Cruel or clever?

[amanda6035]

Originally Posted by ZTAngel

It worked for me. And if they taught at least one kid not to drink and drive or to wear their seatbelt, than I think it was worth it.

This can go both ways though. I'm sure this outrageous stunt "taught at least one kid not to drink and drive or to wear their seatbelt" and so therefore, was worth it.

[sjsoffer]

Originally Posted by amanda6035

This can go both ways though. I'm sure this outrageous stunt "taught at least one kid not to drink and drive or to wear their seatbelt" and so therefore, was worth it.

only in this case it was done with potential emotional trauma and definite harm to people's trust to affect one person; the assemblies probably didn't hurt anyone.

[AGDee]

We're not talking slight emotional distress. Do you really think that, at age 17, if you were told your best friend or your boyfriend was killed, it would be "a little emotional distress?"

The core problem with the prevention of drinking and driving is that, when you're drunk, you're not making good decisions and you don't have good judgment. EVERYBODY knows you shouldn't drink and drive and most people know someone who has died as a result of someone drinking and driving. Yet, when someone is a little too drunk to be driving, they usually believe that they are fine and don't think they are too drunk to drive. Therefore, no matter what they've experienced in the past (whether it's a fake death or a real one), it's not going to matter!