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Kids & drugs

2003-08-20 01:41:57.232128+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Anti-news: Report finds kids more apt to use drugs, alcohol if they have extra money and are bored. Duh.

Relatedly, I was talking to Christopher Keiser at San Anselmo Coffee Roasters[Wiki] on Sunday, we talked about skating a bit, and he mentioned that in Lausanne, Switzerland they've just gone ahead and done the right thing: Put rails on the edges of benches and public works that are grindable, and let the kids go to it. There's a thought: Let the kids do something rather than trying to make them bored and give them early negative experiences with law enforcement...

[ related topics: Drugs Children and growing up Bay Area Law Enforcement Skating San Anselmo ]

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