Comments on: Speakers tell of the tragedies of drunken driving during Martin community program http://www.tcoasttalk.com/2009/08/14/speakers-tell-of-the-tragedies-of-drunken-driving-during-martin-community-program/ Martin and St. Lucie County News, Comments, Discussion Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:41:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: J. S. (MADD) (Wellington, Fl.) http://www.tcoasttalk.com/2009/08/14/speakers-tell-of-the-tragedies-of-drunken-driving-during-martin-community-program/comment-page-1/#comment-17576 J. S. (MADD) (Wellington, Fl.) Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:30:08 +0000 http://www.tcoasttalk.com/?p=7188#comment-17576 I feel this is a very real concern. Also stricter punishment, education or rehab. should be on top of the priority list (zero tolerance -“1” strike you’re out)! A person (child) has only one life, and so do their survivors. The World is a different place TODAY, than it was 50 plus years ago. Why are our kids resorting to such destructiveness? How about raising the age a child can drive? How about mandatory drug and alcohol testing on our kids. Don’t look at testing as an invasion of privacy…Look at it as a potential life saving tool, until they are 21 yrs old. An adult should pay the ultimate price when supplying underage, invincible, vulnerable "kids" alcohol. Not only can alcohol escalate to the sad story above, but it can also lead to a life-time of dependency, and bigger and better hard core drugs which can also potentially lead to criminal behavior, acts, AND then comes the need for more tax dollars for our criminal system, as “our kids “are now part of the system (SAD). Where does it end, why does it begin? Let’s take responsibility, let’s help? Adults, as well as our kids must respect "our law", or WHY HAVE A LAW? Kids will be kids, what they may do behind an adults back can be frightening enough, don't confuse their "minds" by helping them not follow the law, or save their life or possibly someone else’s. These are our "GOOD KIDS" next generation, there are NO BOUNDARIES regarding mind altering substances and the consequences that may follow. My sincere heartfelt thoughts & prayers for the survivors of this horrific incident. A Member of MADD in 2006 (A mom who understands)! I feel this is a very real concern. Also stricter punishment, education or rehab. should be on top of the priority list (zero tolerance -“1” strike you’re out)! A person (child) has only one life, and so do their survivors. The World is a different place TODAY, than it was 50 plus years ago. Why are our kids resorting to such destructiveness? How about raising the age a child can drive? How about mandatory drug and alcohol testing on our kids. Don’t look at testing as an invasion of privacy…Look at it as a potential life saving tool, until they are 21 yrs old.

An adult should pay the ultimate price when supplying underage, invincible, vulnerable “kids” alcohol. Not only can alcohol escalate to the sad story above, but it can also lead to a life-time of dependency, and bigger and better hard core drugs which can also potentially lead to criminal behavior, acts, AND then comes the need for more tax dollars for our criminal system, as “our kids “are now part of the system (SAD). Where does it end, why does it begin? Let’s take responsibility, let’s help? Adults, as well as our kids must respect “our law”, or WHY HAVE A LAW? Kids will be kids, what they may do behind an adults back can be frightening enough, don’t confuse their “minds” by helping them not follow the law, or save their life or possibly someone else’s. These are our “GOOD KIDS” next generation, there are NO BOUNDARIES regarding mind altering substances and the consequences that may follow. My sincere heartfelt thoughts & prayers for the survivors of this horrific incident.
A Member of MADD in 2006 (A mom who understands)!

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