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today an organization called every 15 minutes....
today at the footbal field the had a reanactment of a dui crash
2 people died in that crash
one on scene then one on the helicopter on the way too the hospital
a 17 year old got arrested
it was hard to watch
we kept making jokes to make it less real
we were all afraid of thehelicopter that it might hit us
they kid got charged with vehiclular manslauter

but early the day
some on dressed as the grim reaper cam into my class and took a student and left a rose on the desk
then officer came in and informed us of the death the reaper took
it happened twice
it was tough man
i thought it was stupid util that happened

im about to cry almost it was hard

but early the day
some on dressed as the grim reaper cam into my class and took a student and left a rose on the desk

See that was your first mistake. Under common law you were perfectly within your rights to shoot the potential kidnapper 14-18 times with 9mm+P jacketed hollow points to avert the kidnapping (Winchester silver tips would have been excellent in this cirumstance). If only you had done that, then the rest of this sorry incident would never have occurred. Its that type of laziness that is just sapping the vital essences of this nation.

Back in my day, had a helicopter gotten near us we would have rioted and climbed all over it. But then, again, we excelled in personal achievement in that sort of thing.

EDIT: I just realized thats good money that have gone to, you know, fighting crime.
You want to stop DUIs? Execute the offenders. On TV. Make the high school watch. No more DUIs.

They were scheduled to do one of those at my local highschool (I graduated from there) recently, but they decided to pass on it. Three kids have died this year, not bad drivers or drunk at the wheel, just unlucky. M.A.D.D. have done a great job driving teen drinking into the underground, criminalizing and marginalizing people based on age. I will say they have brought the D.U.I. accident rate down over the years, but they haven't done anything to really help the core problem.

They did that program at my HS my senior year.

Car crash re-enactment in the parking lot. People came in for a student from a random class every 15 minutes - the rest of the day the kids dressed in all black and didn't talk. End of the day, we had a school-wide assembly where all the "killed kids" had to read a "message to their loved ones". One of the guys from my class (great kid, never saw him not cheerful and friendly) was choking up as he read his note to his family. It was pretty rough.

What's obnoxious was that one of the starting players on my HS's football team was guilty of a deadly DUI accident before our senior year started.

I'm with Typeline, though, the program doesn't really attack the underlying issue.

i remembber when they told us the girl in the heli died
this one jerkwad said
"shoot she was going to die anyway"
every looked that way instantly

garret wrote:
but early the day
some on dressed as the grim reaper cam into my class and took a student and left a rose on the desk
then officer came in and informed us of the death the reaper took
it happened twice
it was tough man
i thought it was stupid util that happened

im about to cry almost it was hard

Did they roll a one? (Poor taste Talisman reference).

I remember when we had one of those. We joked when they put one of the girls in a body bag and zipped it up. I said to my friend "Dang, they thought she was ugly too.". As a note, never laugh at something that is supposed to be serious, people stare.

Or if you do laugh, keep laughing and point in a loud and obnoxious manner.

Its hard to laugh when the principal puts you in detention.

Yea but its so worth it!

frazzled your horrible

No, he probably just lost his faith in humanity.

frazzled your horrible

No I’m just old enough to recognize the BS when I see it and then speak up about it. Who here’s lost someone to a DUI raise their hands? (Frazzled raises his)
Its do gooder nonsense that costs a lot of money. People who’ve actually had a hard life just laugh at this stuff. Grim reaper? Wearing black robes? What a joke FOR vanilla manginas, made BY vanilla manginas.

halonachos wrote:No, he probably just lost his faith in humanity.

Well generally 9 out of 10 dogs are better than people. The 10th was just raised improperly, but there’s hope yet.

Frazzled wrote:

EDIT: I just realized thats good money that have gone to, you know, fighting crime.
You want to stop DUIs? make the officers file the right charges on the crime instead of just trying to inflate their arrest totals

Fixed that there for you . I can't tell you how many charges of public intoxication I have done the paperwork on that really should have been DUI but the cop didnt feel like filing the real paperwork and just moved it out as a class C misdemeanor instead of the higher charge because they both count the same on their arrest totals. I can't even say anything to them because that would be "questioning the officers integrity and authority" which i AM NOT ALLOWED TO DO... EVEN WHEN I CATCH THERM IN A LIE!!! yes... I have been told by my superiors that it is perfectly OK for officers to LIE on SWORN DOCUMENTS. They can even go back and change their sworn statements AFTER they have sworn to it and stated directly opposite what they have written. All this in the name of protecting the integrity and authority of the cops. How are you going to stop the crooks when the enforcers are just as crooked.

What's DUI

Driving under the Influence, aka Drunk Driving

So wait, just that I get that right:
The situation described by the OP was only an excercise or something? And then someone really died?
And what's up with that Grim Reaper crap? Sounds like a bad joke.

Ghost in the Darkness wrote:Driving under the Influence, aka Drunk Driving

Its broader than that, it also and increasingly includes driving while high on drugs.

Anung Un Rama wrote:So wait, just that I get that right:
The situation described by the OP was only an excercise or something? And then someone really died?
And what's up with that Grim Reaper crap? Sounds like a bad joke.

Orlanth is right-it started as booze only but it or similar charges include driving under the influence of drugs. Its a state by state thing.

Yes no one died. Its all a show to scare teenagers into not drinking and driving. And yes its a bad joke, a very bad stupid joke.

I could see them trying this in Compton or the wards. First they would be laughed at. Then they would be robbed. Then the "crashed" vehicle would be hotwired and driven off. The someone might do a drive by on them for being so stupid and out of touch. Idiots.

::raises hand::


Frazzled... respectfully, I disagree.
If it reaches ONE KID (and I've known kids it has reached), it's worth the effort, energy and expense.


Eric

Respectfully, that argument has been the rationalization of the dictator/Big Mother for many years. Won't someone please think of the children!!!

*What if it costs $500bn? Is it still worth it?
*What about rape, murder, robbery, corporate fraud, welfare cheats (ok there may be no difference there)every other crime? Are we going to have national rape day on campus? How are they going to demonstrate that?

Again, just show a nice video of the last DUI criminal getting capped and you can save all that money.

We don't have natioal rape day, we have tons of sexual assault meetings and the "Lifetime cable network." Where if you are a male, you are a Abusive, raping, pedofile, murdering, monster. I really don't mind, Scaring kids straight and making them think can't be bad.

Meh we'll just have to agree that I'm right and they are wrong

I'm not sure if the whole thing is a very good or bad idea, but the whole thing with people getting taken out of class by a guy dressed as Death seems just very awkward and not really threatening.

Seems a bit odd.

Actually, it reminds me of this sketch from Brasseye

Anung Un Rama wrote:I'm not sure if the whole thing is a very good or bad idea, but the whole thing with people getting taken out of class by a guy dressed as Death seems just very awkward and not really threatening.

Hence why its important to act as its presented-a kidnapping, and a chance to go Mano O Mano with Death and win!

After you beat death senseless, you could sue the school and whatever numbnuts organization that is for mental duress from the trauma they put you through.

What about all the rapes in the military that are never reported?
Or the rapes in mental institutions and long-term care facilities?
Or the rise in suicides by military recruiters? (I find that one a little bit fething hilarious right there!)
More people die from sheer stupidity when not drinking or using drugs than because of drunk drivers, by a great margin.
And there are still SIX and a half BILLION people on the planet, and the population is growing every day.
Life is not sacred, it's an infestation.
Perhaps a Zombie Apocalypse would not be such a bad thing.
Flame on!
Oh, and just for good measure - IN BEFORE LOCK!

Wow they actually flew a helicopter really close to you? Deffkopta much? Yeah lets show the kids that DUIs are bad by almost killing the lot. Why don't they attach hydraulic arms with buzzsaws on the ends to make more convincing?

I would have laughed at the guy dressed like the reaper. Honestly, people would take that seriously? If they did, wouldn't be running like hell because IT'S THE FETHING REAPER?

Life is not sacred, it's an infestation. Spoken like a true Anime villian. Sooner or later people will have to find a new place to live, starve, or die to some plague or natural disaster. Life is a miracle (Of nature/God, your choice). Joking: If you are worried about too much life, you can always start a death cult!

sexiest_hero wrote:Life is not sacred, it's an infestation. Spoken like a true Anime villian. Sooner or later people will have to find a new place to live, starve, or die to some plague or natural disaster. Life is a miracle (Of nature/God, your choice). Joking: If you are worried about too much life, you can always start a death cult!

Is it enough that I am a senior member of the ancient and honorable cult of gamers who have forsworn all chance of having a social life? I would become a cannibal, but I've heard that Human flesh is not safe to eat, which would be especially bad for me because I like my steaks rare.