Dallas High Speed Car Chase Ends in T-Bone Car Crash: Should they let him die?

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Dallas High Speed Car Chase Ends in T-Bone Car Crash: Should they let him die?

by Creamy Posted June 30, 2009 00:04:04

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The Dallas high speed car chase began as a routine traffic stop. Dallas police officer Curtis Hettich said the chase began when 29-year-old Shane Michel was notified of a federal warrant out for his arrest. Hettich had also asked to search Michel's vehicle on suspicion of on-board narcotics.

The Dallas high speed car chase lasted 2-hours and ended in a t-bone car crash with a truck driver named Lance Anderson, who sustained minor injuries. The accident occurred when Michel ran a red light. The high speed car chase included spike strips, jumping off ramps, and railing down signs.

After the t-bone accident, Shane Michel was sent to the Baylor University Medical Center. Shane is in critical condition.

Should Shane Michel be taken off life support for endangering countless lives and dealing drugs or should he rot in prison?

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helmus July 05, 2009 12:41:05

Answered: I think Michel Shane should be punished like this:
Holy shit people, he didn't kill anyone excepyt nearly him self and he is giving the whole world some grade A entertainment, stop bitching and give that man the key to the city for making the world a less boring place!
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John November 16, 2009 02:42:35

Answered: I think Michel Shane should be punished like this:
Keep him alive and send his ass to prison for doing that to the poor Maxima
nnam October 15, 2009 15:53:24

Answered: Michel Shane could have killed many people in the high speed car chase; Shane should be taken off life support
he could have killed many people for no reason,he must go to the prison for his whole life.
<3V-Tiger<3 July 13, 2009 22:34:52

Answered: I think Michel Shane should be punished like this:
Well he did almost kill himself and the truck driver. That was totally his fault i mean he shood at least be in prison for a few years or longer and maybe cause i saw wat happened on TV he shood be taken off life support cause he almost killed himself
Jay98 July 11, 2009 23:37:40

Answered: I think Michel Shane should be punished like this:
I cannot believe the ignorance of some of these posts. No offense, but if you can't form a valid argument then shut up. This isn't a voting poll, it's an open query.

Firstly, I'm not going to discuss religion but just using ethics, logic, reasoning and an understanding of cause and effect, pulling the plug on someone just because they have done bad things is giving them an unfair disadvantage of survival that other people wouldn't have. Even if that didn't kill him it's just as bad as beating up a criminal because of their crime and I think that you should know better than to enforce justice without the right jurisdiction. Leave the choice up to who has the right to make that choice.

We are not the police, we are not his friends and family and we are not even anyone who was involved in the incident at all. In short, it is none of our business and we don't have a right to say yes or no.

That over, here is my point. How do we know that this man might not do something great with his life? Is it our choice to deny them the ability to mend their ways? Of course it's not. We should just treat him as we would do anyone-else on life support and keep him alive. If he wakes up then he will go to prison and then maybe he'll become a better person because of it. If so then he has been given the ...''''''

I cannot believe the ignorance of some of these posts. No offense, but if you can't form a valid argument then shut up. This isn't a voting poll, it's an open query.

Firstly, I'm not going to discuss religion but just using ethics, logic, reasoning and an understanding of cause and effect, pulling the plug on someone just because they have done bad things is giving them an unfair disadvantage of survival that other people wouldn't have. Even if that didn't kill him it's just as bad as beating up a criminal because of their crime and I think that you should know better than to enforce justice without the right jurisdiction. Leave the choice up to who has the right to make that choice.

We are not the police, we are not his friends and family and we are not even anyone who was involved in the incident at all. In short, it is none of our business and we don't have a right to say yes or no.

That over, here is my point. How do we know that this man might not do something great with his life? Is it our choice to deny them the ability to mend their ways? Of course it's not. We should just treat him as we would do anyone-else on life support and keep him alive. If he wakes up then he will go to prison and then maybe he'll become a better person because of it. If so then he has been given the chance to mend his ways. If not then he got what he was going to get and it looks like the decision was made for us.

Next, by the sound of it he was not well and quite distressed. This could be the reason why he reacted this way. If so then killing someone because of their reaction due to them being unwell is no different to when the Nazi killed their people for being sick back in World War 2. This isn't Logan's Run where anyone who isn't the picture of health gets assassinated. Get real, there are other colors than black and white.

So, to finish, let his family make the decision. That's who would have done it anyway. And removing the life support is not making it God's decision because I doubt that anyone who had not done anything wrong would have their life support taken off them to let God decide, judging by these comments. By applying one rule to some people and another to others that makes it your decision you see. That's just plain obvious.
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sheriff Mad Hatter Mike July 10, 2009 03:38:58

Answered: Michel Shane could have killed many people in the high speed car chase; Shane should be taken off life support
all high speed chases have the opportunity to kill other people so if you do the crime do the time but don't run he had the chance to give up but didn't so if he dies then oh well that will teach him to run
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shanesbabymom July 07, 2009 05:27:34

Answered: I think Michel Shane should be punished like this:
My My name is Stacey and I am Shane Michel’s Girlfriend. Shane and I have a 2 month old daughter. Shane Michel was involved in a high speed chase on Monday, June 29th that made national news. Shane is mentally ill and suffers from manic bi-polar disorder and paranoid schizophrenia. None of which I knew about when I got into this relationship with Shane. He has been to Green Oaks twice in January and went to Metro Care, and ABC, and was currently going to NetLife for outpatient care. He was having a hard time getting stable on medication and when you don’t have insurance and are barely making it from paid to paid it makes it even hard to get the really medication you need. His family regret what has happen and we are not making excuses for it. We are wanting to get the word out there about mental disorders and what could happen to people who have them. Shane could never handle stress very well and when stress does kick in he just checks out. He begins to react instead of thinking thing through. I believe Shane deservers to be punished, but I do not think jail time is the answer. For people like Shane they need to get treatment for their disorder. I am not sure what the charges are he will be looking at, but I know there are many. All I am asking for is for everyone not to judg...

My My name is Stacey and I am Shane Michel’s Girlfriend. Shane and I have a 2 month old daughter. Shane Michel was involved in a high speed chase on Monday, June 29th that made national news. Shane is mentally ill and suffers from manic bi-polar disorder and paranoid schizophrenia. None of which I knew about when I got into this relationship with Shane. He has been to Green Oaks twice in January and went to Metro Care, and ABC, and was currently going to NetLife for outpatient care. He was having a hard time getting stable on medication and when you don’t have insurance and are barely making it from paid to paid it makes it even hard to get the really medication you need. His family regret what has happen and we are not making excuses for it. We are wanting to get the word out there about mental disorders and what could happen to people who have them. Shane could never handle stress very well and when stress does kick in he just checks out. He begins to react instead of thinking thing through. I believe Shane deservers to be punished, but I do not think jail time is the answer. For people like Shane they need to get treatment for their disorder. I am not sure what the charges are he will be looking at, but I know there are many. All I am asking for is for everyone not to judge him for this act, though dangerous he would have not done this if he was on the right medication. We had been working on him getting him stable and he was looking forward to having a family and doing things right. At lease that is what I had thought. He wanted to be like everyone else and have a family and a home. I really hope you can help me. Shane is really not a bad person. His thought process just gets cloud and its hard for him to see what is real. When this was happening to him I know that he called Jason which is his caseworker at NetLife.

Please free to contact me with any question

Stacey

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boomersooner July 06, 2009 04:43:06

Answered: Michel Shane is a bad person, but Shane should just rot in prison after the high speed chase
now one has the right to play god but if his parents assuming there still around should be able to make the desicion if its in the best answer of the patient
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left-libertarian July 05, 2009 20:44:58

Answered: Michel Shane is a bad person, but Shane should just rot in prison after the high speed chase
Anyone not realize that it is the state that facilitated his criminality by making (some) mind-altering compounds illegal and then chasing him at high-speeds through the city for his 'crime' instead of running his license plate and catching him when he comes home?

Jeeze what a bunch of tools...it is obvious who really did put the people at risk and it is not the druggie.
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helmus July 05, 2009 12:41:05

Answered: I think Michel Shane should be punished like this:
Holy shit people, he didn't kill anyone excepyt nearly him self and he is giving the whole world some grade A entertainment, stop bitching and give that man the key to the city for making the world a less boring place!
HOTKEYnTX July 05, 2009 11:49:59

Answered: Michel Shane could have killed many people in the high speed car chase; Shane should be taken off life support
Regardless of what you think should happen to him - regardless of what you saw on TV, our court system which has stood the test of 233 years of time does say a person is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt by a jury of his/her peers. You cannot let the media be your prosecutor because you do NOT have the full story. Was he trafficking drugs? Or, was he under suspicion of it? Did they find anything in the car? Sure, the live pictures show a highspeed chase that could have put thousands of people's lives in jeopardy but NO ONE was killed. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. To all those who have NEVER done anything wrong in their lives, step right up and pull that plug if you can. That's right... look RIGHT into his eyes when you pull that plug for nothing more than hate... THAT cold hearted, vicious, and spiteful and THAT makes you worse than him.
girlsmika July 04, 2009 05:32:31

Answered: I think Michel Shane should be punished like this:
Give him the treatment he needs then put him in prison
norma July 03, 2009 08:52:16

Answered: Michel Shane is a bad person, but Shane should just rot in prison after the high speed chase
what a senseless idiot!!! Why do people run they'll always get caught in the end!!!!
Lady July 02, 2009 16:18:10

Answered: I think Michel Shane should be punished like this:
his family should decide whether or not to take him off life support and if he lives then you can punish him anyway you like.
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Iamcowhearmemoo July 02, 2009 02:05:24

Answered: I think Michel Shane should be punished like this:
Send him to work out in the desert. Let him suffer.
girlsmika to Iamcowh... July 04, 2009 05:33:44

Hahaha thats the best idea here
Iamcowh... to girlsmika July 04, 2009 20:25:03

Thank you! I like it too. lol ;)
Ski "In God We Trust" July 01, 2009 02:56:17

Answered: Michel Shane could have killed many people in the high speed car chase; Shane should be taken off life support
OR TOASTED
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sarah_smile23 July 01, 2009 01:58:57

Answered: I think Michel Shane should be punished like this:
Endangering lives and dealing drugs or not, he's still a person who was in a horrific vehicular accident and is now in critical condition. Give him the treatment he needs and if he manages to pull through what he's just been through, then the police can put him in jail. Or if his condition worsens and he's going to die anyway is when the doctors and whatever family/relatives he has can decide whether or not they want to take him off life support. Just because criminals perfom criminal acts doesn't mean they're not human.
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rightside June 30, 2009 23:10:13

Answered: I think Michel Shane should be punished like this:
Much to the dislike of most, I believe he should get the health care he needs and then hang his butt.
I don't believe anyone should be left on life support for any long period of time.
When and if he recovers, he should be thrown in jail for at least 15 years. He endangered many lives and it should be an attempted murder for everyone he passed.
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HOTKEYnTX to rightside July 05, 2009 11:58:47

He didn't ATTEMPT to murder anyone he passed. He endangered their lives. He may have even emotionally trumatized a few in the chase as well. But there is a difference between wreckless endangerment, and attempted murder. and he didn't attempt to kill anyone.
rightside to HOTKEYnTX July 05, 2009 13:50:36

I disagree. People are smart enough to know what they are doing.
Its been on tv enough. They only think of themselves and that's selfish and yes it endangers lives, possibly attempted murder. I'm tired of these guys getting away with it. They need to be put away and out of others lives.
Mikayla June 30, 2009 18:33:01

Answered: Michel Shane is a bad person, but Shane should just rot in prison after the high speed chase
Ok, he endangered many people's lives but it doesn't mean he should be killed. I think that's a little to far. He should stay in prison. He gets what he deserves.
billygilmanlover1 June 30, 2009 17:41:22

Answered: Michel Shane is a bad person, but Shane should just rot in prison after the high speed chase
no one (in my opinion) deserves to die, except the good poeple really,death is a way of getting off easily. the longer you live, the more painful death will be...
WPK racergurl 920 June 30, 2009 17:39:23

Answered: Michel Shane could have killed many people in the high speed car chase; Shane should be taken off life support
geez! talk about bad!
HeliAce June 30, 2009 15:58:13

Answered: Michel Shane could have killed many people in the high speed car chase; Shane should be taken off life support
He has no reason to be on this earth alive.
Chrisci June 30, 2009 06:04:58

Answered: Michel Shane is a bad person, but Shane should just rot in prison after the high speed chase
thats like killing some one, so no.
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Voyager June 30, 2009 05:47:17

Answered: I think Michel Shane should be punished like this:
I watched the chase on TV and never heard what contraban he had or what he was running from. He endangered so many lives out on the road he had to be pumping adrenalin and on some sort of speed. I can't figure out why they run... they seldom get away and just make it worse. He was quite a race driver, glad the officers and other civilians were saved from this manic race. Having been in uniform, both Nurse, Navy and Police, have seen much disaster. Shame to waste a life of any age, not just a youngster which is what he still is.
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Voyager to Voyager June 30, 2009 05:53:02

A PS here, If I was his mother, he'd have one big bandaid on his butt also!
Dagon June 30, 2009 04:51:29

Answered: Michel Shane is a bad person, but Shane should just rot in prison after the high speed chase
He should be punished severly, but if he is close to death, pull the plug. If he doesn't survive, no loss.
Mzedwardcullen4eve June 30, 2009 02:58:36

Answered: Michel Shane is a bad person, but Shane should just rot in prison after the high speed chase
don't kill him. He may be a bad person but he doesn't deserve to die.
Andrea to Mzedwar... June 30, 2009 05:09:28

Neither did the people he COULD have killed by being an idiot.
Mzedwar... to Andrea June 30, 2009 21:29:29

even though he may have killed people doesn't mean you have to take one more persons life. I'm not saying that if he did kill people they deserved to die but that doesn't mean he deserves to die.
Andrea to Mzedwar... July 01, 2009 03:47:14

I am wondering why his life is any more important than anyone elses.
Mzedwar... to Andrea July 01, 2009 20:45:56

I'm not saying it is. I'm saying that just because he may have killed people doesn't mean he deserves to die. He made one mistake, and yeah it may have cost people their lives but you shouldn't kill him. You should just let him rot in jail.
twilighter174 June 30, 2009 02:36:32

Answered: I think Michel Shane should be punished like this:
I really don't know, but I think they should make him say not to do it again and then let him go... dont judge me
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Mr.Tee to twiligh... July 05, 2009 11:58:45

Thats a good idea. I was thinking the same. He is a repectible driver. He is a role model for the rest of us. If we had more drivers like him, we would reduce crashes by 10 fold. Think of all the dumb bummer to bummer crashes.
BGIRL_ROX June 30, 2009 02:33:06

Answered: I think Michel Shane should be punished like this:
Going around barricade: three years or more
Crashing into another car: maybe another few years...
Ramming that sign: Community service
Going off road twice: maybe two years
Driving on the wrong area of the road: Pay up.
Dealing drugs: an estimate of a few more years added to what i've already added.
He most likely deserves these, and probation. Licence'll get suspended, and wut ever else i can or cannot think of.
Lynn June 30, 2009 02:09:19

Answered: Michel Shane is a bad person, but Shane should just rot in prison after the high speed chase
Just another dirtbag. So glad he pulled out in front of a full size Jimmy like that. The mass difference saved the innocent driver and possibly killed the jackass.

If I was the CEO of GM, I'd give that man a new truck.
Poet003 June 30, 2009 02:00:06

Answered: Michel Shane is a bad person, but Shane should just rot in prison after the high speed chase
He has to go to trial its law in this nation and I agree with
that law.Keep him on life support.
jaymz June 30, 2009 01:35:47

Answered: I think Michel Shane should be punished like this:
no , put him in a car and let my wife drive !