David and Justine Locko, parents of Patriot High School senior Blake Locko, are not just grieving their son's loss, but also worrying about the trauma to motorists who hit the teenager early Saturday
Blake wrestled with personal issues stemming from a childhood head injury that had left his face partially paralyzed, and a traffic accident when he was 10 in which his left arm was badly burned,
Rest in peace, Blake. Every one of us did idiotic things in our youth. I guess some of us forget.
In the “personal demons” category, add growing up in a violent urban sprawl with hundreds of thousands of active gang members - and a steady state of criminality which necessitates the use of concertina wire around all freeway signs to keep other “artists” from their work.
Though based on observations during a recent interstate drive - the mess seems to be spreading from LA, quite far.
I love the smell of dead punk in the morning.
What a load of excuse-laden rubbish.
There are plenty of vandals with no physical problems whatsoever.
The City of Pittsburgh dropped a legal bomb on a couple of these punks. Needless to say the taggers and their parents were shocked at the severity of the sentences but everyone else was over the moon. Let’s hope it sends a message.