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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This particular story is so deeply disturbing, I can't believe there are still fraternities on Penn State campus...honestly.

Imagine being his brother and knowing you were just minutes away if anyone would've bothered to call you. And I can't even bring myself to imagine being his parents.

I hope everyone one of the frat members who ignored his obvious injuries and medical issues and those who tried to cover up what happened are thrown in jail for a long, long time. These are exactly the types of sociopaths who go on to become a$$h0l3 bosses and politicians destroying society.[/quote]

This story is especially horrific.  But imagine if your kid was sitting in his dorm room studying all night.  His good friend and roommate (19 years old) came home from a party, passed out on the bed and began choking on his own vomit.

Your kid runs over and tries to help his buddy as best as he can. Then he starts to debate....should he call 911 knowing that his roommate will very likely get into big trouble over this (maybe expelled or even arrested for underage drinking) or should he wait and watch hoping that his friend will sleep it off and be o.k. in the morning?

What would you advise your kid to do in that situation?

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No brainer for me. Alive > expulsion. My kid should call 911. [/quote]

O.k.  Now your kid is the one who is passed out.  His friend turns him on his side so that he won't choke on his vomit.  Do you want the friend to call 911 or should the friend wait, watch and see if he'll sleep it off?[/quote]

I don't know why you think this is a hard question, from either perspective. If my kid is blackout drunk and vomiting such that calling 911 is on the table, I want someone to call 911. If my kid's roommate is blackout drunk and vomiting such that calling 911 is on the table, my kid knows to call 911. Better safe than ACTUALLY DEAD. Jeez.[/quote]

It's not that I find the question so hard to answer exactly.  It's just that it is more complicated than it may appear.  Kids have to make a judgement call - knowing that there is a fairly slim chance that their friend will not sleep it off (more than likely the kid will be o.k.)  it may be hard to choose calling 911 if they think that there is a 100% chance that their friend could get into big trouble (arrested/kicked out of school).

As a parent, I can totally see wanting the kid to err on the side of caution in both situations.  But as a former college student who saw plenty of kids get black out drunk/sick/passed out and live to tell about it....I know that the thought processes of a college friend are not necessarily going to be the same as a parent's thought processes.[/quote]

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