Teen Crisis Intervention and Irresponsible Parents
Teen crisis intervention in the form of more stringent penalties for the adults who supply underage teenagers with alcohol is the result of one set of parents’ anguish over the death of their son.
“Last year a tragic automobile accident took the lives of four Wakefield High School students: Baker Wood, Steven George, Anthony Bostic, and Timothy Steinberg. According to authorities, Wood was driving 100 miles per hour when the car that the teens were riding in slammed into a concrete barrier on the US 64/264 ramp of the Raleigh beltline, then jumped the barrier and fell to a fiery crash 60 feet below. Alcohol was a factor in the accident. Wood’s blood alcohol level was 0.21; George’s was 0.14.”
Not one of those teenagers had a chance. Teen help is all for naught - all of the warnings and admonishment that parents give their kids are all undone by one set of parents who think they are smart or “cool” by allowing their underage teens to drink. Now in North Carolina those parents are going to pay the price for their irresponsibility.
Relevant Tags:blood alcohol level, teen drinking, teen help, teen crisis inervention, underage drinkers, underage teens“Working closely with Rep. Ty Harrell (D-Wake), the Georges have vigorously pushed for the passage of HB 1277 – Drivers License Revocation for ABC Violation. The measure would suspend the driver’s license up to one year of anyone of age providing booze for underage drinkers.
“Many people don’t understand that the most common source of alcohol for minors is the home,” said Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League. “Parents are under the assumption that if they allow parties where alcohol is served either in their house or backyard, youngsters will be safe. But the fact is if they serve alcohol to someone under 21 they are breaking the law and putting teens at risk. Laws that would really make these adults accountable are essential,” he said.”
Teen Crisis Intervention