[8][9][4][5] It was later found that Piazza may have had a blood alcohol content level of .36. The Beta Theta Pi fraternity -- which has since been barred from Penn State -- is facing charges including involuntary manslaughter and hazing. Piazza, a 19-year-old sophomore and pledge at Beta Theta Pi, died on Feb. 4 after he fell down the stairs during a pledge ceremony at the house on the night of Feb. 2. A little later, another brother went downstairs for a drink of water and walked Piazza to another room. Piazza tried to get up around 3:20 a.m. but fell backward and hit his head on the wood floor, the report said. When a fraternity brother insisted Piazza needed medical help, he was confronted and shoved into a wall, the report said. [13][12] It was believed by prosecutors that Braxton Becker deleted the video, as he was the one responsible for transferring it to the police. At one point, some of the members sat on his legs, the detective said, and Piazza was moving around, trying to twist and turn. He heardPiazza groaning, and eventually he saw Piazza roll off the couch and land on the floor. Piazza is limp and has a visible bruise on his abdomen. Beta Theta Pi fraternity house at Penn State. Family attorney Tom Kline told NBC News outside court that this was an tough day for Piazza's relatives, some of whom walked out just before the video started playing. Further controversy emerged when it was found some brothers had tried to erase a basement surveillance video of them giving Piazza 18 drinks within fewer than 90 minutes. Just over a year after Piazzas death, Pennsylvania Senator Jake Corman introduced the Timothy J. Piazza Antihazing Bill to Pennsylvania legislature. Note: Some of the following grand jurytestimony is graphic in nature. 2. We are in the people business. Ems lawyer claims the video shows him reaching for him but not punching him. "We have ample evidence for every single one of them.". His chest was bare, his breathing heavy and he had blood on his face. He felt cold to the touch, his skin was pale and his eyes were half-open, according to the grand jury report. All Rights Reserved. They tried to slap and punch him awake. This is the lifeblood and raison detre of fraternities, but it is also the powerful undercurrent for many social groups. The video shows Piazza staggering through the house the night of February 2 before disappearing near basement stairs where police say he fell 15 steps and lost consciousness. Showing someone elses vulnerability and potential embarrassment has become normalized behavior for amusement and increasing ones social status. Read the entire grand jury report on desktop at the bottom of this article. [1][11] Nevertheless, courtroom sketches of key highlights were shown in media reports. Cookie Notice New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Criminal charges announced in the fraternity hazing death of a Penn State student. He also has a clear bruise on his abdomen, seen clearly despite his distance from the camera. First Centre County Investigating Grand Jury report concerning the case. [2][4] After being assisted by brothers to bed, Davis was taken to a private care clinic the morning, where he recovered but suffered a forehead scar. When the same brother insisted again that Piazza required help, he was told others were biology and kinesiology majors so his opinion wasnt as valuable as theirs, the jury said. Student Ryan Foster sits on Piazzas legs in what he described to police as an attempt to keep him from moving, Scicchitano said. Jim and Evelyn continue to encourage states to adopt stricter laws regarding hazing. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Tim Piazza death and Hazing 36,963 views Jun 9, 2017 198 Dislike Share Julia King 24 subscribers This video is meant to raise awareness about the dangers of hazing. [30][1][11] Considering the disturbing nature of the footage, the fact it is still influential in ongoing court cases, and out of respect for Piazza and his relatives, the chances of the surveillance footage being publicly released is intensely slim. That never happened in the past, he said. [4][5][2] To put into context, one will violate the United States' drink-drive limit if their blood alcohol concentration level is 0.08 or more. Those eight and another 10 fraternity members were charged with counts including hazing, reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence, and alcohol-related offenses. The lighthearted behavior continued after the hearing as the defendants and their families gathered, the Piazzas lawyer, Tom Kline said. Were optimistic that the culture can change, but we realize it's [going to] take several years to do that.. [4][14] By May 2017, 1,098 charges were filed. A fraternity brother starts to drag him, the video appears to show, and then leaves him on the floor, throwing a blanket over him. Piazza's fall down the stairs the night of Feb. 2 is not seen on video, but after the fall, four fraternity members were seen carrying him upstairs, and a large bruise was visible on his body, which prosecutors say was a spleen injury. Manslaughter charges in Penn State fraternity pledge's death. "With the creation of the Timothy J. Piazza Center for Fraternity and Sorority Research and Reform, university leaders will now have a dedicated center for the study of best practices and assessment in fraternity and sorority life across the country," Penn State president Eric Barron said in a January press release. Piazza is seen being carried upstairs by four brothers - including Visser and Jonah Neuman, 19, of Nashville, Tenn. This article originally appeared on USA Today here. And they agonized over this decision," Kline said. They pull out their phones and some make calls. Additionally, the Educational Notification and Disclosure of Actions risking Loss of Life by Hazing Act (END ALL Hazing Act) would require institutions to report hazing allegations to campus and local law enforcement and create a website to identify student organizations that have hazed in the past five years. But Piazza fell down three steps and the fraternity brother stepped over him and left him there. There was an error processing your request. CCTV of injured and dying Piazza, very pale, with frat members. In total, around 13 hours of Piazza's final moments were recorded. [13][12] After the footage was recovered, crucial evidence showing more members providing at least 18 drinks within a short-time span was uncovered, as well as other key movements that occurred within the basement that confirmed Piazza was always handed alcohol by the brothers rather than obtaining his own. For more information, please see our Old Main on the Penn State main campus in State College, Pa., Oct. 28, 2015. When someone did speak out at Beta Theta Pi and pleaded to get Timothy medical assistance, he was shoved into a wall and told to leave, as the situation was under control. Loyalty to the group equals participating, or at least silently going along with, whatever the group demands. Four fraternity brothers carried his limp body back upstairs, where some poured liquid on him, and another slapped him three times in the face, the grand jury said. "He probably looked like just another frat kid. He fell 15 feet down a flight of steps, hair-first, going to need help. The legal limit for driving while intoxicated is .08 percent. The university has taken several measures to reform greek life culture since Piazza died. He tries to get on his feet and falls back on the floor. In recent focus groups with high school students about their social media use, I asked them if they had the right to post a picture of someone who is drunk and passed out on a couch. Brothers waited hours before calling for help. One takes a look at him and keeps walking. He's later seen trying unsuccessfully to open the front door, then severely staggering drunkenly toward the basement steps at about 10:45 p.m., the grand jury report said. On 2nd February 2017, Pennsylvania State University student Timothy Piazza was participating in a hazing ritual imposed by the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. [1] Beta Theta Pi was among several Greek fraternities and sororities, and was a source of pride at Pennsylvania State University. Success! This Oct. 31, 2014 photo shows Timothy Piazza, center, with his parents Evelyn Piazza, left, and James Piazza, right, during Hunterdon Central Regional High School football's "Senior Night" at the high school's stadium in Flemington, N.J. Of course, this comes right after all of them watching video for five hours of what real cruel and inhumane punishment was when the fraternity brothers essentially murdered our son, tortured him, held him captive and left him for dead over a 12-hour period of time. He stepped over Piazza, looked at him, went to the kitchen, then returned upstairs. Prosecutors claim the fraternity brothers waited to get Piazza help in an attempt to cover up their drinking and "coordinate a story. "But they decided that in the end this was not something that they should do. An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. In case everything that happened wasn't bad enough, before the ambulance arrived, people wiped blood from Tim's face and dressed him up in warming clothing. Thats how people will take a video of a young man who is dangerously drunk, physically injured, step over him, and post that video on Snapchat. He fell onto a stone floor at 5 a.m. Fifteen minutes later, a fraternity member wentdownstairs for a drink of water. [14][4][2][1] For their alleged integral roles in Piazza's death, six were charged on more than 50 counts, including Daniel Casey (201), Young (200), Neuman (79), Lars Kenyon (52), Michelangelo Schiavone (52), and Nick Kubera (over 50). But what happened at Beta Theta Pi wasnt a mistake. Among federal bills introduced includes the Report and Educate About Campus Hazing (REACH) Act, which hopes to reduce hazing on college campuses and educate the community on hazing. The cameras recorded Piazza drinking vodka and beer shortly thereafter, and an hour later, needing help to walk from an area near the basement stairs to a couch, staggering and hunched over. Going to need help.". The video shows at least three people come upon him. As Timothy Piazza was slowly dying at the Beta Theta Pi's pledge event on Feb. 2, he was surrounded by people who not only refused to help him but were either unimpressed or entertained by his suffering. Piazza's family left the courtroom when surveillance video was played. [2][4] This formed part of the criteria to become a member at this fraternity, thus also allowing future drinking-related hazing to commence without suspicion from external parties. Note: Some of the following grand jury testimony is graphic in nature. Timothy Piazza, a 19-year-old sophomore from New Jersey, grabbed the bottle and turned it upside down, taking a long swig. She is a senior studying digital and print journalism with a minor in political science. These guides help people quickly understand social and emotional concepts to put them into action. Your contribution will help the Collegian provide award winning journalism to the Penn State community and beyond. Confrontations among defense lawyers and Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller grew increasingly contentious as the day went on, leading District Judge Allen Sinclair to admonish the parties. [1][4][2] Instead of assisting, Quainoo decided to film Piazza for a Snapchat video before leaving. Part of the explanation is found in the bystander effect: when group dynamics prevent individuals from intervening on behalf of another in crisis. [28][1][2] The University imposed several restrictions that saw Beta Theta Pi be permanently banned as a chapter, recruitment moved from fall to spring semester, stricter enforcement preventing underage drinking, and potentially enforcing that all Greek-letter organisations must be completely dry if further abuse occurs.[29]. Gabe Gutierrez is an NBC News correspondent based in New York. Prosecutors played chilling video of that night, but not before Piazzas parents walked out of court. Among changes made includes the creation of the vice president for health and safety role, the creation of a dry period during recruitment, the passing of a vote to make all new member processes four weeks long, the drafting of new social expectations and guidelines and the restructuring of Standards of Excellence. Culturally, young men are conditioned to not get too upset or emotional. On the night of Feb. 2, Piazza engaged in drinking as a part of a pledge ritual and his blood alcohol content reached 0.28 and 0.36 percent. appreciated. Prosecutors showed the video for the first time Monday in a preliminary hearing to determine if there's enough evidence to go to trial. About an hour later, while the video is in black and white in night-vision mode, it appears to show Piazza moving into the fetal position many times, also cradling his head a few times. The police were not called until 10:30am the next morning. ", Penn State President Eric Barron said, "There are other measures being discussed and will be instituted over time -- all with a focus on prevention, monitoring and enforcement. "This is not somebody who's got a gaping head wound that's gushing blood. The university adopted a no-tolerance policy toward hazing, implemented a scorecard for greek life organizations, and stipulated that students must earn at least 14 Penn State credits a semester and maintain a 2.5 GPA to participate in greek life. Jim Piazza addresses the media about the new anti-hazing legislation from Pennsylvania Senator Jake Corman during a press conference during the second Penn State Beta Theta Pi preliminary hearing at the Centre County Courthouse on Friday, March 23, 2018. [11][1][4][2] Piazza again managed to stagger around, only to end up falling down to the basement, this time with nobody around to assist him for the next three hours. Most had taken or seen other people take pictures and videos of their peers passed out from drugs and alcohol. Other lawyers joined in the joke, shocking the Piazzas. [2][5][1] But before they phoned 911, some concerned with the legal ramifications of Piazza's condition decided to clear up evidence by trying (and failing) to dress up the student and unclench his fingers, with another also clearing up blood. Earlier this month, the universitys board of trustees voted on a set of reforms, including taking more control of fraternity discipline, tightening restrictions on social events and pushing back recruitment until later in the school year. She also writes about immigration. The unfortunate truth is that many of our own children could be in this situation and make similar decisions. The pledge took a video of Piazza on the floor and posted it on Snapchat. At the end of the day, I'm accountable for it all, I'll be the one going to court, paying for attorney, and maybe put in jail. The students have not entered pleas. The pledge took a video of Piazza on the floor and posted it on Snapchat. He said Piazza at one point appeared in pain and got into the fetal position. We wake up every morning to give you and your family all you need to start your day. The university has banned or suspended numerous greek life organizations since Piazzas death. [4][5][2][1] The vandalism was especially concerning to Donald G. Abbey, a Beta Theta Pi alumnus, who had provided $3.5 million in funding to renovate his former fraternity's house from 2005 to 2007. Piazza tried to get up around 3:20 a.m.but fell backward and hit his head on the wood floor, the report said. When the same brother insisted again that Piazza required help, he was told others were biology and kinesiology majors so his opinion wasnt as valuable as theirs, the jury said. More than two hours later the video shows a group of men carrying him back to the couch around 9:30 a.m. His body is rigid as the men stand around, some with their hands on their hips. A Warner Bros. He fell 15 feet down a flight of stairs, hair first. The surveillance video shows Piazza chugging from a bottle of liquor early in the night and chugging a beer at another point. Earlier this month, Penn State announced proposals for new safety reforms, including: university staff members monitoring social events; the university taking control of the fraternity and sorority misconduct and adjudication process; and permanent revocation of university recognition for any chapter involved in "hazing that involves alcohol, physical abuse, or any behavior that puts a students mental or physical health at risk. They constantly monitor themselves and each other to never take things too seriously. They are conditioned to see everything as funny, and as long as they do, no intervention is required. Piazzas parents were in court for part of the hearing. The new Standards of Excellence set minimum requirements for fraternity community service hours, philanthropy money raised and civic responsibility program attendance. [2][4] The reason he was taken to a private clinic was to avoid the University Health Services becoming suspicious and potentially detecting hazing. No 911 call until 10:48. After the pledge left the room and Piazza was alone, Piazza went to the basement. There is no one who could see that whose heart wouldnt cry and whose eyes wouldnt shed tears.". The video appears to show the fraternity brothers putting a backpack on Piazza so he would not roll onto his back and choke on his vomit; as they placed the backpack on, Piazza's head snapped backward and moved frequently. All the while, fraternity brothers did little to help him. Lawyers for the victim's family described the video as "gruesome." Sixteen Penn State fraternity brothers were in court Monday, all facing charges connected with the death of a pledge. The report also said that doctors concluded Piazza suffered from "multiple traumatic brain injuries," including a fractured skull and a lacerated spleen, which resulted in 80 percent of his blood supply in his abdominal cavity.At 9:21 p.m. Feb. 2, the fraternity's video surveillance system captured Piazza wearing khakis, a button-down shirt and a sports jacket, the required uniform for pledges to Beta Theta Pi. He was subsequently found at the bottom of the steps after apparently falling face-first. 2023 Cable News Network. 10:47 p.m.: Piazza is carried back up the steps by Ryan Burke, Luke Visser, Greg Rizzo and Jonah Neuman. [2][4][5] Jonah Neuman attached a backpack containing several books onto Piazza, also to stop him from potentially choking on his own vomit. [1][2][3] He was recalled as having an infectious positive personality and humour, with a zest for life and an ambition to make others happy. A doctor calculated that Piazza's blood-alcohol content at the time he fell down the stairs was between .28 and .36 percent. Piazza died in the hospital on Feb. 4. On their lawyers advice, the couple left for the hourslong viewing of the video. Nationwide, the Piazzas continue to foster a dialogue on hazing and its consequences. "The Piazza Center will provide an essential leadership role to compel the collective change required.. In the video, the detective testified it appeared Piazza was entirely motionless as the fraternity brothers and one of their girlfriends looked on. [2][4][1] Piazza would momentarily regain consciousness on a few occasions. The two would return to court after the video was over, Kline said. He reports for all platforms of NBC News, including "TODAY," "NBC Nightly News," MSNBC and NBCNews.com. (Bridgewater, N.J.) Courier News and (East Brunswick, N.J.) Home News Tribune. Jim said university action often talks at students, but he and Evelyn speak from the heart and bring emotion into the conversation in an attempt to make students feel it in their stomach, feel it in their heart.. That went on for an excruciating amount of time to watch without any action being taken.. The security video showing the final hours of a Penn State University students life was at the center of a court hearing on Monday. BELLEFONTE, Pa. A security video showing the final hours of a Penn State University students life was at the center of a court hearing on Monday, as the victims grieving parents left before the footage began to play. [2][4] Suddenly he fell onto an iron railing, inflicting further head trauma. The legal limit for driving while intoxicated is .08 percent. Piazza family attorney Tom Kline told ABC News today, "The video is horrific, it is gruesome, it is something that you couldnt imagine until youve seen it.". Timothy Piazza, 19, died following a Feb. 2 pledge event at the Beta Theta Pi frat house after falling down basement steps during a night of heavy drinking, authorities have said. If you're interested in submitting a Letter to the Editor, click here. [25][26][27] Pennsylvania State University was accused of turning a blind eye regarding the extent of hazing rituals conducted among its fraternities and sororities, with many former pledges stating the acts occurred behind closed doors. Michael Bonatucci, 19, is among those facing the most serious charges, including aggravated assault. There was a problem saving your notification. [1][2] On-paper, it appeared his most ideal fraternity to join, as Beta Theta Pi saw Piazza as one of their top picks, with many members also studying engineering or biology. [2][4][5][1] Whereas Rizzo conducted a sternum rub harnessed by EMTs for determining consciousness, other students' were less sophisticated, including throwing beer and a shoe at Piazza. 235K views 5 years ago There are new developments in connection with the case of the fraternity hazing ritual at Penn State that allegedly caused the tragic death of 19-year-old student Tim. We're always interested in hearing about news in our community. As the evening wears on the video jumps to Piazza lying in a fetal position on the ground, rolling around. Its a tragic situation, but criminally, Joey Ems did not commit a crime, he said. One comment in particular drew the ire of Piazzas family. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Mr. Piazza managed to stumble upright a few . Why wouldnt they want to help a person who was hurt? His attorney, Leonard Ambrose, denies Sala had any contact with Piazza that night and he said the chapter adviser a Penn State employee should be held more responsible. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Through grand jury testimony, police questioning and a review of Beta Theta Pi's complex video surveillance system, authorities have put together a harrowing narrative of the last hours of Timothy Piazza's life, from when he began the hazing ritual at the Penn State University fraternity, his fall down 15 feet of basement stairs to the 911 call for help the following morning and the desperate attempts by doctors to save his life. One member wanted to take Piazza to the hospital but was pushed aside by another, Scicchitano testified. In the minutes leading up to his fall down the stairs, Piazza can be seen lurching through the rooms of the frat house, appearing very intoxicated. — -- High-quality surveillance video that captured the final movements of Penn State pledge Timothy Piazza as he was fatally injured at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house was played in court today, and the Piazza family attorney called the footage "gruesome.". Read the entire grand jury report on desktopat the bottom of this article. During the next 42 minutes, fraternity brothers shook him, tried to prop him up, covered him with a blanket, wiped his face and tried to dress him but were unsuccessful "due to the stiffness of Timothy's body. The fraternity brothers were seen standing around Piazza but the prosecution pointed out that no one administered CPR. Another adjusts a blanket on him. [2][4][5] He texted the group "Tim Piazza might actually be a problem. 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