Comments on: Highland Park Basketball Star Arrested For Alleged DWI

By: M

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:46:26 +0000

I hear Ellen has a great cast of guests today and there’s no line at Sprinkles!

By: Go Away

Go Away — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:11:24 +0000

All of you moms need to go do some more yoga or watch some more of your tv shows that keep you “busy” during the day, You already lived your life and problably did the exact same thing that highschoolers do, which is drink, so piss off and find someone elses life you can mess up. And stop ripping on David, cause your kid is problably more messed up but your to stuborn to notice it. And as good parents, which most of you arent, stop spreading lies that you hear at lunch bunches, because everyone is tired of stupid moms gossiping nonstop

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:03:55 +0000

@avidreader “and why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye?”

By: HP Parent

HP Parent — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:50:28 +0000

@Avid Reader, HIgh School Hero, Another Mother, WFTW, etc. You all are probably next-door neighbors who greet each other and like each other in the non-blog world. This arguing will not change any minds. The exuberance and excitement of youth! The wisdom and contentment of experience! They both serve their purposes. Thank God kids are optimistic. Thank God adults are grounded. By the way, I’m not the HP Parent who posted above. Hate to change my handle though.

By: Avid Reader

Avid Reader — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:18:31 +0000

Hi High School Hero, Thanks for your continued interest in my continued interest in our community and the goings on involved. Your continued interest in my continued interest in your buddy’s criminal activity is what is driving this great conversation. Everyone thanks you for these awesome intelligent posts that help keep David Allen’s mistake in the forefront of the news and really helps all of us focus on a serious issue within our community. Again, thank you.

By: High School Hero

High School Hero — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:23:06 +0000

Also @avid reader I hope your kid makes a terrible mistake so that we can all make fun of him and call him names while you sit there and be a hypocrite and say its none of our business

By: High School Hero

High School Hero — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:22:10 +0000

@Avid Reader I know your kids have no lives and they sit at home all night because nobody in school likes them so you feel the need to bash david so you feel better about your kid being so worthless and I get that but what you dont realize is David is an awesome who made a mistake and has owned up to it and apologized for his mistake. Watch the CBS 11 story on it. And no it’s not your business so stay out of it and its not your school either so leave everybody alone and stop being the stupid parent you are

By: Avid Reader

Avid Reader — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:58:44 +0000

Hi typical, Thanks for your concern. However, I don’t “need” to check blogs, I peruse whatever I feel like because I want to and have the ability. This is not just David Allen’s business. He made it all of our business the second he decided to drive drunk on our streets like an “awesome kid”. By all means, keep throwing out fantastic posts on this thread defending David and making comments about drunk driving, cocaine and all the other nonsense as I am sure your co-hort David Allen is so glad that you guys are keeping this conversation surrounding his monumental screw-up going.

By: Science is Your Friend

Science is Your Friend — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:43:22 +0000

Highschoolhaus – sounds like your friends are also awesome kids!

I absolutely understand why you can’t wrap your head around these concepts. Your brain won’t be fully developed until you are in your 20s. That is, if you live that long or don’t do irreversible damage.

“Duke University researchers scanned the brains of teens recovering from drinking problems. They found that the teens who drank a lot had a smaller prefrontal cortex than those who did not.

The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain responsible for judgment— planning ahead—critical thinking. Dr. Michael Fishman, the director of the adult addiction medicine program at Ridgeview Institute in metro-Atlanta says, “If you have a prefrontal cortex
that does not mature as it’s supposed to as an adolescent and young adult, it could possibly impede many different areas of our lives. We could become more impulsive, have poor decision-making, our judgment could be off, and we might not be able to learn as well as other people.”
And— the research suggests— the damage is permanent.”

By: Khakijack

Khakijack — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:16:39 +0000

Wow. I would think this thread would have died down in light of there being no additional news since the dashcam video.

Thanks kids! You are keeping the attention on this story!