Please write a summary paragraph (at least 4 sentences) of each of the following bullets found on the MADD website: Each worth 5 points - Total of 25 Points
The mission statement of MADD is “to end drunk driving, help fight drugged driving, support the victims of these violent crimes, and prevent underage drinking.” While the mission statement has been slightly revised a couple times since the establishment of MADD, the meaning still rings true. “To aid the victims of crimes performed by individuals driving under the influences of drugs or alcohol, to aid the families of such victims and to increase public awareness of the problem of drinking and drugged driving” was MADD’s original mission statement. In 1984, the first change to the mission …show more content…
To do these things strategies must be laid out. The first strategy to avoid drunk driving is to make law enforcement, using breathalyzers, more visible so that others are discouraged to drink and drive as they make the connection that cops are all around to charge them with the crime. Secondly, breathalyzers should be installed in cars, only allowing a driver to start their car if they are sober, which would prevent anyone drunk from getting their hands on the wheel. Lastly, people should support technology on more advanced breathalyzers that could automatically determine whether a person is above the legal limit of .08, as the car then does not allow a person to start …show more content…
If a child is close to their parents and is told by them to not drink, I think they will mostly try the best they can to follow their parents rules. While, if a teenager’s relationship is not good with their parents and they are told to stay away from alcohol, they may be more prone to trying alcohol because they want to be their own person and prove that to their parents by breaking the rules or they may drink because they feel that their parents don’t care anyway so what’s the harm. Parents do have an influence on a teenager’s perceptions and decisions, but they must let their kids speak and explain themselves and their thoughts so they can help them understand why avoiding alcohol is so important instead of laying the rule down and not having conversation about it free of judgement. The relationship between the teenager and parents, as well as how much space the parents give their kid to talk to them about it, all effect the teens perceptions and decisions around
The mission statement of MADD is “to end drunk driving, help fight drugged driving, support the victims of these violent crimes, and prevent underage drinking.” While the mission statement has been slightly revised a couple times since the establishment of MADD, the meaning still rings true. “To aid the victims of crimes performed by individuals driving under the influences of drugs or alcohol, to aid the families of such victims and to increase public awareness of the problem of drinking and drugged driving” was MADD’s original mission statement. In 1984, the first change to the mission …show more content…
To do these things strategies must be laid out. The first strategy to avoid drunk driving is to make law enforcement, using breathalyzers, more visible so that others are discouraged to drink and drive as they make the connection that cops are all around to charge them with the crime. Secondly, breathalyzers should be installed in cars, only allowing a driver to start their car if they are sober, which would prevent anyone drunk from getting their hands on the wheel. Lastly, people should support technology on more advanced breathalyzers that could automatically determine whether a person is above the legal limit of .08, as the car then does not allow a person to start …show more content…
If a child is close to their parents and is told by them to not drink, I think they will mostly try the best they can to follow their parents rules. While, if a teenager’s relationship is not good with their parents and they are told to stay away from alcohol, they may be more prone to trying alcohol because they want to be their own person and prove that to their parents by breaking the rules or they may drink because they feel that their parents don’t care anyway so what’s the harm. Parents do have an influence on a teenager’s perceptions and decisions, but they must let their kids speak and explain themselves and their thoughts so they can help them understand why avoiding alcohol is so important instead of laying the rule down and not having conversation about it free of judgement. The relationship between the teenager and parents, as well as how much space the parents give their kid to talk to them about it, all effect the teens perceptions and decisions around