<p>I refuse to click that link. I remember this story from a series of printouts that a student posted inside the front entrance of my school. I am very deeply disturbed by substance abuse, but I do not endorse the use of this story as a deterrant. I think there is a mental disconnect when people see images as horrid as these. The perpetrator was not punished by his actions, she was. Students who drink excessively think, "That sucks! I hate the bastard who did that to her" and shrug it off as a tragedy. For many to understand the reprecussions of their actions, they must be personally affected. This could be achieved through, say, the story of a someone's sober friend injured in the accident or a totalled car without any casualties. The price payed is far more direct this way and the result less sensational.</p>
<p>It's like looking both ways before you cross the street. Don't show pictures of the premature baby excised from the uterus of the careless pregnant woman who forgot to check for cars. Instead, tell about the countless people who break a leg, arm, or skull when a truck rams knocks them to the ground. Make it a hazard you are likely to encounter, not a tragic twist of fate.</p>