Accidental all the way. We already know there was no injury that caused it, so it's an easy process of elimination in regards to an event that happens all too often.
I am so, so sad about Riley. I have adult sons and can’t imagine the horror of loosing one, but I just can’t see how the fraternity is at fault. It would have been wonderful if the brothers had a buddy system for this outing or made a pack not to overindulge, but even without that, I don’t see how the fraternity is liable. Each young man made his own choices and was not in charge of annyone else’s decisions or behavior.
Family friend: We don't believe Riley Strain just fell into the river
Yeah, it's not surprising. First they didn't believe he was even river, now it's foul play that he was in the river. I said this several weeks ago:
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You were definitely on target. Unfortunately denial can be a major issue in the grieving process.
Oh me too. I have 2 sons and 5 grandsons who have been thorough this stage of life and thankfully they all have lived through it. There is just something that is not right, IMO. Maybe no one is involved directly with his death but I can't help but feel like the evening was as benign as what has been reported. Society has become so litigous that someone else is always to blame for something. I don't see how the fraternity can be blamed or even the bars.I am so, so sad about Riley. I have adult sons and can’t imagine the horror of loosing one, but I just can’t see how the fraternity is at fault. It would have been wonderful if the brothers had a buddy system for this outing or made a pack not to overindulge, but even without that, I don’t see how the fraternity is liable. Each young man made his own choices and was not in charge of annyone else’s decisions or behavior.
I came to adore Riley through this so it’s hard to write anything negative about him (and of course until the tox screen comes back we won’t know for sure) but it certainly looks like he as an individual didn’t make good decisions that night.
OMHO. RIP dear Riley.
That's incredibly sad, and even sadder considering if he's been wearing a seatbelt he may have survived the accident. It's hard to accept sometimes that no matter how often people are advised to wear a seatbelt while driving, advised not to ride their snowmobile over the lake due to instability, advised not to drive while intoxicated, advised not to work on the roof without a harness, advised not to take the boat out without a lifejacket they still do, and in the unlucky lottery of life, they lose. We all buy tickets but only some of them are punched.
I don’t feel like anyone was directly involved either. <modsnip: not victim friendly> It’s going to all come out eventually.
There are video cams of Riley lurching down the street in earlier posts. One of them shows him falling and hitting hit head on the sidewalk. He was obviously very impaired but the video of him talking to the cop investigating car break ins is after his fall and he's walking normally and his voice is normal, too. So I can see how it may be frustrating for his parents but I think he got himself together long enough while walking by the cop to ensure he wouldn't be arrested for public drunkenness.
IIRC, the family is saying that LE have not shared all the videos with them, only some of them. The family would like to see all of videos.
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Yes, you remember right, I meant that I think LE didn't share anything that did not show Riley - as in, if there's nothing to see, no point showing those cameras. I feel so deeply for this family, and I understand wanting there to be more, asking for more camera images and footage, for there to be a reason, a why, and not just - 'fell into river drunk'. That is not how Riley's story should have ended.
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