| # | Name | Comments |
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| 551 | Adam Koontz | After reading about your injury on the internet, I was shocked about the town's response. I sincerely hope that the people in your town come to their senses and give you the support you deserve. Keep up with the physical therapy. Being only a 19 year old kid and already having 2 leg surgeries I know how hard it can be. Have a good holiday!
-Adam |
| 552 | Avery Anderson | The people of that town are a disgrace to America. I would hope that no one else ever has to go though what the community of Snohomish has put Brett Karch through. |
| 553 | James Harmon | Just wanted to know I support what your doing 100%. I know how it feels to belong to a highschool that lives and breathes Football (Evergreen H.S. in Vancouver) but theres a point where a students safety should never ever be trumped by school traditions or a football game. Good luck to you man |
| 554 | Colin Neville | |
| 555 | Anonymous | |
| 556 | Brian Armstrong | I know it was only a few that threatened Brett, but the community of Snohomish itself needs to rally around Brett, not just distant bystanders. |
| 557 | Shaun Patrick | Hope you are doing well. Merry Christmas. |
| 558 | Anonymous | The people of Snohomish are sick and disgusting wastes of human life. |
| 559 | Brennan | Hopes are with you for a good recovery. Pain can be an enemy -- don't let it own you. |
| 560 | David Goochee | Hey Brett,
Hope you're feeling well. I read your story, and I find the fact that your family isn't suing the school to be commendable and honorable. Your town should be coming to your aid in appreciation. I can't imagine how expensive the surgeries must have been and I hope that insurance will cover the cost, and that donations would pick up the rest. Please get well soon. |
| 561 | Patrick Garrett | This story is a shame. Death threats to keep a tradition going that nearly killed someone. As a citizen of Washington state, I am ashamed of Snohomish. And to think this young man wants to serve his country, including the citizens of Snohomish WA, well all I can say is he is a bigger man than those "peers" who want this dangerous practice to continue, and think the way to preserve that tradition is the old fashioned ways of intimidation and fear. Shameful. |
| 562 | Steve Kaminczak | The actions of the town and its people are atrocious. They should be ashamed! |
| 563 | Douglas Pichardo | |
| 564 | Anonymous | You people of Snohomish should be ashamed of yourselves, a kid nearly loses his leg and all you care for is a fucking cannon tradition. You deserve all the hardship this life throws at you. |
| 565 | whitney mayfield | |
| 566 | Aaron | Get well. |
| 567 | leigh preston | i believe it is disgusting how people think of ridiculous traditions over the well being of others. if this student died instead of being injured would the town still be acting the way it is? i sadly believe it would act the same way. |
| 568 | Anonymous | Shame on you, citizens of Snohomish. |
| 569 | Austin Liu | If Snohomish, as a town, does not repent of this shameful treatment of one of its own sons, may it be bound on heaven and earth that Snohomish lose its football tradition all together, and may those who treated Brett so shamefully receive no mercy upon their own tragedies and grief and face the same cruelty unless they repent. Amen. "For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you." |
| 570 | Earwicker23 | As one of the much maligned citizens of Snohomish, I would like to point out that most of us didn't do what was described in the PI article. Please read the response of the Snohomish mayor and School Superintendent at http://shs.sno.wednet.edu/ before you roundly condemn 9-30,000 people who weren't guilty of anything but living in the Snohomish area. For more see my blog at http://www.3lakeswa.org/blog/ .
My best to Brett Karch, who I suspect probably actually supports football and apparently was willing to risk his life for it, as he also would for his country. |
| 571 | Alex Bignell | I hope you can achieve your goal of making it into the Marines. |
| 572 | Kara Silverthorn | |
| 573 | Rob Newell | Amazing, just amazing how stupid people can be |
| 574 | Tiffany D. | |
| 575 | Daniel Elder | ! |
| 576 | Anonymous | |
| 577 | Anonymous | |
| 578 | Andre Scholtz | |
| 579 | Greg Brown | As someone who quit the football team my senior year in a city similar to yours due to the fanaticism, I hope you make a full recovery, enlist in the military and save that town's ass one day just to be the bigger person! |
| 580 | Russel | I live near snohomish, I think it's messed up that the poor kid is being shunned for getting injured in an explosion. |
| 581 | Gary Jacobson | This is very sad... I'm from a big city (Cape Town) and am used to seeing a massive outpouring of support if anything happens to a student. I always assumed that a small town community would be even more caring, but Snohomish has proven me wrong. This is the very worst of human nature on display. |
| 582 | Robert Bisek | |
| 583 | Hector Sanchez | I think it is horrible that this kid was showing his school spirit and is now being outcast because he got hurt. If it happened to him it can happen to someone else. Good luck Brett and hope you completely recover. |
| 584 | Eugene Pikulin | |
| 585 | paul | Shamefull what the town is doing. They should move out of that town, its not a nice place to live. |
| 586 | Luke F. | Just get well soon, I wish the best of luck for you and your family. |
| 587 | Scott | |
| 588 | Frank McKinney | I think the town should be ashamed of supporting people who would threaten this kid and shun his family and supporters. I used to be an ROTC cadet and it sickens me to think that people would behave this way to protect their precious cannon. |
| 589 | Casey Riffel | As an alumnus of Snohomish High School, I'm ashamed that (what is surely a vehement, vocal minority in) the community wold respond in such a reactionary and ignorant manner. The canon was a fun tradition, but I had no idea anyone was sufficiently attached to assume it was sabotage (instead of terrible luck). Be strong, Brett Karch! |
| 590 | Anonymous | Stay strong. |
| 591 | Harrison | The citizens of the community are very irrational and denouncable. Brett Karch's family has every right to take legal standing. If I were him I would. |
| 592 | Adam Boyd | You've got to be a sick piece of shit to threaten some hospitalized kid over a fucking cannon. Where are we when a person starts making threats over traditions and games?
Fuck those bitches. Every goddamn one. |
| 593 | Anonymous | Its just freaking football... |
| 594 | Matthew | Screw them, sue the school and everyone one else for harrassment and emotional damage. Football may be a town pride but the freakin cannon is not what made school football tradition so great, it was the players. Get well and fight for your rights as a person and as a member of that community.
Matt |
| 595 | Anonymous | Happy holidays and get well soon! |
| 596 | Alex | Life > Entertaining football tradition |
| 597 | Perry | To those who threaten and shun him - you're despicable.
To those who are supportive - may God bless you. You seem to be the exception in this tragedy. |
| 598 | Ross O'Callaghan | What a bunch of oddballs. A young man almost loses his leg, and hsa his live severly altered by a horrible accident and they proceed to treat him and his family like a pariah.
I must say, I don't like to view people throught the lense of sterotype but the only impression I could bring away from this article is that the residents of that town are a bunch or irrational, ignorant hicks. |
| 599 | Tom Keyser | |
| 600 | Kelly Luck | |