Father remembers son who fell from 6th Street Bridge; refutes LAPD report of social media stunt 

This dad appears to be a clueless parent in denial.

the fact that there is even video means he was doing something stupid for social media

Whether you want to blame social media, peer pressure, bad parenting, etc, these kids were up to no good and this is what happens. Parents, straighten up your kids before life does! No one to blame but himself.

Media stunt or not they trespassed and unfortunately someone paid the ultimate price doing something stupid

This parent is clearly in denial and I feel bad for him. He's almost humorous about it, but everyone grieves differently, Prayers to him and his family. I hope his son didn't suffer.

The father stated it best. The teens jumped over a fence and walked along the arch ways.

what does it mean when theres alot of alcohol around ? he was 17 and already drinking..?

He knew the risk and still took his chance , Darwin's award was given to him that day

Hard to believe it wasn’t for social media. That’s the way this generation conducts themselves through social media.

Hey Paul, why was your 17 year old son out after 2AM?

"It's the designer's fault"

Don’t climb where you’re not supposed to. I think I learned that when I was 3.

Social media is ruining kids today whether people wanna believe it or not.

Dad probably wasn’t even around and if he was failed as a father

There is literally a pathway. Why would anyone need to jump a fence or climb a arch that’s not intended for people to walk on. That’s where he went wrong.

This here is why hotel windows are permanently closed and don’t open.

just a kid being a kid. I've explored my fair share of dangerous spots when I was a teen, but I warn others to really weigh the consequences before doing anything you feel any sense of fear for. Heights are no joke. RIP to this dude

Haircut says it all.

are those beer bottles we see at his memorial site???? Isnt he a teenager!!?

Party boy got his. Parent isnt the sharpest knife in the drawer....

Do kids NOT have a brain ? Why do they think this stuff is fun ? For social media ? REALLY ????

The way the dad speaks I'm not surprised about the kid doing this. I grew up in east LA and it's filled with drop outs

ELM! Edgar's Lives Matter 🙏

Show the video. We wanna see

Sorry, this young man lost his life, but he was also somewhere he wasn’t supposed to be

Survival of the fittest … 🌎 im 28 due to having common sense and strict caring parents 😊

Play stupid games win stupid prizes. Fences are there for a reason

You don’t fall “several feet” to your death. You fall off a bridge to your death

I've never heard of that bridge in Los Angeles. Is it relatively new? In any case- what a tragedy. The father seems pretty calm, wow.

Who hangs out near a bridge ? ..could have been preventable

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Control your kids, you won't have to bury them!

When I saw the headline I like to think about was the scene in "Saturday night fever" when the stunt goes wrong and the young man falls from The Verrazano Bridge in New York city. I don't care if you're filming it to post on social media or your caving into peer pressure. *Young adults have to learn that everything they do has consequences.*

We were all young and dumb at one point. Rest in peace young man

R.I.P Edagar 🥺🥺

Father needs to remember his son rather than having anger on others. The father knows that there’s nobody to blame.

LLA🕊️

I gone to that bridge If your just walking on the sidewalk you’ll never fall..

What does it matter whether it was or wasn’t for social media. The kid is dead either way. The dad doesn’t mind his kid was doing something super dangerous that ended up taking his life??? Really???

REST IN PARADISE LIL EDGAR 🙏 🕊️ WE ALL MADE MISTAKES...

Gen Z’s addiction to attention is a sickness.

Sounds like a 17 year old with the mind of a 3 year old. Dad is in heavy denial. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🙄🙄🙄🙄

The bridge is fine, it is the culture here in L.A. that is in dire trouble. But I will also say, as once a kid myself, I too did some pretty stupid things too, and a few things that could have easily been short-lived. Looking back, I am amazed I am still here.

It wasn’t for social media but they were recording it?!?!

I was a teen ones and I wasn’t doing dumb stuff like that, parenting now isn’t what it used to be, now you got iPads and tablets doing the parenting for them

"THE LOCATION" is not the problem, people are!

Anthony you left too soon bro 😕🕊️ I miss you bro wish you were here man ⚰️💔

Was he supposed to be climbing the fence in the first place, regardless of the reason? The family confirmed the kids actions. An action that could have been prevented.

It's absolutely insane the idiotic behavior and stunts being done on this beautiful bridge. Quit bringing down your neighborhood. Sad this young man lost his life. ✝️🙏

The father said "it wasn't for social media", I beg to differ. That's all these kids do is post on social media. Why they were up climbing up on the arches is really a dumb thing, but unfortunately he lost his life doing it.

What's wrong with the dad? No real emotion towards the passing of his son SMFH! For him to say his son was rarely on social media is a lie! All kids now a days live on social media !

You gotta love the empty beer bottles for a H.S kid.🙄

No matter why he was doing it, it was an extremely dangerous thing to do. 🙏🏾 to his family and friends. Hopefully this will discourage other kids from playing around on that bridge.

It was suicide once you consciously pull the trigger on jumping the fence you're not supposed to.

Rarely used social media 😅 Social media or not, his actions resulted in death.

Bridges are for cars .. not people ! 😢

I know parents cannot control everything and that is life. Try harder parents.

sad. he looked like he was a nice young man. just trying to have a lil fun. prayers for the family

Regardless of what it was for, play stupid games and you will earn stupid prizes. It’s funny how the father is like: “oh it was just a kid being a kid” yeah but one that lacked any self awareness about his actions and here we are now.

Just want to clarify that it was not for social media. He really was this stupid and deserves his Darwin award 😢

should've raised him better

Darwin Award 🥇 You’re not supposed to climb up the arches!

LAPD says he died trying to record for social media, his family says that is not true and it was just a tragic accident.....either way the kid is 100% at fault but the family will find some reason to sue the city saying more should have been done to prevent this....

17 years old and ppl left beer packaging/bottles as a part of the kid's memorial? That says a lot about what the boy was into. The father needs to come back to reality about his son's behavior.

I mean it’s not a surprise he died that way any one who uses a salad 🥗 bowl to cut his hair isn’t to bright 😅

Whoever designed that bridge forgot about safety and the era of social media and popularity

Regardless, his own choices took him to where he isn’t anymore.

The dad seems nonchalant

It's the haircut that convinced me he was up to No Good.

They need to cover the arches with broken glass to prevent other's climbing them

How awful. My condolences to the family & his friends. 🕊🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕊

Edgar

Darn, one less Edgar.....

Pretty much what I got from this was that the kid was living a double life. Normal kid by day tagger by night. They were probably trying to catch a tag where no one can buff it and they got the consequences. Dad is in denial because he wants to think his son wasn’t the kid he was.

So no common sense, that’s his parents fault.

We need common sense bridge laws Ban Assault fences and bridges

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

R.I.P 😢🕊🦅🇦🇷🏞🤟🏾♾💙

That bridge design is a bust, it will continue to kill many more if something isn’t done to address this problem

Whatever the case..R.I.P. my deepest condolences to the family and friends.

You failed your son. I can’t believe you’re smiling and speaking so light heartedly

One less Edgar

Won’t try it again

Sue the bridge 😅

Condolances to this family and friends. So sorry this had to happen, so young to die.😢 Maybe the bridge could be less inrtusive to the extroverted.

Rest easy gee🕊

That's what he gets for risking his life for no reason

REST IN PIECE EDGAR!

Then that kid was out at 2AM……

I feel sorrow for the parents, but children cannot be brought up in a government bubble. We used to climb water towers, illegally of course, wander in the oil fields, and play around mine shafts. If we were dumb enough or unlucky enough to hurt ourselves or lose our lives that wasn't the fault of the government. We were told not to do these things but did them anyway. There is danger in all areas of city or country life, you just hope you gave your kid enough common sense and makes it to adulthood.

So you mean to tell me your kid at 2 o’clock in the goddamn morning coming from an hour away was only there to look at the bridge. Come on if you want to blame the city of LA for this the only one you have to blame is yourself do better question when your kids are at.!!

So the city didn’t scrutinize the design before it was built to ensure safety?

It was 💯 for a social media, parents needs to watch your kids what’s they are doing!

I don’t recommend anyone climb any bridge at anytime. Teach your kids to have fun ..but with safety in mind.

This was preventable.

Can't help but wonder why people are leaving beer bottles at the memorial site. Are his friends inferring he was drinking while attempting this stunt?

A stunt that won a Darwin award 😅

thats the risk slipping - not everyone can do it right..

Not all Edgars make it

RIP lil Bro. Prayers to the Family. At the end of the day it doesn’t matter if this was done for social media or just because. Those fences are there to keep you safe. The moment you go beyond that point, you do so at your own risk. I have a son as well, but he understands there are always consequences for our behaviors. As benign as you may think the behavior is. Tragically, a lot of our youth are paying those consequences with their lives.

🙏🏼 for this man and his family..