scare tactics (CW)
Content Warning: this video is here for critical analysis. It is intentionally graphic and not trauma-informed.
Even though research shows over and over that Law Enforcement designed youth “education” programs that are fear-based are ineffective, and can actually lead to worse outcomes.
Project D.A.R.E. Outcome Effectiveness Revisited
And yet, in 2017, the same messaging is being used by the FBI and DEA to “educate” youth (see a press release about screening this film at a high-school here):
It’s also important to note the continued choice to reinforce racist stereotypes by emphasizing a slang terminology that is rooted in very long-held anti-Asian stereotypes linked to heroin use.
