More like trying to prove she knew better than to do what she did.Ugh, it sounds like their trying to place their blame on her. Sickening.
In all likelihood, sending a report to the prosecutor in a fatality situation would probably be standard procedure regardless of the circumstances. The report may very well say the manner of death was accidental and no charges are recommended.I was interested to see that it has gone to the county prosecuters office as it had previously been deemed an accident by the police and locally, no criminal prosecution was being sought. While I hope that there is criminal charges sought, in order to help to prevent another similar tragedy, I hope that there is no jail time involved.
Typically Rope and Tissue refers to acrobatics preformed on a Circus "thread" which is a specific type of rope, the kind you see arielists hanging by their teeth from, Big, thick, relatively soft, spiral or twisted lay.Okay what is rope and tissue? Do you have a picture of you perfoming or practicing? You have my curiocity.
In all likelihood, sending a report to the prosecutor in a fatality situation would probably be standard procedure regardless of the circumstances. The report may very well say the manner of death was accidental and no charges are recommended.
Even in a case like this one, criminal negligence would be hard to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. Civil suits have a much lower standard of proof.
Aerialist Dies From Fall in Christmas Show
CINCINNATI — Student performer Keri Shryock, 23, died from injuries related to a fall during a Christmas show at a church Dec. 17. She was suspended from a cable, acting the part of a Wise Man in a contemporary Nativity story at Crossroads Community Church in Oakley, Ohio when her harness opened. She fell more than 20 feet and succumbed to her injuries the next day.
The police, who had reviewed video footage taken during the event, have ruled Shryock’s death an accident. O’Dell Owens, Hamilton County Coroner, told news sources that fabric from Shryock’s gown got caught in the clasp of the harness, causing it to open when Shryock extended her arm.
The production involved 200 performers before an audience of close to 2,000 people. Prayer services were held in place of the scheduled show the following night. The church also took efforts to console those affected by the tragedy with additional services and grief counseling.
Because Shryock was performing as a volunteer, and not as a paid employee, no other government agency will investigate the reason for the fall. “It’s totally a civil matter,” said Dick Gilgrist, a director for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, according to press reports.
Shryock, from Sylvania, Ohio, was a student at Xavier University.
Got the PLSN Newsletter email today and saw that there was a brief article on this accident...
I'm somewhat surprised that an industry source such as PLSN is not approaching this from a similar angle as we all are. They don't even mention the fact that her harness was only for climbing, or that she was suspended over the audience. I would have expected that an industry source like PLSN would have been a little tougher on the church, noting that they were using an unsafe harness and did not have a professional flying company working the show. Odd...
I've personally done 4 angels at once on automation at 90 feet in a mega-church with an all volunteer cast and crew. What problems we did have were more along the lines of being a nuisance to us, and all the angels were on backup devices as well. This was a 'traditional' vertical flight on wire rope, of course.
Or as I always tell nervous parents when I show up to do Pan or Oz or whatever: "I don't care how good or how horrible you look in the air. It's not really my job to make you pretty, although I will help you with that. My real job is to send you home every night in the same condition you showed up in."
PS: If this turned into yet another rant, somebody holla back at me.
If it was a rant... it was a great rant. That last paragraph is a great quote.
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