I need to speak out about Travis Maldonado after watching his final moments on #TigerKing . I didn't know him well, but we went to hs together. I was a teacher's assistant for his Algebra 1 class too.

Despite the fact that Travis was obviously a troubled kid who had a problem with authority, he was always a nice and funny guy to his classmates. Everyone knew him to be that 6 foot guy with massive hands who liked to act a fool.

What's heavy is the fact that Travis was only 19 when he met Joe Exotic. By that time, he was already a meth addict. So how the hell did we let a kid from SoCal get addicted to meth 1-2 years out of hs?

Travis needed help and he didn't get it. He always smelled like pot, skipped class and was often sent to the principal's office for talking back to his teachers. It was obvious that he had issues at home, but I'm sure they were never addressed.

The majority of our peers came from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Some kids moved 4-5 times during hs. One girl lured an older man on a date to rob him just for rent money. Everyone was going through something, but who was listening?

If ever you get a free moment... ask someone how their day's going. How are they feeling? Listening to someone's story, no matter how crazy it is, could mean everything to them.