The mail tribune put out an article written by Damien Mann the day after Evans death, i didn't know Evan but the way the article was presented really upset me. I'm sick of the newspapers trying to make examples of the tragic deaths of young people, "he should have been wearing a helmet", "a toxicology screen is being done to see if drugs were involved", "skateboarders aren't allowed on streets where the speed limit is over 25 mph", ""helmets are to be worn at all times in the city while skating", ect. #1 the speed limit where Evan was hit is 20 mph at all times, it is a school zone, #2 helmets are only required at the skatepark, semantics aside the way the article was written showed no compassion for the tragic loos of a life, and the grief that it has caused his family and friends, long story short i got pissed off and wrote the guy an email expressing my feelings... (read on please this is important)
in the last response he stated that i have convinced him to do a piece on Evans life, and his friends and families accounts of him, to be printed in the paper, I don't know if this was my place but i was just fed up with the way reporters find the story of someones death more important then the loss of a human beings life... we are all important to this world and even though i didnt know him he deserved more then that... please leave a comment or email me at astraea@seductive.com with your name and phone # and i will forword them to Damien Mann, who has by the way redeemed himself to me, thank you Damien, Or you can email him your contact information directly at Dmann@mailtribune.com please if you knew Evan help the mail tribune to accuratly portray him and his life in a way that he would want to be remembered...
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