Dear Ms. Vagas: I saw your Broadcast piece, "The Scott Kruger Story", on ABC that was shown in September 1997 and would like to respond because I think that two key aspects were not discussed: Scott's parents and Scott himself. In my opinion, they are the only people to be held responsible for his death. Although I agree that MIT turned a blind eye on the problems because they obviously knew they existed, especially in this …
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…in the campus debates with respect to underage drinking. But people should know that actions have consequences and that they are responsible for those. What ever motive for Scott's drinking is the most reasonable one for you and whether you think that peer pressure was the cause or not; at the end it was his personal decision to swallow his own poison and he has to be held responsible for the consequence: his death. Sincerely,