Robert Erik Meza was killed while playing flag football. He was deliberatley hit from behind by a player from the opposing team. The other player was not defending the ball or playing the game he was trying to start a fight because his team was losing. He pushed Erik so hard from behing Erik flew in the air flipping and landed on his head causing him to die. Erik never seen the other player coming, he was playing a non contact sport where pushing/tackling is not allowed. The prosecuter will not prosecute the person who pushed Erik because they can not find a sporting event case where a death was involved that was chargeable. If precedent in this matter has not been set maybe it time to set a precendent. How many people do you know that have died from flag football I can only think of one. The prosecuter says that because Erik was playing a game in an arena he put himself in harms way. Flag football is a non contact sport; you do not go into the arena thinking you are going to die. The line has to be drawn when it is no longer considered a game.
The prosecutor keeps citing these old cases that have nothing to do with what happened to Erik but I refuse to believe that playing a game means you just lose your right to be protected from a direct attack. I am spending my afternoons pouring over legal records because there has to be a way to show that a flag football field is not a death trap and that what occurred was not just some freak accident during play.
January 2, 2008
I never thought people would actually pay attention to what happened to Erik but seeing this kind of movement really changes how I see the whole situation (and maybe there is a chance for actual justice after all). It is honestly overwhelming to see so many strangers validating the fact that this was not just some freak accident but a choice someone made to hurt him. We have to keep this pressure on the prosecutors because they need to see that we are not just going to let this fade away quietly.
4 Comments
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Jason Reeves
21 years ago
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Ridiculous excuse from the prosecutor. Needs to be actual justice for Erik.
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Mike Hudson
21 years ago
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Absolutely disgusting. You dont just push someone like that and get to walk away. This guy needs to be held accountable for his actions.
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Sarah Ford
21 years ago
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This makes me sick. My heart hurts for his family. How is this not manslaughter at the very least???
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Ken Kleman
7 years ago
Justice was not served!!!!
How can someone get away with MURDER
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Robert Erik Meza was killed while playing flag football. He was deliberatley hit from behind by a player from the opposing team. The other player was not defending the ball or playing the game he was trying to start a fight because his team was losing. He pushed Erik so hard from behing Erik flew in the air flipping and landed on his head causing him to die. Erik never seen the other player coming, he was playing a non contact sport where pushing/tackling is not allowed. The prosecuter will not prosecute the person who pushed Erik because they can not find a sporting event case where a death was involved that was chargeable. If precedent in this matter has not been set maybe it time to set a precendent. How many people do you know that have died from flag football I can only think of one. The prosecuter says that because Erik was playing a game in an arena he put himself in harms way. Flag football is a non contact sport; you do not go into the arena thinking you are going to die. The line has to be drawn when it is no longer considered a game.
The prosecutor keeps citing these old cases that have nothing to do with what happened to Erik but I refuse to believe that playing a game means you just lose your right to be protected from a direct attack. I am spending my afternoons pouring over legal records because there has to be a way to show that a flag football field is not a death trap and that what occurred was not just some freak accident during play.
January 2, 2008
I never thought people would actually pay attention to what happened to Erik but seeing this kind of movement really changes how I see the whole situation (and maybe there is a chance for actual justice after all). It is honestly overwhelming to see so many strangers validating the fact that this was not just some freak accident but a choice someone made to hurt him. We have to keep this pressure on the prosecutors because they need to see that we are not just going to let this fade away quietly.
4 Comments
J
Jason Reeves
21 years ago
Featured
Ridiculous excuse from the prosecutor. Needs to be actual justice for Erik.
M
Mike Hudson
21 years ago
Featured
Absolutely disgusting. You dont just push someone like that and get to walk away. This guy needs to be held accountable for his actions.
S
Sarah Ford
21 years ago
Featured
This makes me sick. My heart hurts for his family. How is this not manslaughter at the very least???
K
Ken Kleman
7 years ago
Justice was not served!!!!
How can someone get away with MURDER
Ridiculous excuse from the prosecutor. Needs to be actual justice for Erik.