The following comments were posted on the Watertown Daily Times Facebook page:

Chris Wainwright: please if you have any respect for the families please take this picture down...Now is not the time or place..

July 19 at 8:08pm - Like - 2

Mandy J Crump: I totally agree my daughter is 11 an saw this picture of her friends car burning seriously I know it wasn’t being disrespectful but for the families an their friends it needs to be taken down

July 19 at 8:34pm - Like - 3

Jamie Sullivan-Demers: This is disgusting and should be removed immediately!!! Nobody needs to see the final moments of these people like this, wtd should be ashamed

July 19 at 8:58pm - Like - 7

Darcy Fargo: I’m not defending the paper, because I still think it’s in bad taste, but I think that vehicle’s actually the DOT truck (based on the color and structure of the vehicle).

July 19 at 9:08pm - Like - 1

Jamie Sullivan-Demers: Even so, it’s in bad taste...unfortunately the press feel people want to see pictures of such a tragedy all over the place and don’t take family into consideration..

July 19 at 9:16pm - Like - 2

Serena Dempsey: Pic is in bad taste. Please take it down.

July 19 at 9:18pm - Like - 1

Mandy J Crump Well if you look at all the pictures the danas car is in front of the dot truck so weather it is or isn’t their car its not right

July 19 at 9:19pm - Like

Penny Zwicker: thats terrible

July 19 at 9:20pm - Like

Christina Tupia: That is an awful thing for people to see. Please have respect for these people and remove this picture. Their families and friends don’t need this at such an awful time.

July 19 at 9:24pm - Like - 5

Amanda MH: Please take this down. The young teens suffering the loss of their friends do not need to see this. I know one of the girls and this would devastate her. She is dealing with the loss of her best friend. She doesn’t need to see the goriness of the death in her face.

July 19 at 9:39pm - Like - 2

Serena Dempsey: Who would think to grab a camera or a cell phone with a camera while this tragedy was evolving? It’s not right.

July 19 at 9:40pm - Like

Desiree Jones Mcdonald: This picture needs to be taken off here. Have respect to the families. You should be ashamed of yourselves.

July 19 at 10:04pm - Like - 3

Linda J Wilton: I agree, this picture is horrific.....My son died this past November in a car accident, and there were pictures but I have never looked at them.....I unfortunately know what their families are going through..................

July 19 at 11:03pm - Like - 1

Mary Jo Jones: That was a terrible tragedy. I have to agree that it is not the right picture to go with their article.. The media thinks that we want to see the distasteful shots of accidents. The families and friends of the victims don’t need have these images to remember their loved ones by. My heartfelt sympathy to the families.

Friday at 12:42am - Like - 1

Heather Jones-Burdt: Why would anyone want to see this picture. I know the families involved in this tragedy and they deserve better. Instead of a picture like this one, how about a picture of the beautiful people who lost their lives?

Friday at 10:13am - Like - 1

Sue Dishaw Green: I guess Watertown papers never read their messages.. OR this would have been deleted... These poor families who see this will always be in their minds.. Watertown Daily Times. your cruel!!!!!!!!!

Yesterday at 7:08am - Like

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