D.A.R.E. Conference

Published 2024-04-12
This is our coverage of the international D.A.R.E. Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Use code channel5 at incogni.com/channel5 to get an exclusive 60% off the annual plan!

All Comments (21)
  • @1weballin
    i've been sober from drugs and alcohol for 3 years now, but 15 seconds of retro bill snapping his fingers made me want to use again
  • @bekakilov9656
    The problem I see with DARE is that these officers never even tried drugs so they have no idea what they are talking about. We need actual people whose lives were ruined by drugs to come to schools and share their experiences. The funding could also go to get these people back on track as this can be their full time job.
  • Retro Bill turning the question around and asking Andrew who changed his life was pretty wholesome. Really enjoy some Channel 5 lore
  • @LoxChatterbox
    I love how non-patronizing you are to everyone you speak with, even the people you fundamentally disagree with. You the goat.
  • @dsyncd555
    In elementary school the DARE officer was teaching us about reaction times while on drugs. To demonstrate normal reaction time, he took his keys and tossed them towards me. I watched them go by and hit the ground. He said “a normal person would have caught that.” That’s about all I remember of DARE in 5th grade.
  • @ntall123
    90's kid here. Dare introduced my generation to drugs. The showed us what weed is in 5th grade, and we were smoking it in 6th grade. I remember once when they were describing the negative effects of weed. One of the negative effects was "a feeling of euphoria". We looked that word up in the dictionary that day and got pretty curious.
  • @Adam-nv9zo
    When I was in elementary school, we had a D.A.R.E officer from our county sheriffs office. He hit and killed a young woman with his patrol car, who was pregnant. At the time of the collision, he was drunk. That was the end of our D.A.R.E program.
  • @Unique-ll6oq
    Dude played a role in the 90s and turned it into his entire existence 😂💀💀
  • @Mr0BC
    I love how retro bill's voice got a little more urban when denying the bong.
  • @jonbogda888
    My school’s DARE officer was caught with cocaine and only got demoted. Today he’s back as one of the highest ranking officers in the town
  • @maymayman0
    -How should we prevent children from doing drugs? -Let's do presentations in 95% of schools telling children about drugs they possibly don't even know exist yet
  • I grew up in a loving home with two dedicated parents who did nothing but try their best to make sure I had everything I needed and to raise me to be self sufficient. Clearly my decision to smoke weed when I was 19 came from my inner struggles and deep seeded pain... It for SURE had nothing to do with the fact that it was fun and made Skyrim feel super immersive...
  • Andrew: "Hey, wanna hit this bong?" Retro Bill: "I was paralyzed from the waste down last summer."
  • TBH, Retro Bill's approach to DARE made the most sense to me of the people you interviewed. He doesn't try to punish kids; he tries to reach them where they are at. Everyone else at DARE seemed to understand there's a host of factors that could lead to unwanted drug use, but still leaned on severe punishment to address those issues instead of finding solutions for root causes. So long as punishment remains the go-to reaction, I don't think they'll find the outcome they want.
  • can you imagine what retro bill would have done with the vine boom if it had been around then. i shudder to think of it
  • @aaronswed01
    Andrew and Channel 5 just keep getting better and better! I had been avoiding this video due to the thumbnail. I was blown away by the level of quality journalism
  • @C_Munki
    Andrew dude just saying please keep doing what you’re doing until you can’t. I’m a former journalist and you straight up make me wish I didn’t give up. You’re a paladin in a world of darkness. I think your work will transcend even your life. Your strength is rare. Don’t forget that.
  • @justinthenoob
    Andrew is absolutely the GOAT journalist. Ever since Vice fell off, he's been one of the few people keeping such an important field alive.