The Vox Box

Mon., July 28, 2008

A Dare Gone Wrong

An 18 year old Australian man's dare turned ugly, Wednesday morning, when he was hit by a car. Yahoo has the full story. The man had been dared to play "Chicken" on the Tullamarine Freeway in Melbourne, in nothing but his underwear. Other than the man himself, no one else was injured. Police were aghast by how stupid the man was to have taken such a dare.

How about you? Would you have taken this dare? Have you ever been dared to do something that you know you shouldn't do? Did you take the dare or not? Is it really worth risking your own safety and taking a dare just to prove you're not a "scaredy-cat?" What if there was money or some other reward involved? Then would you do it?

Posted July 28, 2008, 1:17 p.m.

In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.