<p>well i guess you must have done something amazing to be able to judge people under one circumstance...i mean the kid died how heartless are you. we all make mistakes he just happened to pay the price. but go ahead and cast the first stone</p>
<p>You have to look beyond the instance and at their whole life. They had people who loved them, and they probably made a positive impact in some way. I think I would feel differently if the person had purposely murdered. This isn't a justification, but kids DO make mistakes.</p>
<p>..........agreed</p>
<p>What does it matter if he would have purposely murdered somebody or not? Murder is murder. </p>
<p>The kid knew what he was doing. </p>
<p>Everybody makes mistakes every day, but some mistakes have more consequences.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, 1 mistake can hurt you. If you cheat and you are caught, that will be on your permanent academic record.</p>
<p>I don't feel sorry for people who make stupid decisions that could have been avoidable.</p>
<p>who the heck are you to judge...so you think that person deserves to be dead. i'm just glad none of its in your unforgiving, "perfect hands"</p>
<p>I never judged the person. I just stated the facts. I am sure this wasn't the first time he drank underage and drove drunk.</p>
<p>When did I ever say he deserved to be dead? I would never even think about saying that.</p>
<p>When did I ever say I am perfect? I make mistakes every day, but some mistakes have harsher consequences than others.</p>
<p>he gets a grave stone. that's a memorial.</p>
<p>anything other than that... doesn't deserve it.</p>
<p>Exactly. This was not a tragic accident and he was not a victim.</p>
<p>I understand he did something very wrong, that was potentially deadly to others. But the point is he didn't hurt anyone seriously except himself. If he had that would have been a more serious ordeal. The point is, his death was tragic and so very early. It was tragic because it was due to his easily avoided error that he paid the ultimate price. No one's denying that he did do something extremely stupid. So very blindingly stupid. But it's not something otherworldly, unheard of, or even uncommon. He did something that many people do, but few get punished for. That's why they are building a memorial. He could have offered a lot to the world, and most caring people would have sympathy for him and his family. I don't think I'd say they (the school) are praising the kid (well some of the posters in the newspaper are), I would just say they are mourning the unfortunate death of a young man. Lastly, when anyone (not as heinous as Hitler) dies, you always remember the good things they did, the people who's lives they enriched, even if they were a pretty sucky human being in general. It's just common courtesy to the dead.</p>
<p>When someone dies because of something bad they did you shouldn't punish them but feel sorry for them because god will be doing the punishment.</p>
<p>I guess since he didn't kill anyone else people are brushing it off..but what if he did? It would be a big deal then..it still is dangerous that he was driving drunk and he knew what he was doing</p>
<p>Yes... because of a choice he made when he was 18 (which ultimately ended his life) tells us EVERYTHING about this person. </p>
<p>You've never done anything in your life that you regretted about afterwards?? (man I was young and stupid then... or something along that line)</p>
<p>We now never know what kind of person he would've turned out to be (well due to his poor decision making choices) but in 10 years or so now from now he would've turned out to be a completely different person and probably would've regretted this as well.</p>
<p>Just because he made poor idiotic decisions that doesn't mean that he DESERVED to die which is what you are making it sound like. The memorial's not really for the event that occurred and his 18 year old self in a way, but for the person he could've ultimately have been in the future that he'll never get to be now. They aren't saying this behavior was something to be looked up to, but more like a warning to the other kids in the same school. (now they'll pass by it everyday and wonder how this kid passed away RIP)</p>
<p>And enough with the WHAT IFS. What if he killed someone else? He didn't, did he? He ultimately paid the price himself so why are bothering with all the what ifs? I think we should worry about other kids doing the same thing/future more than hanging onto "WHAT IF HE etc"</p>
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LOL in that case murderer probably isn't dead but in prison/juvie so there would be no need for a memorial LOL (unless you are talking about this kid killing somebody else in the process) but the school will probably set up one for both.</p>
<p>I meant if he died and killed somebody else in the process? Should the school still have sponsered a memorial?</p>
<p>In my opinion, I do believe that if he did killed someone in his mistake that both he and the kid should still have a memorial. Why? Because it's tragic and sad all around. If he did killed someone and it was an accident, I believe that he still should get a memorial along with the other kid he killed, because it will show the students the effects of drunk driving and how it not only hurts them and others, and also, as I said before, it was just a stupid mistake. We all make mistakes, very stupid ones, and while one may be more stupid and harmful than another that doesn't give us the right to judge someone else based on one mistake in their life. He was a teenager, and as teenagers we make the stupidest mistakes, but the important thing is learning from them. For example, if a girl gets pregnant at 15, I would consider her stupid for getting herself in that situation, but her whole life, and all the previous things she did before, shouldn't be judged on one tiny mistake. That's the same way I feel about the boy in the article. Unfortunately, he didn't have the chance to learn from his mistake. He already got punished by dying and causing grief to his family, which I'm sure he didn't want to do. I don't see what's wrong with having a simple memorial at the school, to honor his life and what he could have become.</p>
<p>Drinking and driving and killing somebody is not an accident.</p>
<p>Getting pregnant isn't the same as driving drunk.</p>
<p>The point is he didn't kill anybody, so enough with the 'what ifs'. He was a teen, and teens do dumb things, but this just happened to be the rare case where he had to pay. It's his fault, yes, but for gods sake, he DIED. Show some decency and get off your (most likely fake) moral high-horse.</p>
<p>Again with the just because some teens do dumb things, then it is fine that he did it.</p>
<p>I never said it's fine.</p>
<p>You said "he was a teen and teens do dumb things".</p>