Deterrents
This page presents articles from around the country showing how others have made bad decisions that will, and have, affected their lives in adverse ways.
The Supreme Court Finds a Sentence for a Fourteen-Year-Old Murderer Cruel and Unusual newyorker.com/online/blogs/n…In 2010,
Dakotah Eliason was sentenced to life without parole for a crime he committed when he was fourteen. As I reported for the magazine last winter, he had stayed up until three in the morning trying to decide...
Teen smoking at historic lows but marijuana use high: survey wtaq.com
(Reuters) - Cigarette and alcohol use among teens is at the lowest level in decades, but marijuana use is on the rise, according to a survey released on Wednesday. Just under 19 percent of high school seniors said they smoked cigarettes in the past month compared to a peak rate of 36.5 percent in the mid-1990s...
Dakotah Eliason was sentenced to life without parole for a crime he committed when he was fourteen. As I reported for the magazine last winter, he had stayed up until three in the morning trying to decide...
Teen smoking at historic lows but marijuana use high: survey wtaq.com
(Reuters) - Cigarette and alcohol use among teens is at the lowest level in decades, but marijuana use is on the rise, according to a survey released on Wednesday. Just under 19 percent of high school seniors said they smoked cigarettes in the past month compared to a peak rate of 36.5 percent in the mid-1990s...
Prisoner Dies Lying In His Own Urine After Being Denied Care
www.huffingtonpost.com A prisoner was left in his urine-soaked cell to die after a nurse turned away an ambulance, even though he had suffered several seizures, according to documents obtained by the Star Tribune ...
Program cuts teen substance use, behavior problems wtaq.com
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A family-based program helped decrease rates of behavioral problems such as fighting and stealing, as well as drinking and drug use, among African American teens living in rural Georgia, in a new study...
www.huffingtonpost.com A prisoner was left in his urine-soaked cell to die after a nurse turned away an ambulance, even though he had suffered several seizures, according to documents obtained by the Star Tribune ...
Program cuts teen substance use, behavior problems wtaq.com
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A family-based program helped decrease rates of behavioral problems such as fighting and stealing, as well as drinking and drug use, among African American teens living in rural Georgia, in a new study...
Teen found guilty of negligent vehicular homicide - Boston News, Massachusettts News, WHDH-TV
7NEWS. www1.whdh.com HAVERHILL, Mass. -- A Haverhill teenager has been found guilty of motor vehicle homicide and negligent operation for causing a fatal car crash while texting on his cellphone. It was the first time someone had been tried in Massachusetts for the crimes while sending or receiving a text message. Jurors reached a guilty verdict against 18-year-old Aaron Deveau on Wednesday ...
Cellphones, Texting Put Teen Drivers in Danger, Studies Show - US News and World Report health.usnews.com
A pair of new studies offers insight into young people who use cellphones while driving: One finds that there's no safe position for texting at the wheel, while the other suggests that the most compulsive cellphone users have had more car accidents...
Teen passengers: 'The other distraction' for teen drivers | e! Science News esciencenews.com
A pair of studies by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm® identify factors that may lead teens to drive with multiple peer passengers and, then, how those passengers may affect their driver's behavior just before a serious crash...
Crash survivor preaches dangers of texting while driving By Ron Recinto | The Lookout
Chance Bothe knows firsthand the dangers of texting and driving. The Texas man typed this message to a friend while driving home from college earlier this year, "I need to quit texting because I could die in a car accident and then how would you feel ..." A few seconds later, Bothe's pickup veered off a bridge and dropped down a
35-foot-deep ravine...
7NEWS. www1.whdh.com HAVERHILL, Mass. -- A Haverhill teenager has been found guilty of motor vehicle homicide and negligent operation for causing a fatal car crash while texting on his cellphone. It was the first time someone had been tried in Massachusetts for the crimes while sending or receiving a text message. Jurors reached a guilty verdict against 18-year-old Aaron Deveau on Wednesday ...
Cellphones, Texting Put Teen Drivers in Danger, Studies Show - US News and World Report health.usnews.com
A pair of new studies offers insight into young people who use cellphones while driving: One finds that there's no safe position for texting at the wheel, while the other suggests that the most compulsive cellphone users have had more car accidents...
Teen passengers: 'The other distraction' for teen drivers | e! Science News esciencenews.com
A pair of studies by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm® identify factors that may lead teens to drive with multiple peer passengers and, then, how those passengers may affect their driver's behavior just before a serious crash...
Crash survivor preaches dangers of texting while driving By Ron Recinto | The Lookout
Chance Bothe knows firsthand the dangers of texting and driving. The Texas man typed this message to a friend while driving home from college earlier this year, "I need to quit texting because I could die in a car accident and then how would you feel ..." A few seconds later, Bothe's pickup veered off a bridge and dropped down a
35-foot-deep ravine...
Justices Strike Down Life Without Parole For Teens Convicted Of Murder
www.huffingtonpost.com The Supreme Court on Monday abolished the imposition of mandatory sentences of life without parole for all juveniles convicted of murder...
Court weighs if teen murderers must get chance of parole
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether juveniles can be sentenced to life in prison without parole for murder, struggling to reach a consensus on where to draw the line in setting an age for such sentences...
www.huffingtonpost.com The Supreme Court on Monday abolished the imposition of mandatory sentences of life without parole for all juveniles convicted of murder...
Court weighs if teen murderers must get chance of parole
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether juveniles can be sentenced to life in prison without parole for murder, struggling to reach a consensus on where to draw the line in setting an age for such sentences...
Teen girl arrested for pointing gun at boyfriend, he jumps out of moving vehicle wtaq.com
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A teenage girl in Sturgeon Bay has been arrested after allegedly pointing a handgun at her boyfriend head while the two were traveling in a ...
White Mississippi teen gets life sentence in black man's death wtaq.com
STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - A white Mississippi teenager pleaded guilty on Wednesday to fatally running over a man with a truck because he was black, and received a life prison sentence for a crime the presiding judge said left "a great stain" on the southern state.
Deryl Dedmon, 19, received two concurrent life sentences for the racially motivated murder ...
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A teenage girl in Sturgeon Bay has been arrested after allegedly pointing a handgun at her boyfriend head while the two were traveling in a ...
White Mississippi teen gets life sentence in black man's death wtaq.com
STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - A white Mississippi teenager pleaded guilty on Wednesday to fatally running over a man with a truck because he was black, and received a life prison sentence for a crime the presiding judge said left "a great stain" on the southern state.
Deryl Dedmon, 19, received two concurrent life sentences for the racially motivated murder ...
Milwaukee teen charged with brutal murder of 15-year-old girl wtaq.com
MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - A 17-year-old Milwaukee boy is due back in court next Wednesday, after being charged with the brutal murder of a 15-year-old girl. A $1 million bond has been set for Eduardo Ivanez, who’s charged with homicide...
Teen accused of fatally stabbing 4-year-old cousin wtaq.com
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A 14-year-old girl found covered in blood on an Indianapolis street was charged on Sunday with murdering her 4-year-old cousin, police said.
MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - A 17-year-old Milwaukee boy is due back in court next Wednesday, after being charged with the brutal murder of a 15-year-old girl. A $1 million bond has been set for Eduardo Ivanez, who’s charged with homicide...
Teen accused of fatally stabbing 4-year-old cousin wtaq.com
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A 14-year-old girl found covered in blood on an Indianapolis street was charged on Sunday with murdering her 4-year-old cousin, police said.
Woman stabbed by teen at party with underage kids in Oneida wtaq.com
ONEIDA, WI (WTAQ) - A disagreement at a party ends with an 18-year-old woman hospitalized Tuesday morning in Oneida. Oneida Police Chief Rich Van Boxtel says they arrested a 16-year-old girl for the stabbing...
Teen sent to mental institute after admitting killing grandfather with ax wtaq.com
WAUKESHA, WI (WTAQ) - A 17-year-old boy was sent to a mental institution indefinitely, after he admitted today that he killed his grandfather with an ax during a family gathering on Mother’s Day. Richard Wilson of Fox Point pleaded guilty...
ONEIDA, WI (WTAQ) - A disagreement at a party ends with an 18-year-old woman hospitalized Tuesday morning in Oneida. Oneida Police Chief Rich Van Boxtel says they arrested a 16-year-old girl for the stabbing...
Teen sent to mental institute after admitting killing grandfather with ax wtaq.com
WAUKESHA, WI (WTAQ) - A 17-year-old boy was sent to a mental institution indefinitely, after he admitted today that he killed his grandfather with an ax during a family gathering on Mother’s Day. Richard Wilson of Fox Point pleaded guilty...
6 Held In Beating Of Teen Posted On YouTube - CBS Chicago chicago.cbslocal.com
CHICAGO (CBS) – Six people were being questioned by police Tuesday in a brutal attack on a 17-year-old boy in the Bridgeport neighborhood, which was videotaped and posted on YouTube...
Teen gets 21 years in prison for slaying of gay student wtaq.com
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California teen was sentenced to 21 years in jail on Monday for shooting to death a 15-year-old gay middle school classmate who he said made unwanted sexual advances...
CHICAGO (CBS) – Six people were being questioned by police Tuesday in a brutal attack on a 17-year-old boy in the Bridgeport neighborhood, which was videotaped and posted on YouTube...
Teen gets 21 years in prison for slaying of gay student wtaq.com
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California teen was sentenced to 21 years in jail on Monday for shooting to death a 15-year-old gay middle school classmate who he said made unwanted sexual advances...
Some Teens May Be Pre-Wired for Addiction: Study abcnews.go.com
By Dr. Christopher Tokin Babies instinctively clutch on fingers and seek out their mother’s voice. For many, it takes little effort to understand the difference between laughter and anger. But how instinctive is a teen’s desire to snort a line of coke?...
17-year-old N.Y. girl charged with killing her father TROY, N.Y. (AP)
A 17-year-old upstate New York girl told police her angry father gave her an ultimatum early Friday: She could kill him or he'd kill her then himself...
By Dr. Christopher Tokin Babies instinctively clutch on fingers and seek out their mother’s voice. For many, it takes little effort to understand the difference between laughter and anger. But how instinctive is a teen’s desire to snort a line of coke?...
17-year-old N.Y. girl charged with killing her father TROY, N.Y. (AP)
A 17-year-old upstate New York girl told police her angry father gave her an ultimatum early Friday: She could kill him or he'd kill her then himself...
Teens arrested in squirt gun "attack" | tweentribune.com tweentribune.com
Four western Pennsylvania teens have been charged in a drive-by squirt gun attack, and police say the parents of one teen will also be charged with disorderly conduct for yelling at officers who were....
Peer Pressure and Teens teens.webmd.com
"C’mon. Everyone’s doing it." So why shouldn’t you? It’s almost expected that you will experience peer pressure frequently
throughout your teen years....
Four western Pennsylvania teens have been charged in a drive-by squirt gun attack, and police say the parents of one teen will also be charged with disorderly conduct for yelling at officers who were....
Peer Pressure and Teens teens.webmd.com
"C’mon. Everyone’s doing it." So why shouldn’t you? It’s almost expected that you will experience peer pressure frequently
throughout your teen years....
Teen girl charged with murdering her boyfriend says he 'ran into the knife' articles.nydailynews.com.
A 17-year-old girl who claimed her boyfriend ran into a knife she was holding during a fight in their Brooklyn apartment was charged yesterday with his murder...
Avondale teen crashes SUV packed with marijuana, authorities say www.azcentral.com
A 17-year-old Avondale boy rolled an SUV filled with marijuana while being pursued by Border Patrol on Arizona 85 Wednesday morning, officials said...
A 17-year-old girl who claimed her boyfriend ran into a knife she was holding during a fight in their Brooklyn apartment was charged yesterday with his murder...
Avondale teen crashes SUV packed with marijuana, authorities say www.azcentral.com
A 17-year-old Avondale boy rolled an SUV filled with marijuana while being pursued by Border Patrol on Arizona 85 Wednesday morning, officials said...
Missouri teen murders neighbor child in cold blood after an increase in Prozac dosage www.naturalnews.com\
(NaturalNews) Now-18-year-old Alyssa Bustamante of St. Martins, Mo., recently apologized before a court for viciously murdering then-nine-year-old Elizabeth Olten, her neighbor, back in 2009 simply for the thrill of it...
2 Teenagers Killed in Early Morning Car Crash www.mysuncoast.com
MANATEE COUNTY - Two Bradenton teenagers were killed and 4 others were critically injured in an Saturday morning accident in Northern Manatee County. The Florida Highway Patrol says 14-year-old Fernando Alonso and 16-year-old Rosita Alonso died...
No charges for Hamilton officer after 2 teens fall to their deaths www.citytv.com
The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) will not be charging a Hamilton police officer after two teenagers fell or jumped to their deaths earlier this week.
Alex McCormack and Irn Turner Mace, both 17, were found dead early Saturday...
(NaturalNews) Now-18-year-old Alyssa Bustamante of St. Martins, Mo., recently apologized before a court for viciously murdering then-nine-year-old Elizabeth Olten, her neighbor, back in 2009 simply for the thrill of it...
2 Teenagers Killed in Early Morning Car Crash www.mysuncoast.com
MANATEE COUNTY - Two Bradenton teenagers were killed and 4 others were critically injured in an Saturday morning accident in Northern Manatee County. The Florida Highway Patrol says 14-year-old Fernando Alonso and 16-year-old Rosita Alonso died...
No charges for Hamilton officer after 2 teens fall to their deaths www.citytv.com
The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) will not be charging a Hamilton police officer after two teenagers fell or jumped to their deaths earlier this week.
Alex McCormack and Irn Turner Mace, both 17, were found dead early Saturday...
Martial Arts Expert Lays Down The Law After Teenager Gropes Her www.huffingtonpost.com
Any time you're in an intense, potentially life-threatening situation, the body naturally kicks into "fight or flight" mode. It's an unconscious reaction where -- in a matter of adrenaline-pumped nanoseconds -- you size up the danger and either a) fight your way to safety or, if the perceived danger is too great b) flee the scene. If you're Priscilla Dang, though, sometimes you do both at the same time...
Police Report: Handcuffed Teen Dies from Suicide myhoustonmajic.com
Investigators in Jonesboro, Arkansas say they are awaiting the results of an autopsy and toxicology reports to help determine what happened in a police cruiser where a young black man whose hands were cuffed behind his back was shot in the head...
Any time you're in an intense, potentially life-threatening situation, the body naturally kicks into "fight or flight" mode. It's an unconscious reaction where -- in a matter of adrenaline-pumped nanoseconds -- you size up the danger and either a) fight your way to safety or, if the perceived danger is too great b) flee the scene. If you're Priscilla Dang, though, sometimes you do both at the same time...
Police Report: Handcuffed Teen Dies from Suicide myhoustonmajic.com
Investigators in Jonesboro, Arkansas say they are awaiting the results of an autopsy and toxicology reports to help determine what happened in a police cruiser where a young black man whose hands were cuffed behind his back was shot in the head...
More than a quarter of Texas teenagers have engaged in sexting, study shows blog.chron.com
More than one in four Texas teens have sent a naked picture of themselves through email or text messages, according to a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The research shows that sexting — the practice of exchanging sexually explicit images or messages via text or email — may be more common than was thought previously...
Mailbox Provokes Fight With Teen On LSD www.huffingtonpost.com
A teenage boy was apprehended early on July 15 in Port Moody, British Columbia, as he allegedly attempted to fight a mailbox. "[Police] saw this 15-year-old kid literally talking to this mailbox and full-out fighting it," spokeswoman Const. Luke van Winkel told Now News...
More than one in four Texas teens have sent a naked picture of themselves through email or text messages, according to a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The research shows that sexting — the practice of exchanging sexually explicit images or messages via text or email — may be more common than was thought previously...
Mailbox Provokes Fight With Teen On LSD www.huffingtonpost.com
A teenage boy was apprehended early on July 15 in Port Moody, British Columbia, as he allegedly attempted to fight a mailbox. "[Police] saw this 15-year-old kid literally talking to this mailbox and full-out fighting it," spokeswoman Const. Luke van Winkel told Now News...
