PLEASE CORRECT YOUR ARTICLE ON TALON GRISSOM.BETKE AND KEMME WERE IN A WREAK ON HWY 111. THANK YOU

Wake up southern states, you are killing your own children.

Since we moved from California in 2005, the very first thing my family noticed was a group of children were riding their ATV's without any safety protection. We would see the same unsafe act taking place over and over again. It is obvious that there is no law taking place that restricts what drivers of ATV's wear. When living in California my family would routinely drive out to the desert and ride ATV's all weekend, without incident. We spilled our bikes, rolled them over, and only had minor cuts and bruises, with some soreness. However, we all wore the following safety devices before any ride:
Helmets
Chest Plates
Boots
Shin Guards
Gloves
Goggles
This equipment saves lives and prevents some injuries. However, it takes authority to enforce safety. Good folks don't want to be told "what to do" all the time by the "man". But it takes "the man" to save lives, or else we will continue to read in the Chattanooga Times Free Press of another young child "departing this life early".
Wake up people, it is cool to wear safety equipment.

This comment only added salt to a wound in my opinion....Maybe you should think of "Thanking God for your Blessings and good fortune in your case of your ATV excursions.... This child did not die because he was not wearing a helmet ( although I do consider wearing a helmet a benefit), He had no head or facial or head injuries; a precious life was taken. He was on a side "dirt" road no more than a drive way and when he looked up to stop he couldn't and slid onto a traveled road. This child actually died from blood loss to his brain. With his mother holding him in the road it was althogether a horrible site because nothing could have saved him.... I am a close family friend and I hope to GOD that none of his close family members read this blog that you posted. How could you even add salt to a wound by suggesting that a parent caused this child's death... I as a close family realtion was totally devastated by the comments. I strongly suggest that Chattanoga Times/Free press reveiw comments before posted. I am personally aquainted with this incident and all of the surroundings ... There was nothing that would have prevented this horrible accident. This child bled out and died within five minutes of impact.: and I ask you what can plastic do for an impact of this proportion; or you may even consider it an act of GOd.. As it was time to call Talon home.... He is in a much better place than we are. As parents; They are already thinking: as is human nature "What could I have done to prevent this". EMT's on the scene say that protective gear would not have saved this child's life....It is a very sad thing for the whole community..... THINK and BE THANKFUL BEFORE YOU BLOG..THIS FAMILY LOVED AND CHERISHED THERE CHILD EVERY BIT AS MUCH AS YOU DO.

I WAS VERY OFFENED BY THE JUDGEMENTAL ATTITUDE OF THIS BLOG.....SO GO AHEAD AND PAT YOUR SELF ON THE BACK FOR YOUR PROCTECTIVENESS OF YOUR CHILDREN...IN THE END...WE ALL NEVER KNOW....I WOULD HAVE MUCH RATHER HAD SOMEONE SHOW SOME GENUINE COMPASSION TO A YOUNG FAMILY LOSING A PRECIOUS YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL LIFE...THAN A CONDEMING AND UNSENSITIVE..HOLIER THAN THOU ONLOOKER.
I will be more than happy for you to argue your opionion...My email is momataters@aol.com. Feel free to email me anytime. happen.

I have worked in the motorcycling industry for the last four years. I know that sometimes there is nothing you can do to prevent injury.

Very Distraught and Very Dissappointed in the Chattanooga Times Free Press for not even reviewing comments posted.

I am totatally outraged at this uninformed opinion. Why do people feel so impelled to blog on information they know nothing about