He wasn’t a child
Tyler Skaggs was an adult, not a vulnerable child. He alone is responsible for his tragic choice to drink heavily and then take illicit drugs. It doesn’t matter who supplied the drugs or whether the Angels management and owner knew. This is simply a case of the Skaggs family and their lawyers looking for somebody to blame other than Tyler Skaggs, so they can collect a great deal of money.
Mary Ellen Barnes, San Pedro
Turning personal choices into a lawsuit isn’t justice
Really? The Skaggs family and their lawyers are trying to blame the Los Angeles Angels for Tyler Skaggs’ overdose? Let’s be honest, he was an adult who chose to drink heavily and take illegal drugs. Clearly this was not Skaggs’s first rodeo with this drug/alcohol combination. Those were his decisions. Should they also sue the liquor distilleries, bars and bartenders that served him alcohol?
Based on my direct observations and associations with addicts, it would not be possible to assert with absolute certainty that the drugs Skaggs consumed that night originated exclusively from Eric Kay, as claimed. Pretending otherwise ignores reality. However, Kay is in federal prison for Tyler Skaggs’ choices. Drug addicts, even famous ones, are very crafty and know how to locate and procure drugs. No different than Matthew Perry’s family, also looking to blame others for their loved ones’ choices. Sad.
Yes, Tyler Skaggs death was tragic. But tragedy does not erase accountability. Turning personal choices into a lawsuit against his employer is not justice, it is misplaced blame. We would make more progress facing the truth about addiction and personal responsibility than by looking for someone else to sue.
Frances Wilson, Tustin