Woman (Prostitute) who sat on man is guilty of involuntary manslaughter

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Hard Copy only) AP | 12/14/2001 | AP

[rface]

Peoria, Ill. – A woman who testified that she didn’t mean to suffocate a man when she sat on him during an argument over payment for sex has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

Jurors deliberated about 2 hours Wednesday evening before convicting Rachael L. Thompson, 20. She faces two to five years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 1. Prosecutors had sought a 1st degree murder conviction, which carries a 20-60 yr prison term.

Thompson was convicted in the death July 15, 2000, of Shiraz Jamsa, 49.

She told jurors that she became angry with Jamsa when he refused to pay her for an act of prostitution, so she charged at him with a chair. Thompson said she knocked him down, then sat on his chest and hit him in the head while trying to get his wallet.

Two forensic pathologists testified that Jamsa suffocated. Prosecutors said Thompson, who weighed about 190 lbs at the time should have known she could injure the 115 lb man by sitting on him.

Involuntary manslaughter means a person did not know his or her actions would cause the death of another. Jamsa’s family and friends were upset with the verdict.

“She killed him and got away with it,” said Charlotte Jamsa, the victim’s sister-in-law. “It was a slap on the wrist, unfair justice to the family.”

Through credit for time already served, Thompson could be released from jail shortly after her sentencing.

[ambrose]

"!"

[Mulder]

190 lbs?

Hell, if she was sitting on my chest, I'd be wishing for death before she could sit somewhere else......

Make no mistake: this was a bad way to die, but it could have been even worse.

[ambrose]

Make no mistake: this was a bad way to die, but it could have been even worse.

You're baaaad.

[Doc On The Bay]

Irrespective of the "Facts," somehow, the "Guy's" death seems "Clintonian!"

Have we become THAT cynical??

Doc

[ambrose]

I always figured that Vince Foster died from Hillary doing the same thing that this "lady" did.

[Mulder]

I always figured that Vince Foster died from Hillary doing the same thing that this "lady" did.

Ugh! Talk about a bad way to go!

[Doc On The Bay]

Y'know--your "horrible fantasy" MAY, just possibly, be "the Truth of IT!"

GAWD!!--What an AWFUL "Death!!"

Doc

[spleetus]

YEAH! But at least he had TONS of fun before he died!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!! Do you think she had panties on????

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Any guy suffocated by a woman who weighs less than 300 pounds really needs to work out.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Frankly, I think she didn't realise what a wimp he was. LOL. I wonder how many scrawny men will send her fan letters while she's in prison?

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

You think, perhaps, the prosecutors were a little 'heavy handed' with her? =]

[ambrose]

She bashed his head in with a chair, so I don't think he was in much of a position to put up a fight when she squashed him.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Oh. You can see how much research I was putting into this. =]

[Bernard]

Material for another thread - how much would you pay to have sex with a 190-lb prostitute?

[ambrose]

The question is how much would you pay to NOT have sex with that porker.

[wattsmag2]

Maybe she was sittng on his face. heh heh

[MotleyGirl70]

She took his breath away.

[MotleyGirl70]

The question is how much would you pay to NOT have sex with that porker.

LOL