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Man dies after traffic stop

Wednesday, August 29. 2012

A man who was a passenger in a car stopped by a Jackson County deputy on Sunday later died at a Gainesville hospital.

Chad Marshal Burnette, 38, reportedly jumped out of the car while the deputy was checking identification and ran from the area. A deputy chased him on foot and was escorting him back to the patrol car when Burnette collapsed. Medical personnel were called to the scene and transported him to a Gainesville hospital where he later died.
Suspected illegal drugs and drug-related objects were found in the vehicle. Autopsy results are pending.
Burnette was wanted for a probation warrant out of Clarke County.

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#1 FJCR on 08/29/12 at 07:48 PM [Reply]

While this is a tragic incident I don't see how his death could be the officers fault? They were just doing their job. If you jump out of the car and run they are supposed to chase you and catch you if at all possible?

#2 Michael McCarthy on 08/29/12 at 11:24 PM [Reply]

Another victim of the war on Americans, I mean the war on drugs.

#2.1 What...... on 08/30/12 at 06:00 AM [Reply]

Michael just because drugs were found in the car, I'm sure that was not the reason for the stop. This man was not a victim, he was a suspect. He dided because decisions he made not the "war on drugs" although it was more than likely his abuse of the drugs that caused his death.

#2.1.1 FJCR on 08/30/12 at 06:42 AM [Reply]

What- I think you misunderstood what Michael was saying? I'm sure you will agree that America has a huge problem with drugs? That may not have been the reason for the traffic stop BUT drugs are against the law so he was going to jail anyway for the drugs and probation warrant? Anyone who gets addicted to drugs is a victim because addiction is hard to get over.

#2.1.1.1 What... on 08/31/12 at 05:18 AM [Reply]

No I didn't understand anything. I don't agree that "anyone who gets addicted to drugs is a victim" it is a lifestyle they choose. It leads to most properly crimes and some violent crimes. I have NO symphony for addicts at all, I would love to see them all locked up!!! I have family that would apply to this statement also.

#2.1.1.1.1 Michael McCarthy on 08/31/12 at 05:26 AM [Reply]

So much for love of your fellow man.

#2.1.1.2 Tao on 08/31/12 at 06:08 AM [Reply]

I just love the victim/taker mentality. It is always someone else's fault for their choices. I do agree overcoming addictions/poor choices is difficult. It usually requires some outside force intervening to make the individual make a choice to stop the damaging behavior.

I love my fellow humans and disagree with their behavior that keeps them from living fulfilling lives.

#2.1.1.2.1 FJCR on 08/31/12 at 11:14 AM [Reply]

Tao- I have to say I agree with you on this? I was an addict for years and it took a tragic car accident and me spending 9 months in the hospital for me to get clean BUT I NEVER said poor me I told the lie that I didn't have a drug problem and I could quit anytime I wanted but I didn't want too? Since I got clean I don't want to be around drugs or people using drugs?

#2.1.1.2.2 Michael McCarthy on 08/31/12 at 11:59 AM [Reply]

Tao: I am not a victim, nor a taker, nor a drug addict. I am a Libertarian that believes the government need not interfere in our lives so much. I would say that more harm is done to the drug user by jail terms and a criminal record than the drugs themselves. Of course there are exceptions but the Constitution is supposed to allow us the God-given right to persue happiness. Why is that your business? And why do the police (the only people allowed to carry guns and threaten people) think every little thing is their business?

Have we, as a society, grown so accustomed to being pulled over and searched during our normal travels as citizens that we no longer care about our freedom?

I don't know why this car was pulled over. Maybe the stop was truly justified but most likely it's part of the strategy of the executive branch of our government to keep us all in line. I for one, would like not to be bothered so much by intrusions into my life by an overbearing and many times dangerous government.

#2.1.1.2.2.1 What.... on 08/31/12 at 03:45 PM [Reply]

Michael I'm not a libertarian but I don't believe in big govt either. I do believe I should be to sit in my living room without worring about a tweeker stealing my heat pump for cooper. I believe I should be able to drive down the road without that same tweeker crossing the centerline and plowing into me and my family. I don't think for one second the majority of police officers are unjustly stopping cars. I believe it does happen, but not near as much as you indicate.

#2.1.1.2.2.2 Mom of 2 on 09/04/12 at 06:21 PM [Reply]

Are you nuts, Michael? I mean really? Drugs are ILLEGAL! Cops have the right to "interfere" because it is against the law. You can be pulled over for a number of reasons and if you have a warrant, you had better plan on going to jail. And you are either delusional or plum retarded if you think a criminal record is more harmful than drug use itself.

#2.1.1.2.2.2.1 FJCR on 09/04/12 at 09:35 PM [Reply]

Mom of 2- There's no need fussing with people like Michael? They will NEVER see things the way NORMAL people like you and I do? ANYONE who drives a car does something that they could be pulled over and given a ticket for? If the speed limit is 55 and you go 56 YOU are breaking the law, IF you wobble over the line YOU are breaking the law.

#2.1.1.2.2.2.1.1 Michael McCarthy on 09/09/12 at 03:37 AM [Reply]

I don't blame the individual cop. They're trained like a good dog. Their training makes them dangerous at times. And if you folks are happy with being approached by armed government officials on a regular basis you have already gone down the slippery slope to surfdom. The Founding Fathers knew government could be oppressive and it has become beyond the consent of the governed an oppressive force.

This poor fellow is dead. If I were writing his death certificate I would put the reason as died from fright of his own government. It's the system folks. Sometimes innocent people run from the police. How many of you feel comfortable about having a police car behind you?

It would be safer for you if you had a little blue and black striped sticker so they would know not to bother one of their own. It's a sickening good old boy system. America is no longer the land of the free, home of the brave. We are the land of the sheep and home of the afraid.

The government needs me to pay their salaries. (or they'll be coming with guns to get it.) I don't need them. (Except in a constitutional manner for which the people seem to have forgotten.)

#2.1.1.2.2.2.2 Michael McCarthy on 09/09/12 at 08:58 AM [Reply]

Most of American history drugs were legal. The rate of addiction is roughly the same per capita as it was when they were legal. The difference now is that we ruin people's lives with our laws. Try getting a job with a drug arrest. Good luck with that one. If not being able to work is not bad for a person I don't know what is.

If we are not able to make decisions for ourselves, bad and good, then are we really free?

I believe as long as you don't violate the rights of others there is no law that could be broken. Prostitution is another example of a victimless crime. By regulating prostitution instead of making it illegal the women in this profession would be safer and tax dollars could be collected. Same with gambling.

Why are people not warned when they transgress the law? Why is it everytime a person is put in handcuffs, marched off to jail, bail set and the person imprisoned all before a conviction. Why is it possible for employers to find out a arrest record even if they were never convicted? The Founding Fathers would be rolling in their graves.

Oh, and how do you folks like having your body tested for substances before you can get a job? Unbelievable how much freedom we have simply given away as if it's not important.

#2.1.1.2.2.2.2.1 What... on 09/09/12 at 04:09 PM [Reply]

Mike,
You need to put aluminumfoil on your head to keep evil government from stealing your thoughts.

#2.1.1.2.2.3 fluganjr on 10/17/12 at 08:23 AM [Reply]

Michael you are sounding dangerously close to declaring to be a Soveriegn Citizen, not a liberal as you declared earlier.

The government makes laws and has them enforced to peace, humanity and guides. Without it we would have chaos.

Your right though, you are free to travel anywhere in this great country you wnat to go to, as long as you are within the boundries of the laws that permit you to do so.

#2.1.1.2.2.3.1 Michael McCarthy on 10/17/12 at 04:12 PM [Reply]

I never claimed to be a liberal. I am not. I am closer to a Libertarian. Look it up.

#3 JustPlainOldBob on 09/01/12 at 10:11 AM [Reply]

Consequence for his action. No one should blame the Police for doing their job as long as it was a legal with cause stop.

Jackson County Deputy thank you for serving and God bless you as you pull over people and risk your life to do your job. As we all know the headlines could have read Deputy lost in the line of duty.

No guilt either man upstairs controls these tings.To the person's family sorry for your loss.

#4 rebcecca on 09/08/12 at 08:27 PM [Reply]

i for one would like to say if yall new him like i did yall would not be sayin this about him please be nice THAANK YOU
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#4.1 FJCR on 09/08/12 at 11:03 PM [Reply]

rebcecca- I ain't saying nothing bad about him I am just saying his death wasn't the Officers fault.

#5 rebcecca on 09/09/12 at 05:04 PM [Reply]

your right but still

#6 For Real?? on 09/16/12 at 04:59 PM [Reply]

Chad was a member of my family. It's so easy for all of you who didn't know him or his circumstances to sit back and point fingers and judge. Nobody is perfect. Everybody makes mistakes. As far as I know, nobody in our family has or is blaming anyone for what happened. Yes, it was Chad's decision to run but I think you would all feel a little different if it were your family member who collapsed on the side of the road. Let he without sin cast the first stone.....

#7 Michael McCarthy on 09/18/12 at 07:22 AM [Reply]

In other cultures the police are more gentle.

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