He said it was one of the fraternity members facing charges in connection with Piazza's death, but he did not reveal the name in court andsaid the footage disappeared before police could collect it. WebAccording to the grand jury presentment, around 9 p.m., the videos show Piazza and other pledges in a ritual called "the gauntlet," consuming large amounts of beer, vodka and Three brothers picked him up and "slammed" him back onto the couch. An example should be made of that chapter, so I would say his parents are more like the dicks that are trying to fuck the assholes that just want to shit all over everything, IMO. The houses security system captured many of the events the night Piazza was injured, footage that had already been played at a preliminary hearing for those charged previously. The fraternity was supposed to be alcohol-free after a suspension in 2009. I don't think it serves anyone to blame the other fraternity members and act like Timothy piazza had no involvement. Plus I have been open to other view points when they have been raised. Penn State Frat House Death: Fast Drinking, Slow Death, Frantic Coverup In Grand Jury Timeline, Frat House Death At Penn State: A Who's Who Of The Accused. Centre County Report. His parents saying he was perfect, and making it sound like he was kidnapped and tortured is misleading, and could lead to unfair punishments for a number of kids who made a horrible mistake. Defense attorneys have challenged Scicchitano and claimedprosecutors are zeroing in onselect portions of the video. Not every tragedy is a crime, said Ems lawyer, Bill Brennan. Video on a camera insidea Penn State fraternity house was erasedtwo days after a pledge died followinga night of hazing and heavy drinking, a detective testified Thursday, according to media reports. The Beta Theta Pi fraternity, which has since been barred from Penn State, is facing charges including involuntary manslaughter and hazing. 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