Pisspoor Judgment

November, 2002

In the early Nineties the logging community of Vernonia, Oregon (population 3000) decided it had a drug problem. The student body was in a "state of rebellion fueled by alcohol and drug abuse, as well as misperceptions about the drug culture." The alleged problem was disruptive and explosive.The evidence was pretty slim. Administrators noted several instances of head-butting, swearing and general defiance. One student had sat in the back of a classroom singing Jesus Loves Me. The footb...