Maybe Instead Of Prison, They'll Put Him In A Sweat Lodge And Won't Let Him Out . . .
Remember James Arthur Ray's sweat lodge death catastrophe?

He's been arrested for manslaughter for the incident.

Motivational speaker James Arthur Ray was arrested Wednesday on manslaughter charges after three people died following a northern Arizona sweat lodge ceremony he led last year.

Ray was taken into custody on an indictment at his attorney's office in Prescott and later led into the Yavapai County jail in Camp Verde wearing blue jeans, tennis shoes and a dark jacket. His bond was set at $5 million, and his first court hearing was scheduled Thursday.

Ray's attorneys said Wednesday he surrendered to authorities but that the charges were unjust and they were confident he would be exonerated in court. If convicted, he faces a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 12 1/2 years on each count.

Let's see if he can manifest his ass out of this one.

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	bienegold 2010-02-04 06:34 am UTC (link)
	That's fantastic that he got arrested. What a shame it's only manslaughter. (I know there's not really a justification for a higher degree, but he deserves it.) (Reply to this)(Thread)

ekaterinv
2010-02-04 07:27 am UTC (link)

He stopped people from administering CPR, didn't he?

To me, the entire thing sounds like a homicidal psychopath trying to kill as many people as possible at once. Was it purposeful violence, or immeasurable stupidity? Yeah, I know, probably stupidity, but there comes a point where I'm not sure it matters. And that point is where you stick 60 dehydrated people into a shack in Arizona.

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	bienegold 2010-02-04 07:53 am UTC (link)
	He did. It's definitely one of those things where if the explanation had been suicide cult, it almost would have been more plausible. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	cleolinda 2010-02-04 06:57 pm UTC (link)
	I just cannot understand why you'd deny people medical treatment. From even his own callous perspective, wouldn't he want to minimize the amount of shit he is clearly about it be in? Although abusing steroids and growth hormones would explain a lot. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	duraniedrama 2010-02-04 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	According to Salty Droid's take on it, manslaughter looks to be a higher degree than negligent homicide, which is what most people were expecting he was going to be charged with. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bienegold 2010-02-04 10:58 pm UTC (link)
	Interesting, thanks! (Reply to this)(Parent)

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