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Originally Posted by ratbastid
In my high school they rolled three paraplegics onto the stage during an assembly to talk about their drunk-driving wrecks. Pretty damn effective.
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So, do you think that you would have been in a drunk-driving accident if you hadn't seen the paraplegics?
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Originally Posted by ring
There have been programs in large cities where gang violence is so
pervasive, where they take very young children already somewhat
involved and aware of the gang scene, to the morgue.
Seeing the bullet ridden bodies as the coroner pulls back the sheet,
takes quite a bit of the romance and coolness of the world that
they imagine it to be.
It ain't no video game.
The cost of these programs would be well worth it.
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If they are empirically demonstrated to work better than other educational programs, then they may be worth it. Otherwise, you're just showing kids bullet-ridden bodies. Fear appeals may be shocking, but they're not necessarily effective at changing behavior.
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I'd like to also add that nowhere does this program associate themselves with MADD. It also does not state MADD in the article in the OP.
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The OP article does suggest an association:
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Originally Posted by OP
The program, titled “Every 15 Minutes,” was designed by Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
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EDIT: Thanks for providing the links to the program website. It seems a lot less deceptive than the OP article suggests. I'm looking around for investigations of the effectiveness of the program.