Comments on: The Hitcher, The Director & Dubya http://archives.republicoft.com/index.php/archives/2006/01/13/the-hitcher-the-director-dubya/ Black. Gay. Father. Vegetarian. Buddhist. Liberal. Mon, 22 May 2006 22:26:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: keri http://archives.republicoft.com/index.php/archives/2006/01/13/the-hitcher-the-director-dubya/#comment-57691 keri Sun, 15 Jan 2006 20:14:48 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/index.php/archives/2006/01/13/the-hitcher-the-director-dubya/#comment-57691 I forgot to add that the statute of limitations is running out and it is likely that Eric Red will never be prosecuted or face time behind bars. From the LA Weekly article: "In fact, the clock is ticking on what possible criminal charges could be brought to bear. For voluntary manslaughter, as is the case with road rage, the statute of limitations is six years, expiring on June 1, 2006. Felony and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter (with and without gross negligence) carry limitations of three and one years, respectively, both of which have already expired. " I forgot to add that the statute of limitations is running out and it is likely that Eric Red will never be prosecuted or face time behind bars. From the LA Weekly article:

"In fact, the clock is ticking on what possible criminal charges could be brought to bear. For voluntary manslaughter, as is the case with road rage, the statute of limitations is six years, expiring on June 1, 2006. Felony and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter (with and without gross negligence) carry limitations of three and one years, respectively, both of which have already expired. "

]]> By: keri http://archives.republicoft.com/index.php/archives/2006/01/13/the-hitcher-the-director-dubya/#comment-57690 keri Sun, 15 Jan 2006 20:06:32 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/index.php/archives/2006/01/13/the-hitcher-the-director-dubya/#comment-57690 A minor correction - I think the LA weekly article said there was no alcohol or drugs in his system, which to me makes the whole thing even more bizarre - he has blamed it all on fainting spells (the doctor who originally confirmed these spells has since recanted and said he was paid to essentially lie). I read this whole thing yesterday and just cannot get over the facts of the case. After running over several people (killing two of them) the screenwriter got out of the car and tried to stab himself in the chest with a stick, then slit his own throat. I think he was trying to kill himself and didn't care who he took with him. Reminds me of this case in Chicago when a woman trying to kill herself in a car crash killed 3 people and is now pleading not guilty: <a href="http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=News&id=3268775" rel="nofollow">http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=News&id=3268775</a> In the case of Eric Red, he has done everything possible to avoid any kind of responsibility. He "moved" to Texas for just exactly the amount of time (91 days) he would need to establish residency so he could declare bankruptcy and take advantage of Texas bankruptcy laws and effectively halt the civil suit against him at the time. I thought the connections the LA Weekly article drew between his screenplays and his actions on that day were really creepy - and I thought it especially disgusting of him to have been shopping around a screenplay since the "accident" called "Fenderbent," about yokels who run over pedestrians for sport. A minor correction – I think the LA weekly article said there was no alcohol or drugs in his system, which to me makes the whole thing even more bizarre – he has blamed it all on fainting spells (the doctor who originally confirmed these spells has since recanted and said he was paid to essentially lie).

I read this whole thing yesterday and just cannot get over the facts of the case. After running over several people (killing two of them) the screenwriter got out of the car and tried to stab himself in the chest with a stick, then slit his own throat. I think he was trying to kill himself and didn’t care who he took with him. Reminds me of this case in Chicago when a woman trying to kill herself in a car crash killed 3 people and is now pleading not guilty: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=News&id=3268775

In the case of Eric Red, he has done everything possible to avoid any kind of responsibility. He "moved" to Texas for just exactly the amount of time (91 days) he would need to establish residency so he could declare bankruptcy and take advantage of Texas bankruptcy laws and effectively halt the civil suit against him at the time.

I thought the connections the LA Weekly article drew between his screenplays and his actions on that day were really creepy – and I thought it especially disgusting of him to have been shopping around a screenplay since the "accident" called "Fenderbent," about yokels who run over pedestrians for sport.

]]> By: P. Alonzo Harris Jr. http://archives.republicoft.com/index.php/archives/2006/01/13/the-hitcher-the-director-dubya/#comment-56720 P. Alonzo Harris Jr. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:37:09 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/index.php/archives/2006/01/13/the-hitcher-the-director-dubya/#comment-56720 interesting read.....  nice site... i will be back.... interesting read….. 

nice site… i will be back….

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