Girl stunned by photo of mutilated dad in school DUI presentation

[Walt Starr]

Girl stunned by photo of mutilated dad in school DUI presentation

September 11, 2005

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A 12-year-old student saw her father's remains in a gruesome photo of a drunken-driving crash during a police presentation on the dangers of mixing alcohol and operating a motor vehicle.

The girl's mother, Marla Cabbage Higginbotham, said her daughter was traumatized by the experience last month at the Holston Middle School. Her attorney has urged the Knox County law director's office to investigate.

''Why are we showing 12-year-olds mutilated dead bodies when they can't even drive a car for four more years?'' attorney Gregory P. Isaacs said Friday. '' are good people with good intentions who have made a terrible, terrible mistake.''

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http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-drunk11.html

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Oh, that poor baby

:cry:
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[SeattleGirl]

2. Oh God

That poor girl. This to this "terrible, terrible mistake", that sight will stay with that girl forever. Poor baby. I just couldn't imagine.

[undergroundpanther]

4. Our goverment

Is Sick Too many americans have broken hearts sick spirits to contain the sociopaths. Too many forgot how to care and be involved,the people with sound judgement are too wounded to stop the pigs who would think showing mutilated bodies to 12 years olds and terrifying them will teach 'em a lesson.....Fuck the tough love people..Love under will is not love,its DOMINATION.

[HereSince1628]

3. What was that film in the 60's? Signal 30?

Full of wrecked cars, blood, crushed bodies. It made many of my classmates sick, I'm surprised that such things are still used.

I'm even more surprised that a person's remains would be incorporated into a documentary without making the family aware of that use.

[matt819]

5. But, above all, let's be sure they don't listen to the Dalai Lama

Okay, this was another thread. But you really do have to wonder. It's okay to show mutilated bodies to 12 year olds but it's somehow a violation of goodness knows what to arrange for them to listen to the dalai lama - at least in Idaho.

Does Third World mean anything to anyone here?

[WiseButAngrySara]

6. Can you post the link to the Dalai Lama thread?...n/t

[matt819]

7. Here it is

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1772148&mesg_id=1772148

[WiseButAngrySara]

8. Thanks!...n/t