MADD gone too far
Many juniors and seniors were driven to tears – a few to near hysterics – May 26 when a uniformed police officer arrived in several classrooms to notify them that a fellow student had been killed in a drunken-driving accident.
The officer read a brief eulogy, placed a rose on the deceased student’s seat, then left the class members to process their thoughts and emotions for the next hour.
The program, titled “Every 15 Minutes,” was designed by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Its title refers to the frequency in which a person somewhere in the country dies in an alcohol-related traffic accident.
About 10 a.m., students were called to the athletic stadium, where they learned that their classmates had not died. There, a group of seniors, police officers and firefighters staged a startlingly realistic alcohol-induced fatal car crash. The students who had purportedly died portrayed ghostly apparitions encircling the scene.
Though the deception left some teens temporarily confused and angry, if it makes even one student think twice before getting behind the wheel of a car while intoxicated, it is worth the price, said California Highway Patrol Officer Eric Newbury, who orchestrates the program at local high schools.
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Many juniors and seniors were driven to tears – a few to near hysterics – May 26 when a uniformed police officer arrived in several classrooms to notify them that a fellow student had been killed in a drunken-driving accident.
The officer read a brief eulogy, placed a rose on the deceased student’s seat, then left the class members to process their thoughts and emotions for the next hour.
The program, titled “Every 15 Minutes,” was designed by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Its title refers to the frequency in which a person somewhere in the country dies in an alcohol-related traffic accident.
About 10 a.m., students were called to the athletic stadium, where they learned that their classmates had not died. There, a group of seniors, police officers and firefighters staged a startlingly realistic alcohol-induced fatal car crash. The students who had purportedly died portrayed ghostly apparitions encircling the scene.
Though the deception left some teens temporarily confused and angry, if it makes even one student think twice before getting behind the wheel of a car while intoxicated, it is worth the price, said [B]California Highway Patrol Officer Eric Newbury[/B], who orchestrates the program at local high schools.
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that is soo fucked up, Id sue the school for letting some bullshit like that take place.
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that is soo fucked up, Id sue the school for letting some bullshit like that take place.
Id be hella Pissed if my kid (if i had 1) came home all traumatized over sumting like this... I hope they get sued
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Id be hella Pissed if my kid (if i had 1) came home all traumatized over sumting like this... I hope they get sued
yeah thats pretty messed up. id be mad at the kid for letting me think that.
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yeah thats pretty messed up. id be mad at the kid for letting me think that.
They do this every year.
Except they never did this part with the eulogy and rose thing. I'd think something was up when this happened.
It'd be the funniest thing ever if someone 'died' and their bf/gf/bro/sis popped up and was like "WTF you're trippin, how could they have died last night when I saw them this morning?!?!"
It's quite actually a boring ceremony/assembly, and I don't think really helped many people at all except for the ones performing the 'ghosts'. They actually wrote speeches to their parents, and all of them got pretty emotional reading them. Idk. Being 17/18 and watching this twice, it was kind of boring.
Being so drunk that I was throwing up in my sleep, and having a 'near death' experience, was a helluva impact one me that caused me to give up alcohol for good.
This assembly just gave me 2 hours off school.
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They do this every year.
Except they never did this part with the eulogy and rose thing. I'd think something was up when this happened.
It'd be the funniest thing ever if someone 'died' and their bf/gf/bro/sis popped up and was like "WTF you're trippin, how could they have died last night when I saw them this morning?!?!"
It's quite actually a boring ceremony/assembly, and I don't think really helped many people at all except for the ones performing the 'ghosts'. They actually wrote speeches to their parents, and all of them got pretty emotional reading them. Idk. Being 17/18 and watching this twice, it was kind of boring.
Being so drunk that I was throwing up in my sleep, and having a 'near death' experience, was a helluva impact one me that caused me to give up alcohol for good.
This assembly just gave me 2 hours off school.
In Anaheim, they do it every 2 years.
Someone dresses up like the Grimp Reeper and comes into the class and takes away the student that volunteers to do the event. It's really boring, the only good thing, you get outta class for a while (:
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In Anaheim, they do it every 2 years.
Someone dresses up like the Grimp Reeper and comes into the class and takes away the student that volunteers to do the event. It's really boring, the only good thing, you get outta class for a while (:
They did this at my high school before but it was before my time.
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They did this at my high school before but it was before my time.
its not going to far. the school itself collaborated with madd and volunteered.
they had this at my school as well, except everyone already knew about it...and for some damn reason. them whiny ass bitches still cried.
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its not going to far. the school itself collaborated with madd and volunteered.
they had this at my school as well, except everyone already knew about it...and for some damn reason. them whiny ass bitches still cried.
My school did it every 2 years.
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My school did it every 2 years.
confused + angry= more drinking
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confused + angry= more drinking
