Cooking Meth 101

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In-Class Meth Demonstration Angers Parents

A local woman went 'through the roof' when a deputy took his anti-drug message to high school.

She says he showed students how to make methamphetamines, and she has the video to prove it.

Grays Harbor County sheriff's deputy shows class, "And the reaction will start occurring down there and start bubbling up."

It is part chemistry class and part drug enforcement as a member of the Grays Harbor drug task force talks to Elma High School students about making Methamphetamine.

Deputy shows class: "Then you'll have a little bit down at the bottom, the white stuff, and that's your meth."

Yep, that's YOUR meth. Close your eyes. Can't you just picture the kids in class that day...furiously taking notes...ready to stop by Walmart on the way home to pick up their bucket, their home cleaning products, and their pseudoephedrine.

Perfect, just perfect.

One parent considers it a recipe for disaster.

"I was really upset when my daughter had come home and said 'mom we learned how to make meth today in school,' " said parent Teresa McCutcheon. "My jaw just kind of dropped and I said, 'what?' "

A completely normal response, by the way. Any less of a reaction and I'd be calling CPS.

Teresa McCutcheon found it hard to believe what her daughter was telling her. She wanted to see for herself, so she demanded and got a videotape of that class.

Back when I was in school, there was no class being videotaped, so this is a new thing to me. How often are classes recorded? Is there some kind of mandated video archiving going on or is it the choice of the school? If you know, let me know.

The McCutcheons say it's one thing to learn about the dangers of meth and how to spot a meth lab. It is another thing to show kids how it's made.

No kidding.

"I think it's a good thing to be educated about it, but it's bad if they're teaching you how to do it," said high school freshman Christene McCutcheon.

We showed the same video to Grays Harbor County Undersheriff Rick Scott. He says it's the same demonstration the drug task force has been putting on for several years, but they'll review it.

Oh great - for years they've been doing this and the little kiddies have been diligently learning their craft.

"We talk about how methamphetamine is manufactured. I think there's a big difference between 'how' it is manufactured and 'how to' manufacture it," Scott said.

Yeah, one word. Big difference.

Christene is asked, "So you think you learned how to make methamphetamines because of this demonstration?" Christene answered, "Yes. I just don't know how to mix it all together."

Scott says, "We'll look at this, but we stand pretty firm in that this is an educational tool. The schools have been very receptive to it in years passed."

In other words, even though you've complained Ms. McCutheon, we're going to continue teaching this crap. That's why people homeschool, so they can control the type of education their children receive.

UPDATE: December 4, 2007 - another teacher, another meth cooking class.

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29 Comments

John said:

"Back when I was in school, there was no class being videotaped, so this is a new thing to me. How often are classes recorded? Is there some kind of mandated video archiving going on or is it the choice of the school? If you know, let me know." All I can add is that, when I was a teacher, I often wished I had videotapes so that I could prove I was right. Especially as a sub, the administration would often believe the kid's word over mine in a dispute! I would have been perfectly happy to have a camera on me at all times recording. The kids would know that any of their BS could be shown to their parents or even archived for later reference.

May 3, 2005 8:34 AM

Greg Turner said:

What, just because ONE parent complains, Grays Harbor County is suppose to pull the plug on a program that has been going on for years? I am so sick and tired of people that think the world revolves around them. Give me a break. If enough parents complain, then things will take their natural course and the program will get pulled. Until then, tell that parent to build a bridge and get over herself. Sheeesh

May 3, 2005 10:57 AM

Peter Sultan said:

I remember watching a news program in Providence, RI about how easy it was to steal cars. The camera zoomed in on a police demonstration in which a cop used a screwdriver to open the front door, pry off part of the steering column, disable the alarm system and then pulled out two wires and hotwired the car. The reporter said "we're not telling car thieves anything they don't already know". My roommate turned to me and said, "Yes, but *I* didn't know any of that, and now I know how to hotwire and steal a car!"

May 3, 2005 12:02 PM

Kheldar said:

Greg, if one parent is complaining, how many WOULD be complaining if they knew what was going on? "For every person who asks a question", and all that. Ms. McCutcheon is not demanding that they end the program. She is not demanding that they change things because of HER personal perferences. She's simply aghast that they're showing the kids how to cook meth, and thinks that it's stupid for an ANTI-drug program to teach how to make a drug. Can't you see the conflict in that? The only thing that needs to change is that the cops need to stop teaching how to manufacture meth. They can still teach how to identify a meth lab, the effects, all of that. But they shouldn't be showing exactly how it's made.

May 3, 2005 4:01 PM

JD said:

W. T. F. Correct me if I am wrong, but when meth labs are busted here down California way, cops catching meth being cooked would result in a full-on HazMat deployment, complete with MOPP suits. This guy in the video has no glasses, no gloves, no bib, no mask. Admittedly, he is doing it the way your average meth cooker would do it, but I'm having a tough time with this one.

May 3, 2005 5:46 PM

Chris of Dangerous Logic said:

Don't meth labs have an annoying tendency to explode if even the tiniest mistake is made? Of course, these folks have been doing it for a while, so they've probably got the bugs worked out...

May 4, 2005 4:44 AM

Ed said:

This is likely blown out of proportion and out of context. As a previous post notes, there's no protection for the deputy. He's not making actual meth either. He's likely even leaving out a few crucial steps. He's demonstrating what's involved to help people recognize it and to understand why its so common place. Any high school student can easily find "how to make meth" on the Internet, especially in Usenet groups. The Sheriff and police want more of us to understand what meth is about, and how its made from commonly available items. How to recognize the likely production of meth. As a Red Cross volunteer who often goes into burned out houses, or as a former volunteer firefighter, they wanted us to be on the look out to protect ourselves. They also want regular citizens to understand how to recognize meth. This training is available to the general public. Why? We had an unsuccessful meth lab next door. Having had the training, we began to understand what we saw, smelled and heard. After the jerks moved out, we went inside (with the new owner) and sure enough, there were remnants of a meth lab left behind. Since my own kids learned about meth and what to look for, they have alerted us to a few other suspicious situations in the neighborhood.

May 5, 2005 7:17 PM

BK said:

What you're leaving out of the story is that McCutcheon did not go to the school board or the sheriff (elected officials with the power to make changes); she started calling TV stations. Predictably, Fox News was interested. Interested only in what McCutcheon had to say, according to the local newspaper: "FOX, in particular, didn't even want to talk to us," the undersheriff says. "They said we could submit a four-to-five line statement, and they would run it on the screen during the story." Another example of "We distort, you decide." http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2005/05/05/local_news/03news.txt

May 6, 2005 9:44 AM

Gene Bingaman Jr. said:

I guess it's OK for the law to make meth but not the public? All I have to say is who gave the law permission to cook meth? They are no different than the criminals who do it already. I say Prosecute them! The law is the law!

August 3, 2005 8:50 PM

Misty Young said:

I am completely amazed at what I have seen! I cannot believe that a school system allowed a sheriff's dupty to walk into a classroom full of young children, and actually show them how to make meth. This makes me sick. I have several friends and loved ones who are addicted and/or have been addicted to this very drug. They have been arrested, and sentenced by someone who wears a badge, but they allow a man of the law to come in and make it, please, this is crazy. I would like 1 reason as to why this was allowed to go on. If I was a person of the law, and I wanted to show young children or teenagers anything about the drug, why not show them the harm, and trouble it could cause them later in life. Our country is in enough trouble has it is, and the last thing we need is a man of the law to walk in and actually show someone how to make the stuff.What makes him any different than all the other people who cook this crap? Oh, I forgot, his badge. This is exactly what is wrong with the world today.

September 27, 2005 12:34 PM

james M said:

I think its a dam shame that this was allowed to happen ................... say here is an idea instead of showing kids how to make meth, why dont they take a class of kids to a city morgue where someones has over dosed on this sh_t and MAKE them look into the eyes of dead user, oh what i am thinking that would be wrong !! COME ON PEOPLE WAKE THE HELL UP !!!!!!!!!

September 27, 2005 7:05 PM

Dr.Mark said:

well if you people actually woke up to see why the hell your kids take the damn thing may be just may be that would solve the problem. when was the last time ur kid actually came up to u and told you about thier problems even the simplest of things. let me guess almost close to never. well the kids have woken up a long time a go, its time for u to wake up and see the problem. and nor they nor the world is the problem its you. and yes most of you will say but i love my kid and blah blah blah etc etc ....... but thats what you think why dont u actually look in to thier eyes and ask them the same question and i am more than sure you wont like the answer. so if u took to the time to actually give a shit about a teens problems insted of braging about how you bring home money and put food on the table then may be that teen wont have to get excited about learning how to make meth. or using it.

October 4, 2005 1:49 PM

Andrew said:

sorry if i'm beating a dead horse here, but maybe the reason that video was shown to the class was to expose how dangerous and uncertain the process of making meth really is.

October 9, 2005 9:57 PM

Karen said:

I agree with Misty Young about taking the kids to a morgue to see a victim of meth. But more importantly, why not take them to a burned out house that blew up while it was being mixed? Why not take them and let them visit the children whose parents have gone to prison or have been killed or are addicted and are no longer part of their lives? There's a million things they could learn from other than a whacked out "demonstration". Remember, knowledge is a tool and it can be used for bad or good. Why show anyone any type of "basics". If you want them to learn about the smells, sites and sounds of something of this nature, can't you be a little more creative in the presentation for such?

January 7, 2006 5:03 PM

Jane Atkinson said:

What a stupid thing to do!! Honestly! I actually caught my son trying to make it in the basement. And he's only eleven

January 17, 2006 3:59 PM

blahgirl said:

ewww.

January 31, 2006 9:46 AM

Alan said:

If only sex-ed were as much fun!

February 1, 2006 11:38 AM

PT said:

Eh, there are bigger problems in this country right now.....stop worrying about this crap....as said before a google search'll teach anyone how to make it...just as easy....besides seeing it wouldnt be much help...you'd need to google it anyway to learn the amounts and whatnot....unfortunetly i know...i used to do a lot of coke and meth..

February 21, 2006 9:47 PM

ted said:

That is sweet, i wish my school was like that.

March 4, 2006 4:28 PM

Not American said:

It's fairly obvious that this is a typical example of American's going ape over something without actually sitting down and looking at the situation properly.. As others have pointed out, they're not making meth, but just a mixture of some of the 'common' ingredients.. Part of this is to help kids identify it.. and part is to show them how stupid some of the contents are.. i mean, come on, if kids knew they were snorting household cleaning products and the dangers associated with them, do you think they may think about it a little harder before they take it? Bottom line is.. this wasn't just a random officer going beyond the bounds.. this was an approved demonstration.. which would have set boundaries and safety nets.. psychologists would have analysed the possible impact it would have .. etcetc you've just got some stupid american soccer mum jumping up and down because she doesn't understand it herself.. yay america.. you're all so messed up

March 6, 2006 5:47 PM

edub said:

Hey im fuckin all tweeked out and I wanna learn how to make some straight up nazi shit can you help?

April 2, 2006 2:27 AM

edub said:

Hey im fuckin all tweeked out and I wanna learn how to make some straight up nazi shit can you help?

April 2, 2006 2:27 AM

green thumb said:

I think that people should stop trippin on shit like this but still why not just stick with what God put here for us man we need to quit fuckin with the meth man and hit a fuckin bad ass bud filled bowl on a bong cuz. Stop bitchin and roll up a blunt my nig ya'll gosta stop trippin man if you ain't smokin you gotta do watcha gotta do to get high as a motherfucker cuz. ya'll's truly cuz roll a joint and relax.

April 12, 2006 3:58 PM

larry said:

I AM A FORMER USER I HAVE NEVER COOK NONE OF IT BUT I THINK IT WOULD INTERESTING TO LEARN HOW JUST TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF CHEMICALS I WAS PUTING INSIDE MY BODY THESE PAST TWENTY SOME ODD YEARS . SOBER OVER TEN MONTHS NOW. EVEN SOME LITERATURE WOULD BE NICE. I LIVED IN SAN DIEGO AND WAS STRUNG OUT ON IT MOVED AWAY FROM WHERE I WAS TO WHERE NOBODY KNOWS ME AND KNOW I CAN'T GET IT CAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANYONE.SMART MOVE ON MY PART I MUST SAY BUT ALOT OF MY TIME I SIT WANTING TO TAKE A HIT OF IT OFTEN HAVE TO TRY AND THINK OF OTHER THING TO GET MY MIND AWAY FROM THOUGHTS OF GETTING HIGH , OR SHOULD I SAY MY NOT SO LONG AGO DAYZ. SELF RECOVERY .

April 21, 2006 3:12 PM

Startin to understand!! said:

No fuckin wonder that Grays Harbor County has such a HIGH rate of meth abusers,death,drug related violence,and of course job security for D.T.F,you smart mother fuckers?NOT,lets teach our children something legal, to spend their extra time growing up,to do that might pay off for someone besides Grays Harbor County employyees.Like buy some new computers and offer a fukin computer class..........Wow,what a thought???!!!!!!Dumb Bastards.thanx

April 29, 2006 9:50 PM

kyle rowe said:

hey guys crack kills and that's the truth...had several friends die from crack and meth.

May 2, 2006 8:48 AM

William Clark said:

Yall didnt know the police has been going out and teaching folks how to cook this shit for a long time they make a lots of money for ever meth lab they bust come on now get real they do this shit a lot down here in Texarkana.....................Hell even are own police has been busted by the feds......

May 12, 2006 4:31 PM

Mele said:

Man all this is true... all y'all need to take this into consideration.

May 22, 2006 11:15 AM

kim said:

I think there is too many drug dealers on the street selling poision, my brother is addicted tom crack, and it seems there always finding him but never the guys who have it ,even though they know of there activities. it makes the word wonder if the police just dont care as long as it doesn't cause them to actually go out to the gettos and find these people. if pot was lealized I know alot of our problems wouldn't be so bad, but it is up to the so called goverment and thats just not going tom happen..untail there loved ones get onn it and then maybe someone will listen..

May 23, 2006 12:12 AM

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