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Self-Help Guru Charged With Manslaughter
AOL News ^ | February 3, 2009 | David Knowles

Posted on 02/04/2010 4:02:56 AM PST by libstripper

James Arthur Ray, the motivational speaker who hosted a New Age retreat that ended when three people died in a Sedona, Ariz., sweat lodge, was arrested Wednesday and charged with three counts of manslaughter, authorities said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: crime; sweatlodge
Looks to me like a pretty clear case of involuntary manslaughter, since all an accused needs to do is act recklessly, causing the death of an individual. No intent is required and Ray was reallly reckless the way he ran that sweat lodge.
1 posted on 02/04/2010 4:02:57 AM PST by libstripper
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To: libstripper

His goose is cooked.


3 posted on 02/04/2010 4:50:31 AM PST by healy61
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Not really funny as what he cooked were three people by refusing to let them out of the sweat lodge. He also did not call for help when they passed out.


4 posted on 02/04/2010 5:28:18 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you. Ben Franklin)
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To: libstripper

Lawsuits will commence, even if he is not convicted—but I think it likely that he will be convicted. What he did was downright dangerous, and it’s amazing that more damage wasn’t done. I tend to think it’s that word “guru” most people attach to his name that somehow destroyed all remnants of common sense—he thought he was above making mistakes, but he was wrong.

Reminds me of a president I know of...


5 posted on 02/04/2010 7:15:22 AM PST by MizSterious (Do you not think an angel rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm? John Page, 1744-1808)
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To: healy61

***His goose is cooked.**

Stick a fork in him, he’s done!

Man That got me really steamed!

I bet he is sweating like a N(word) at an election!

He earned his money($9000.00 each) by the sweat of their brows.


6 posted on 02/04/2010 8:37:07 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (BHP man!)
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To: libstripper

$10,000 is what he was getting to attend his dumbass retreats. I’m in the wrong line of work


7 posted on 02/04/2010 8:41:32 AM PST by dennisw (It all comes 'round again --Fairport)
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James Arthur Ray has made multiple appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and Larry King Live, and is a recurring guest on NBC’s top-rated national morning show, Today.
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That’s how you get suckers paying $10,000 for your retreats


8 posted on 02/04/2010 8:46:03 AM PST by dennisw (It all comes 'round again --Fairport)
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