Axxe55
Retiretgtshit stirrer
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make the horse drink.Bullshit! As a former councilor of alcohol and drug abuse, I've seen them first hand. Does jail rehabilitate everyone? No. There are many who've turned there lives around after jail. So you can't tell me that it doesn't work. The problem I see, is for many, they don't get the help they need while incarcerated. But if you turn your back on a problem, thinking it's their problem, let them destroy their own life, then while your back is turned they come up behind you and beat you looking for money to continue their addiction.
One of the conditions of probation if you get a DWI or a drug offense conviction? You have to attend AA or NA as required by the courts.
They are being forced to go because the court says they have to, not because they want to get free of alcohol or drugs.
People get help for an alcohol or drug problem when they hit rock bottom usually. But no one gets the help they need until they make that choice for themselves.
If a person makes that choice and wants help, then yes, they should be helped. And no we should not turn our backs on them.