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Latest Weapon: Scare Kids with Fake DUI Arrests

By Lawrence Taylor

A few months ago I posted about a staged scene designed by MADD in which police officers came to a high school and falsely told students in 20 classrooms that one of their classmates had been killed in a drunk driving accident.  Before they were told the truth hours later, many of the kids "were driven to tears – a few to near hysterics".  See MADD’s Latest Weapon.  The newest version of this tactic: Staged DUI Arrest Fresno, CA.  Nov. 20 – A staged drunk driving arrest is getting mixed reaction at a local high school. Administrators at San Joaquin Memorial working with Fresno police set up the fake arrest to show kids the dangers of drinking and driving...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on November 22, 2008 (boomark / email).