Comment: “I’m sick of reading The Homicide Report”

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(Now and then, The Homicide Report highlights comments. This one was posted on the entry for victim Dion Miles, 19)

First of all, I live in Orange County and have never experienced these issues firsthand, but I still feel such sadness for these kids who’s lives are being senselessly taken from them. I also feel for the young men who make such poor choices as to committ these crimes. Their lives are also being tarnished forever. I’m sick of reading the homicide report everyday. I wish there wasn’t even one. I read it not to know what ares to avoid in LA or to make it a racial thing, but to think: Is there something I can do? If we all can do just a little bit, in whatever way we think his best, maybe, just maybe we can do something. LAPD and the city of LA aren’t going to do anything. It has to come from the people. I know I might be naive or ignorrant because I don’t live there, but I think my attitude is right. I do whatever i can. Everytime there is a public fund set up for these kids I donate. Money is not all it’s going to take.

It’s going to take parents who set a good example from birth. We need better parents who base their lives on God and honest, hard work. We need to get these kids off the streets and into productive programs such as sports. There is hope. One youngster at a time. I don’t care what they say about crime rates. One kid, one brother, one son, one father, or uncle or grandfather is too many. Lets do it for the kids. We need to set the example parents. It’s up to us!!