I didn't read the article in People and I really have no dog in this fight. However, the subject of both this article and the People article appears to be that this kid, after having made a really stupid decision to get a girl pregnant while still in high school, took responsibility for his actions and was trying to do everything to make a better life for his daughter. Is it a sad story? Yes, for many reasons. This is not glorifying the mistakes, but rather pointing out someone who at least tried to do the right thing after making mistakes.
There are countless studies that show it is much better for the children when parents graduate from school before having children and when parents get married after graduating and before getting pregnant rather than making the mistakes this kid made. These studies, and comments about them, raise very valid points in a discussion on issues of poverty and teen pregancy. But in a thread about the very sad loss of a kid who was trying to get it right, such comments -- no matter how VALID they may be -- are insensitive and inappropriate, and come across as self-righteous and judgmental.
I just rather see some positive attention to those kids who do the right thing, that's all I'm saying. And I would think the black community, with the out-of-wedlock birthrate skyrocketing, would be telling kids this is NOT how to do it.