Family needs our support, not our judgements

It is not the matter of the accident in question with the first person who wrote the article condemning Daniel Crane's actions or to anyone who would support such a heartless individual.

It is the insensitivity and lack of compassion to the family who lost their son- - a part of their family torn from their midst. The grief and pain they are feeling is only magnified by that hypocritically insensitive author.

Every part of their home revives memories of their son. He had a sister who was totally devoted to him. My dad used to say, "Anyone who speaks ill of a deceased member's family will fry when they die!"

I know this family well. They did their best in helping their son in overcoming his troubles. We have no right to judge this family, as we are also not faultless.

"There but for the grace of God go I," as the saying goes. If such a tragedy has not yet arrived at our own doorstep, we are lucky.

All we need to do is check the speedometer when we're behind the wheel. We may consider ourselves "safe" drivers, but we are oftentimes careless without realizing.

Just observe the change in tempo of the road when a patrol car is sighted. We are moronic hypocrites if we are foolish enough to believe our kids are consistently following our teaching when we are not with them.

Don't pass judgment on the Crane family.

They need our support at this time. They have been wounded, and this family needs time to heal. They do not need the cruelty they have read these past few weeks in this newspaper. Show compassion, as one day you will also need it. Tom Layton Simi Valley *Editor's note: The Acorn will no longer accept letters on the subject of Daniel Crane.