Teenager Claims that the Police Left His Friends to Die After Accident

Darius Moore, shown in the above picture, was recently in a car accident with three of his friends, two of which died. Moore claims that when the police arrived at the scene of the accident he told the police their two friends were missing. The police report a different story, stating that Moore and Anderson told them that they might have dropped off their two friends before the accident occurred. The police claim that they searched the scene anyway, and after the ambulance took Moore and Anderson to the hospital, they left the scene. Arthur Smith, the father of one of the boys who died, reportedly went to the scene of the accident and found the two boys dead in the bushes within five minutes of searching. Moore therefore believes that if the police had searched adequately for his friends at the time of the incident they may have lived.
The police are turning the attention of the event to the fact that the boys were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. Yet the two breathalyzer tests that were done at the hospital showed different alcohol results for the same boy, who they will not name due to the fact that he is underage. I believe the police are trying to influence the publics opinion on the incident by turning the publics attention to the fact that the boys have been drinking, and not that they did not adequately search for the two other boys. The police clearly needed to influence public opinion on the issue because if not, people would question their ability to due their job. I therefore think that the police are manipulating how the public is grasping the situation.
The following link will take you to cnn's website where you can hear Moore's 911 call as well as see a video of Moore telling his story.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/28/indiana.crash/index.html

Taylor Smith visits the scene of the accident where his brother died. For more photos go to:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/chi-070917garycrash-photogallery,0,753571.photogallery

Kid Nation

CBS’s new reality show Kid Nation took 40 children and left them in a ghost town in Mexico City in which they were to rebuild. The show has caused quite a bit of controversy from parents and viewers who believe the show exploited the children. In retaliation, CBS has claimed that the parents signed a contract in which they were told that the kids would be completely on their own, yet an adult would be present to intervene only when needed. The parents also signed a contract stating they could not have any communication with the children during filming, as well as a contract in which they signed away their right to sue if the child died, contracted a sexual disease, or became seriously injured. Considering the parents were informed of what the show enabled and signed a contract proving this, I do not believe they have any right to complain now. They knew the children would be on their own in a random town in Mexico City and I think that any parent who would put their child in that situation is clearly not looking after the child’s safety. The situation seemed unsafe from the start and I can not imagine my parents ever even considering letting me or my brothers go on a show like this. Yet I do believe the show has a good theme and will probably show the country how children can work together more efficiently then most adults.

For more information on the exploitation of the children you can go to http://www.mercurynews.com/tv/ci_6760427 and for a comical view on the show go to http://www.bestweekever.tv/2007/09/21/the-kid-nation-controversy-how-can-a-show-be-so-awesome/.