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Message: [QUOTE="fletchdad, post: 1718218, member: 65205"] When I was in school, a police officer came by to lecture on the dangers of drug use. He had a stick of incense that was supposed to smell like pot. It must have been made of pot, cause it smelled sooooooo good. lol It was telling, since the stick was already lit before any kids came in, how many kids had that look of pleasant surprise on their face when the came in, giving other kids that knowing look. A large amount of kids, considering it was 9th grade. I think the whole thing was a waste of school money. if any was spent. A waste of time in any case. The smokers in class had a quiet laugh at schools expense - they were already smoking, and "knew it all" already - and the non smokers were either the converted being preached to, or they were more impressed by the sarcastic looks and chuckles from their peers then they were from a stranger in a uniform. His delivery was cold and static and boring. He did not seem to be reaching anyone in the class. His message was lost in the delivery. A little thought in advance about the age group and who can best relate to this age group and class of children did not seem to have been made. There are unfortunately bureaucrats making decisions that make no sense at all regularly in all walks of life, and being now a father - 8 and 19 years old - I am sometimes shocked at the stupid decisions schools (among others) make. It sometimes seems as if they have no idea at all how to reach children, and they are the supposed "experts", at least in terms of experience in dealing with youth. But to OP, and back on topic, a number of good comments have been made ITT. Any 12 step program dealing with addictions is made up of people. And they will have their flaws, as people will. It is unfortunate that you had such an idiot who believes that his own weaknesses are due to the nature of the game and not his own lack of self control. Of all the people who ---------- (fill in the blank with "drink" or "get high" or "work the odds to win money" or whatever you want) many if not most do not destroy their lives. Sadly some do, and making these people aware of danger signals can occasionally help avert disaster, although in many cases the signals will be ignored anyway. But the right message delivered in the right way can be so critical to someone who has not yet lost control, or even perhaps yet begun to abuse. So people who turn their audiences off to the message they are supposed to deliver can sometime cause more "damage" than had they simply not spoken in the first place. Edit: I made some comments about schools, but there are also many cases where very good decisions are made, and projects are started that are totally well planned and thought out, so I am not getting down on everything schools do, just to clear that up. Some schools today have become quite sensitive to their students, sadly many still have not. [/QUOTE]

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