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July 19, 2010
Don't do Stupid Shit
I once knew a young boy who attended the school where I worked. He went to the after school day care program, so I knew him for a number of years before he moved on to middle school and such. Very recently I ran into him again at the Kragen Auto parts store on Florin Road, apparently he's been working there for some time and he just happened to be available to help me. We chatted for a while before I got my stuff and took off, he told me he was taking college classes (although I can't remember where) and he would have just finished his first year of college.
As far as I can remember, he was always a pretty cool kid. He was on the shorter side, but that didn't bother him. He liked to play basketball too, but was a little cocky. I just learned today that there was a motorcycle accident somewhere in Rancho Cordova last night and there was a nineteen year-old involved, but was not identified. This accident was the result of a race between said motorcyclist and a car. I remember a parent whose child was a friend of this boy told me that he drove a motorcycle, and I have seen a blue motorcycle sitting outside the Kragen when I rode by. I assumed that was his, as it was often the only one there.
I eventually found out that this young boy was involved in that motorcycle accident. He didn't survive. Now his parents are left childless, all because he did stupid shit. It's most likely that he wouldn't have even gotten anything out of the race, except some stupid ass pride to show off in front of his friends. Now ask yourself: was it worth the risk?
The lesson here people is this: Don't do stupid shit.
EDIT: Turns out that it was a bunch of motorcyclists that were racing. They were in an area that is popular for illegal street racing because it is flat and straight, as is much of Rancho Cordova. Nevertheless, don't be doing stupid shit.
Posted by Ninja McFear at July 19, 2010 6:42 PM
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Who was it?
Posted by: Vilhelm 
at July 19, 2010 8:51 PM
Do you remember Kevin Imura?
Posted by: Ninja McFear at July 19, 2010 9:11 PM
Holy shit... yeah.
Posted by: Vilhelm at July 20, 2010 6:31 AM
Yeah. He went and got himself killed just because he wanted to show off. He was only nineteen...
Posted by: Ninja McFear at July 20, 2010 10:21 AM
Damn it.
Posted by: Vilhelm at July 20, 2010 7:35 PM
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