But it seemed like a good idea when we were completely drunk

It really boggles my mind to consider what some people think is a good idea.

On a Monday morning last month, highway patrol officers visited 20 classrooms at El Camino High School to announce some horrible news: Several students had been killed in car wrecks over the weekend.

Classmates wept. Some became hysterical.

A few hours and many tears later, though, the pain turned to fury when the teenagers learned that it was all a hoax, a scared-straight exercise designed by school officials to dramatize the consequences of drinking and driving.

If one of my kids was a student at this school, I would be apoplectic. What a stupid, stupid idea. Maybe the next time they do it, they’ll pick some of the teachers to be the “victims”. Idiots.

"They were traumatized, but we wanted them to be traumatized," said guidance counselor Lori Tauber, who helped organize the shocking exercise and got dozens of students to participate. "That's how they get the message."

Lest they forgot the message, next week we'll kill a puppy in front of them! That will learn 'em.