17 dead after duck boat capsizes on Table Rock Lake

[stumppy]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

Here's the radar loop when this all went down.

Branson was under a severe thunderstorm warning issued shortly after 6:30 p.m. (7:30 p.m. ET), about half an hour before the boat capsized. https://t.co/MABgacUimV pic.twitter.com/V7XVsFgP7Q

— CNN Weather Center (@CNNweather) July 20, 2018

Yea, I wouldn't be surprised to see some criminal charges come from this.

[ROYC75]

Originally Posted by stumppy

Yea, I wouldn't be surprised to see some criminal charges come from this.

Criminal? Like what deadly force with a Duck?

Think Civil case, Negligence.

[dj56dt58]

Originally Posted by ROYC75

Criminal? Like what deadly force with a Duck?

Think Civil case, Negligence.

Negligence leading to death can absolutely lead to criminal charges

[ROYC75]

Originally Posted by dj56dt58

Negligence leading to death can absolutely lead to criminal charges

There is no criminal intent?

It will all come down to a civil liability.

[Coogs]

I watched the video once this morning, and have not rewatched since reading this thread. While the video was a bit hard to keep track of due to the reflections, I thought it was the front one that went down. I also thought it looked like the front one did turn sideways for a brief instant before going down.

[dj56dt58]

Originally Posted by ROYC75

There is no criminal intent?

It will all come down to a civil liability.

There doesn’t have to be intent

[cooper barrett]

Originally Posted by ROYC75

Criminal? Like what deadly force with a Duck?

Think Civil case, Negligence.

No

"Personal Injury" and "Wrongful Death" will certainly be filed in civil cases.


I think they could throw an involuntary manslaughter charge in, at the least, if they could show that the company's employees received the weather info and ignored it for profit.



I doubt any criminal charges will be filed in this case.

The stage collapse in IN never brought criminal charges even though the structure was built below building codes, killing seven people and injuring 58 others. It was settled as a class action at the tune of $50MM.