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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Geez, the judgements posted here. I happen to know one of the parents of one of the dead kids. Nicest person in the world. Made sure to be home in time from work to help raise the kids. Solid, good human, who valued their kids and worked hard for them. These stupid judgments about people you don't know is bullshit. Be careful casting stuff like that, you never know when it might come right back to you. [/quote]

Most people aren't doubting the sincerity of the parents or kids.  The kids who died shouldn't have been getting into a car with someone who also had been drinking.  Their judgement was all equally impaired and all equally culpable for the result in my mind.  They didn't deserve what happened but it was completely avoidable.

The biggest theme to this thread is responding to underage drinking.  It's been a long-standing problem.  But understand this, parents know their kids have been drinking and getting to and from parties.  Parents who threw the party knew that drunk kids were getting behind the wheel.  Maybe kids will drink no matter what you do, but let's start by...

--stop serving underage minors
--collect keys at the door
--breathalizers come in key chain form now for $30:
http://www.breathalyzer.net/bactrack-keychain-breathalyzer.html?gclid=COejq63tvcYCFZYWHwod2_UA8g
Drivers can test themselves if they shouldn't be drinking
--instruct kids to call parents, cab, or sober driver organizations

It really shouldn't be this difficult and better than scraping a kid's remains off the pavement.[/quote]

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