Post-Prom Party Killing

Your article said that the group had been drinking beer but no evidence of drugs was found. You should understand that alcohol is a drug that is found in beer. It’s mind-altering.

It is an illegal drug for 17- and 19-year-olds. Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in the 15-24-year-old age range. That alcohol statistic doesn’t begin to touch homicides, suicides, injuries, rape, child and spousal abuse and heterosexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS. Who provided that drug? How many parents knew that alcohol would be there? What did the hotel do to report the alcohol?

TRISHA ROTH

Beverly Hills