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Angie B5
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Are you allowed to skateboard on the road rather than the sidewalk?
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StrawberrySmiles
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Angie B5 wrote: Are you allowed to skateboard on the road rather than the sidewalk? No Angie, he should have been on the sidewalk. My question is...why is a 14 yr. old out skateboarding at almost 1:00 in the morning????? Where are the parents?
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Dont trip
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His name was Justin and hes our friend what he was doing is none of your god damn buisness
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shimiskis
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hey u ladies justin was a homie so shut up u guys dont even know and u guys are opening ur mouth so shut up
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Maddi
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It is a shame this young man is dead. There are many lessons to be learned. The reason teenagers are supposed to be home by 10pm is for their safety. It is difficult to see skaters (etc) at night. I want to know why parents aren't more concerned about where their children are and what they are doing. Finally, to his friends I hope you will use this trajedy as a reminder of why we have these rules and standards. We want you safe.
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Montebello mom
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doesn't anybody care that someone hit this kid, no matter whose fault it was and didn't even stop to offer aid? they were more worried about themselves than this boy, dying by the side of the road. AND it was Good Friday, for crying out loud. what ever happened to compassion? i don't know how that driver will be able to live with himself. surely by now he or she knows what they did.
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Concerned
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Youth sometimes causes us to not think about our actions. To this 14 year old boy, there was no illegality in skateboarding with his friends on a weekend night. Stop asking questions like where were the parents or why was he out so late, and simply have compassion. This was a boy of only 14; a boy with the rest of his life ahead of him. He will never be able to achieve the milestones that many of merely think of as entitlements. This young man will never feel the elation of receiving his high school diploma nor will he ever be filled with the ambiguous joy of marrying and have children. This is a time when his family needs your remorse and compassion; please show it.
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So sad in Montebello
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I just want to say that im so sorry for the loss of a young boy ,it really hurts to see such a young life just taken away instantly, the community was there today to pay respects,and it was nice to see us all get together and pray and mourn for the young boy THANK you to our Montebello Police officers and sherrifs who kept us safe as we paid our respects to Justin and his family
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Steven
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He was like a brother to me...will miss him very much...
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a mom of a skater
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Many of you adults are acting as if we were never teenagers. I think this poor young man paid the ultimate price. He is not here today. His family did not get to enjoy Easter with him. From what I here he was a good free spirit teenager. He came from good people. Many will miss him. My prayers go out to his family. The thing we should be focusing on is to catch the driver who hit him and took off! He or she enjoyed their holiday. I thought we had cameras on the main intersections is the video's being reviewed.
I feel for the family because I have a teen who skates and he has many friends that also come from good families. Someone out there saw the SUV in more detail they should come forward.The person should come forward!
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Rosa
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I am so sorry for your loss. My prayers are with you
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Diana
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My heart feels for Justin,and words cannot express what I feel his mom is enduring at this time. I pray that the conscience of the person that hit Justin, will be SEARED, until that person comes forward - may justice be served!
May God comfort Justin's parents and family.
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In my thoughts
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It is unfortunate that we need to experience tragedy in our own lives in order to feel empathy and be compassionate. A horrible tragedy has occured and the time is of no relevance. While it is true that there is a sense of invincibility among teenagers, we ourselves are unwilling to admit to the risks that we may have taken at fourteen. It is the air of self-rightousness that troubles me about some of these parents. A young life has been taken, he is a human being in every sense of the word. Lets show some humanity.
My thoughts and prayers are with the family.
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In my thoughts
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StrawberrySmiles wrote: <quoted text>
No Angie, he should have been on the sidewalk. My question is...why is a 14 yr. old out skateboarding at almost 1:00 in the morning????? Where are the parents? The question is "do you know where your kids are"? Or do you have kids at all. If you’ve been blessed with kids, then you know teenagers are at the risk of becoming adults who make mistakes and some times do not make the best judgment of things. I just want you negative people to know, "you don't know the measure of your comments in a situation as such, unless the tragedy has hit you personally". May GOD have mercy on your soul!
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Gil
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So sorry about the loss but....as a parent, wouldn't you asked yourself, where is my son at 12:45am? Shouldn't he be home, in bed? Should this be considered child neglect?
We, as parents, are responsible for our child's safety & well being. Allowing our children to run as they wish where-ever & when-ever is a sign parental irresponsability. All of this could of been avoided.
I understand that situations can be difficult at times in parenting teens but boundries must be set early in childhood so as to when teenhood is reached these boundries have been already accepted.
Again, I feel for the parents, the pain of the loss of one's child must be unimaginable. Let this be a wakeup call.
If we are parents, lets act like parents & keep our children safe.
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Gil
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Dont trip wrote: His name was Justin and hes our friend what he was doing is none of your god damn buisness We comment because we care, now you don't have a friend. And it's not so much about your friend but more about his parents who needed to be there for him, making sure he stays out of trouble. Don't trip on us for caring. We just feel that he shouldn't have died.
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Maddi
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As a teacher of teenagers and a mother of teenagers, I understand the need to set boundaries. We, adults, understand the dangers. Yes, I remember being a teen. I also remember at 10pm every night a commercial on TV that said, "It is 10 pm. Do you know where your children are?" There was an expectation for parents to make certain that we were in a safe place.
About the loss. I very much feel your pain. I don't want to come back from a weekend and here that one of my students is dead. No young person should have to feel such loss.
That is what angers me. No one should feel this pain. Boundaries and expectations of behavior could have prevented this.
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Maddi
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To a mom of a skater
Yes, I agree this is the ultimate loss. And this young man seems like a nice boy.
Yes, I remember being a teenager, but I also remember my parents making sure that we were off our skateboards and bikes and out of the street at dark. There are many skateparks and places to skate that are lit at night. If not, go to you local board meeting and see about building one.
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aby
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justin was the coolest guy i have ever known and he deserves to have lived....the driver shouldnt have droven away. it would be alot easier if he stayed and helped justin instead of running over him and driving away...he should turn himself in & take the guilt away
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Beach Gal
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This was a TRAGIC ACCIDENT!!
It is too late for woulda, coulda, shoulda. The circumstances make no difference now..
Justin was a wonderful and talented young man who advocated peace. He touched a lot of lives in his short time here.
It is heartbreaking to see the grief his family and friends are suffering.
Please wear a yellow daisy and pray for Justin, pray for his family and pray you never have to suffer the pain they are going through.
We love you Justin!!! You will never be forgotten. Rest in peace.
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