They should consider themselves warned.Ripon High students and parents listened as law enforcement and justice system speakers told of the experiences they faced during their tenure in office from police officers to a judge and a prosecuting attorney who said he would charge them with murder if they killed someone while drinking and driving.It was a dynamic conclusion to the two day Every 15 Minutes production Friday afternoon following a dramatic crash scene Thursday that played out on North Acacia Avenue.The teens learned that once they have gone through an E15 class, they are considered to have learned of the consequences of their actions, allowing for the full extent of the law to be brought against them. On Thursday they all witnessed the depth of drinking and driving and visualized what young drivers actually face – unable to say they didn’t know what they had done wrong.While some realized it was only a scripted event, others took it very seriously. Student had red eyes and some couldn’t control their tears as they imagined the deaths of the friends.
The eulogy: Drunk driving is deadly