This might lend a little authority to the question of whether it is correct to say Grulke allegedly fell asleep http://www.cjr.org/language_corner/jumping_off_allege.php
It's from the Columbia Journalism Review: "The New York Times stylebook is a little clearer: “Alleged and allegedly are police-blotter jargon, best rephrased into conversational English: accused of, charged with or suspected of. If legal concerns leave no choice, apply the modifier to the offense, not the suspect: alleged theft, not alleged thief.” - See more at: http://www.cjr.org/language_corner/jumping_off_allege.php#sthash.aRHinbcv.dpuf I used this in my post on the Active Pursuit - "a Dane County prosecutor has issued a felony charge against a man who allegedly fell asleep at the wheel and killed a bicyclist near Governor Nelson State Park." That follows my training at the Milwaukee Sentinel. Regardless of the evidence, you don't convict a person of a crime. I think my lead is right, in that all of the statements about what happened have come from law enforcement, quoting the suspect. He may take the witness stand and say that the police lied about what he said. (That rarely works). After reading the CJR guide, though, it might have been better to say that the criminal complaint accuses Grulke of falling asleep at the wheel and killing Carrie J. Pete. Tom On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 4:13 PM, tim wong <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it would have been better worded: "Grulke, 23, struck and killed > Carrie J. Pete, after ALLEGEDLY falling asleep . . . .," instead of "Grulke, > 23, allegedly struck and killed Carrie J. Pete, 37, after falling asleep > behind the wheel on Oct. 8, 2012," Is it uncertain from all the evidence > that his vehicle struck and killed her? or is it uncertain why he hit her? > so the "allegedly" should be by the phrase "falling asleep" rather than > "struck." > > Read more: > http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/man-charged-with-negligent-homicide-for-death-of-bicyclist/article_41f9275a-3536-56b1-9fa0-f5729b83796e.html#ixzz2zBEF8dlD > > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 10:47 AM, STRAWSER, Charles < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> It really shouldn’t matter whether a driver was texting or sleeping. If >> he could not or would not pay enough attention to the road that his >> operation (or lack of operation) of a motor vehicle resulted in the death >> of another road user, the driver should suffer the consequences. >> >> >> >> I’m sick of seeing drivers kill other road users and facing little or no >> consequences so long as they are not proven inebriated. Paying adequate >> attention to what you are doing when you are operating a motor vehicle, >> like most of life, requires more than mere sobriety. >> >> >> >> If it’s true that “falling asleep” is the best form of defense against >> serious traffic charges, as you attest, that just shows how far we have to >> go before we take seriously everyone’s constitutionally protected right to >> life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Michael Rewey >> *Sent:* Thursday, April 17, 2014 10:36 AM >> >> *To:* Bikies >> *Subject:* Re: [Bikies] FYI - Motorist charged for 2012 death of >> bicyclist >> >> >> >> I'm sticking with "alleged". "Falling asleep" is the best form of >> defense against serious traffic charges. Texting, among other things, can >> cause the same sort of drifting that occurred. And really did he fall >> asleep within a mile or so of his home on Woodland? >> >> >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> >> >> On 17 Apr 2014 at 15:04, STRAWSER, Charles wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> > I’m not a lawyer, Mike, but since the article quoted the driver as >> telling law enforcement >> >> > that he fell asleep, I’d guess “confessed” is a more appropriate term >> than “alleged.” >> >> > >> >> > “Grulke told Dane County Sheriff’s Detective Mary Butler that he had >> worked from 9:30 >> >> > p.m. the night before until 6 a.m., went home and ate breakfast and >> then went to a gym >> >> > to work out. >> >> > >> >> > Grulke said he left his workout because he felt tired, stopped at home, >> then went out to >> >> > get crickets for his lizard to eat. He said as he drove on Highway M he >> fell asleep and >> >> > was awakened by a loud “clunk.” He said he saw a bicycle fly through >> the air and it took >> >> > a couple of seconds for it to “sink in” that he had hit a bike.” >> >> > >> >> > http://bit.ly/1iqGu9K >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > chuck >> >> > >> >> > From: Michael Rewey >> >> > Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 5:41 PM >> >> > To: Bikies >> >> > Subject: Re: [Bikies] FYI - Motorist charged for 2012 death of bicyclist >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Allegedly fell asleep,,, >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On 16 Apr 2014 at 17:15, Robbie Webber wrote: >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > > see link below. This is the crash from Hwy M on the north side of >> Lake Mendota where the >> >> > > motorist fell asleep. >> >> > > ---- >> >> > > >> http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/college-students-targeted-in-rent- >> >> > > scam/article_7da05b2e-2b12-5232-875a-25cb9a7cfcf4.html >> >> > > ---- >> >> > > Shared via my feedly reader >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bikies mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >> >> > > > -- > "If we continue to consume the world until there's no more to consume, > then there's going to come a day, sure as hell, when our children or their > children or their children's children are going to look back on us--on you > and me--and say to themselves, 'My God, what kind of monsters were these > people?'" > > --Daniel Quinn > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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