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GoldenRod
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Sober Calif. Drivers to Get the Bird
Nov 20, 8:39 PM (ET)
SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - Sober drivers passing through a DUI checkpoint in Salinas will be getting the bird. Up to 300 turkeys will be given to drivers who successfully pass through the sobriety checkpoint Tuesday. The location for the DUI checkpoint isn't being disclosed.
The Salinas Police Department and the Safe Teens Empowerment Project in Salinas are joining forces in the turkey giveaway.
That's pretty cool. Unfortunately, you know that a vegan (or some @!#$@^ lawyer "representing" vegans) is going to sue...  (Nothing against vegans as a whole, but someone somewhere is always looking to sue....)
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Re: Sober Calif. Drivers to Get the Bird
Those damn vegans!
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| Posted 11/20/07 10:22 PM |
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MsSissy
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Re: Sober Calif. Drivers to Get the Bird
It's a shame people need an incentive to drive sober.
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| Posted 11/20/07 10:22 PM |
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Re: Sober Calif. Drivers to Get the Bird
Posted by Mssissy
It's a shame people need an incentive to drive sober.
Especially one that involves a dead bird 
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| Posted 11/20/07 10:23 PM |
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Reese32
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Re: Sober Calif. Drivers to Get the Bird
It's sad that people need incentives to not drive drunk. I don't think you should be "rewarded" for not breaking the law.
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| Posted 11/20/07 10:26 PM |
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Re: Sober Calif. Drivers to Get the Bird
Posted by Reese32
It's sad that people need incentives to not drive drunk. I don't think you should be "rewarded" for not breaking the law.
All kidding aside, there is a concept in behaviorism called "Catch them being good." - not the technical term, but it is a scientifically sound concept that if people are rewarded for engaging in appropriate behavior (rather than it being taken for granted or expected) - no matter what the behavior is, then the behavior will be reinforced and we will see a lot more of it...
Message edited 11/20/2007 10:30:51 PM.
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| Posted 11/20/07 10:30 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Sober Calif. Drivers to Get the Bird
Posted by lipglossjunky73
Posted by Reese32
It's sad that people need incentives to not drive drunk. I don't think you should be "rewarded" for not breaking the law.
All kidding aside, there is a concept in behaviorism called "Catch them being good." - not the technical term, but it is a scientifically sound concept that if people are rewarded for engaging in appropriate behavior (rather than it being taken for granted or expected) - no matter what the behavior is, then the behavior will be reinforced and we will see a lot more of it...
Positive reinforcement. Works great for kids. Works for adults, too. Research has shown that positive reinforcement works more effectively than negative reinforcement. Rewarding for doing good goes further than punishment for doing bad.
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| Posted 11/21/07 7:34 AM |
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