That certificate that the officer is handing that girl is a pledge to not do drugs ever that they have the kids sign. What's the difference between this an abstinence programs that work with the same shame/guilt routine? Well I guess one big difference is the guns. We had it in fifth grade and they were most definitely armed. I remember because that's all we talked about after. Hey did you see his gun?! Cool!! Kids. :roll:
See at that age, cops are still cool. Half the class still answers - to the inevitable, what do you want to be when you grow up - with fireman or policeman. There is a reason it's done in fifth grade. Maturity. With maturity comes a realization that cops, most definitely, not cool.
They hit the kids from all sides. They make the promise, using their naive sense of child like honor to hold them hostage to not wanting to break their precious word (how cute!). Second they work on fear, telling the kids you'll die and become addicted. I think that is the most effective one, I meet up with people who still ramble on about that scare tactic shit (remember TSW saying watch out for PCP laced weed, where do you think that rumor comes from?).
You can't forget a healthy dose of shaming either. They portray drug users as bums, losers and malcontents. Funny they left out the wall street broker doing lines with beautiful exotic woman in his high rise office in that presentation. They left out rock stars. They must of forget famous sports players. Must of also forgot about the president too, woopsie!
Truth is many if not most parents still believe this shit too. That's why they're sending their kids to programs in the first place. They think that their kid smoking pot will lead to a drug overdose, because it's a gateway drug. Or that dropping acid or eating a few caps now and again is somehow going to make you go crazy and jump off a bridge. These are all rumors implanted in the psyche of America at a very young age, and the only way to counteract them is to try the damn drugs everyone is so scared of and realize.. hey.. they aren't as scary as I was told. I wonder what else I was taught was complete horse shit? Let the journey begin.
