I recently had the opportunity to view a very old (late '90s or early 2000) 60 minutes piece called the Bad Samaritan.
The story is about a young man named David Cash. Back in 1997, a young 7-year old girl was at a casino in Las Vegas with her father. Little Sherrice Iverson wandered off and went into a bathroom where she was followed by 18-year-Jeremy Strohmeyer then David Cash. Then events that led to the death of Sherrice Iverson are still in dispute. David Cash has since stated that Jeremy and Sherrice were playing around then Jeremy snatch little Sherrice into a stall and put his hand on her mouth. David said he stood on the stall and tapped Jeremy on the head to get his attention. David said that Jeremy was in a daze and so he left Jeremy in the stall with his hand over little Sherrice's mouth. Jeremy and David later met up and went to other casinos. Jeremy late confessed to David that he'd killed the girl. David never called the police.
Sherrice Iverson was found strangled to death as well as sexually assaulted. Jeremy pled guilty to avoid lethal injection and he got life in prison. He has since appealed his decision. David wasnt charged with a crime because at that time, it wasnt illegal to not report a crime or try to prevent a crime. He has been dubbed the Bad Samarian. The publicity of this case has prompted many states to enact Good Samaritan laws.
David Cash.....is a very interesting piece of this story. David has had many interviews and has said some interesting things. Once i figure out how to upload this video, I will add a link. David Cash attended UCLA @ Berkley. There was a huge campus uproar for about a year and the students protested David being able to attend their school because of his moral character.
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He didnt get kicked out (to the best that I could find). But the student body had protests, rallies to get him to leave.
Many lawmakers oppose Good Samaritan Laws because they believe that it is an attempt to legislate morality. Does your city/state have Bad Samaritan Laws? How do you feel about such laws?
I went to a HBC a million years ago. The was a girl there who stripped at a local club. The administration kicked her out of school because she violated some type of moral rule the school had. She appealed the decision and got back in, but the school had the authority to get rid of students who bring negative attention to it. Does your school have rules dealing with moral character? Has your school exercised its authority with regards to moral character? Please dont make this a racial thread.
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The Bad Samaritan
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