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PSA- Indiana University Students


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  • This article isn't about Basketball, Football, Soccer or any other Indiana athletic team for that matter. This article is about potentially saving a friend, peer or fellow Hoosier.

News this morning spread quickly that Indiana University had tragically lost one of their own. As many of you are aware, Indiana Freshman Rachael Fiege, 19 Zionsville, was taken off life support this morning after falling down a basement staircase at a party early Friday morning.

Fiege was rushed to the hospital approximately 6 hours after her fall, but it was unfortunately too late. This tragic situation was made worse by the reluctance to seek medical attention. Nobody knows if the outcome could have been different if the authorities were called immediately, but they certaintly couldn't have turned out worse.

This leads to the reason for this article. Indiana has a unique law called the LifeLine Law. The Lifeline Law provides immunity for the crimes of public intoxication, minor possession, minor consumption, and minor transportation of alcohol to persons who reveal themselves to law enforcement while seeking medical assistance for a person suffering from an alcohol-related health emergency.

Translation: If you and your friends are out drinking, and somebody gets seriously hurt, call 911 or get them to the hospital. As long as you follow the following conditions, you WILL NOT be in trouble for your underage drinking.

In order to receive immunity, the person must demonstrate that they are acting in good faith by completing ALL of the following:

- Providing their full name any other relevant information requested by law enforcement officers

- Remaining on the scene until law enforcement and emergency medical assistance arrives

- Cooperating with authorities on the scene

Translation: Be a good friend and do everything you can to help them. The three "conditions" listed above are common sense and a no-brainer for helping your injured friend. This law is there to help you make the RIGHT decision and avoid a potentially tragic situation like this.

Please share this message to all Hoosiers and hopefully prevent future tragedies like this one.

R.I.P Rachael Fiege.

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[attachment=2073:ImageUploadedByBtownBanners1429967711.921566.jpg] Saw this from a retweet by Jordan Hulls. This is ridiculous, two girls go missing in less than 24 hours of each other.

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lil 5 does a lot of good -- the race, raising money for charity, bloomington's economic impact, temporarily relieves students from the stresses of college courses, new friends and relationships are made, etc.  then you consider a hugely popular, easily accessible college event like this will undoubtedly attract sociopaths who plan ahead for it, of course the potential for tragedy(ies) is high.  i dont think lil 5 should be discontinued, however it's obvious safety & security needs to be bolstered and enhanced, and campus marketing departments need to do a better job of informing and reminding students on common sense practices, like never traveling alone and a proactive plan to get home.  the recent "it's on us" campaign isnt strong enough.  maybe produce and disseminate on campus a graphic and emotional psa like seen for seat belts and drug od.

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There were also shots fired at the villas last night I believe. Lil 5 is fun, but the increase in visitors and everyone being drunk off their arse is a recipe for disaster. People don't take alcohol seriously enough.

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