Philadelphia Flyer’s GM’s Son, Carson Briere, Has Been Charged With Pushing Female Amuptee’s Wheelchair Down the Stairs
AP: Three misdemeanor charges were filed Monday against the son of Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Danny Briere after a video posted on social media showed him and another Mercyhurst University athlete pushing an unoccupied wheelchair down a staircase.
Son of Daniel Briere caught pushing wheelchair down stairs
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Police in Erie, Pennsylvania, filed charges of criminal mischief, criminal conspiracy to commit mischief and disorderly conduct against Carson Briere, who completed his third hockey season at Mercyhurst. Patrick Carrozzi, listed as a senior member of the school’s lacrosse team, faces the same three charges, according to documents filed with District Judge Sue Mack.
The two are scheduled to appear in court on May 22.
Briere and Carrozzi are seen on a surveillance video at the top of a staircase of a local bar, where they push the wheelchair down the steps on March 11. Police say their actions posed a potential danger to anyone coming up the stairs, while also creating a hazardous condition by blocking the staircase.
The wheelchair’s owner, identified as Sydney Benes, filed a complaint saying the fall down the stairs damaged the left brake handle, broke the right arm rest’s plastic molding, bent a rear handle and caused the wheels to drag when moving forward. Benes said the wheelchair was purchased a year ago, costing $2,000.
It’s unclear if Briere or Carrozzi have lawyers who can speak on their behalf.
Briere and two other athletes were placed on interim suspension, while the school investigated the matter.
A message seeking comment left with a Mercyhurst athletic department spokeswoman was not immediately returned.
Last week, the 23-year-old Briere apologized in a statement released through the NHL’s Flyers.
“I am deeply sorry for my behavior on Saturday,” he said. “There is no excuse for my actions, and I will do whatever I can to make up for this serious lack of judgment.”
Danny Briere, who was promoted to run the Flyers after Chuck Fletcher was fired two weeks ago, said he was shocked to see his son’s actions and called them “inexcusable,” while saying his son “accepts full responsibility for his behavior.”
If Carson meant what he said in his apology statement, he’ll welcome these charges and willingly submit to the process of being booked, charged, and whatever counseling or work release program comes with it.
Simple.
And if Danny Briere meant what he said in his statement about his son, Danny would hold Carson to the consequences of being charged.
This is how “making good” or “making amends” works. You apologize, claim accountability, then run the gauntlet of consequences like a G. It’s the only way we learn through failure. Good people embrace failure as lessons and subject themselves to learning from it without ego, whereas assholes run from it. It’s immutable.
The mob doesn’t need Daniel Briere to be charged with three crimes stemming from Carson’s behavior. CARSON does. Having your pee pee slapped can change a man/woman for the better. A moment of clarity happens when people like Carson say, “there’s a better way to be after getting kicked out of multiple schools and charged for breaking a wheelchair belonging to a double amputee for fun.”
There is. And it’s stress-free.
Don’t be an asshole.
DB
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