Really?

In my dorm there is a wall across from the elevator that is for the RA's or anyone really to post fliers for their organization or event. Today, while I was waiting for the elevator, I was reading some of the new fliers on this wall, to pass the time. The two girls next to me apparently had the same idea, because I heard one of them ask, "Would you call 911?" to her friend.

Confused, I looked to see which flier they were reading. It was a picture of two cartoon ducks, one of which was slumped down on the ground, eyes closed, obviously unwell. The other duck was standing with his arm (wing?) around his friend and a phone pressed to his ear (?). In bold letters above the ducks, the flier read, "Would you call 911 for a friend?" Below the ducks the message continued: "Be a friend; make the call." And there was more, tinier print below that which went into detail about the consequences of not making a 911 call if you suspect someone to suffering from alcohol poisoning.

"Would you call 911?" the girl asked her friend.

He friend gave a disdainful snort. "No, I would take care of them myself." She tossed her hair over her shoulder (no, I'm not making that up. She did.).

The first girl nodded and agreed. "Duh." (People still say that?)

Then I had to step into the elevator with these girls and try not to look at them like they were the stupidest humans I had ever encountered. Really? You're not going to call 911 because you are going to take care of your possibly fatally inebriated friend. Because you know better than a medical professional what the signs of alcohol poisoning are and how to treat it. Really? You're so worried about getting in trouble for being an underage drinker that you would risk your friend's life to save your own ass. To save their ass. Because you "got their back". Really?

This has been "Really?" with Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler. Now, back to Weekend Update.

No, but seriously though. That was her thought process. That's terrifying. You know what the best part is? FSU has a policy that goes a little something like this: "In the case of alcohol related medical emergencies, no disciplinary action will be taken against the student requiring medical assistance or the student calling 911." That's what the tiny print at the bottom of the flier was talking about, but no one bothers to read the tiny print.

I tried to be angry about it, but I was mostly just sad. Even if FSU didn't have that policy, first time offenders often aren't disciplined very strictly at all. Isn't a slap on the wrist and a mandatory alcohol abuse class better than a dead friend?