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Set the record straight
Secondhand alcohol impact-not TV cameras-claimed Boston fan's life
After police unintentionally killed 21 year-old Victoria Snelgrove while trying to control the alcohol-fueled violence following the Red Sox's victory over the Yankees, Boston-area bar owners succeeded in shifting responsibility away from their own unsafe serving practices by blaming live TV coverage for the rowdy fans. We wrote a letter to the editor of a local paper—The San Francisco Chronicle—correcting this misrepresentation and introducing the idea of “secondhand alcohol impacts.”
A similar news story from Associated Press may have appeared in your local paper on Saturday, October 23. We encourage you to write your own letter to the editor—using ours as a model, if you like—to set the record straight. The sooner you write, the better. Even though the Red Sox have won the World Series, we think that Boston--the city not the team--is a loser for failing to address secondhand alcohol impacts. Write your letter now; it will still be timely for several days.
Please let us know if your letter is published (and where). We'd love to feature it on our Web site!
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Write your own letter to the editor.
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1. Copy and paste our letter into your own document.
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2. Modify the text as you see fit.
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3. Sign with your name, city of residence and phone number (many newspapers will call before publishing your letter).
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4. Address and mail it to the editor of your local paper.
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Alcohol is a leading cause of death among youth, particularly teenagers. It
contributes substantially to adolescent motor vehicle crashes,
other traumatic injuries, suicide, date rape, and family
and school problems.
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