DUI School
One of our readers, JR Harris, has put together a blog with some advice on surviving DUI school. It’s full of all kinds of useful tips on what to do, and what not to do. Check it out.
View ArticleLike Gardners
AnnaZed found AA’s current promotional campaign. What else but an evangelical religion has the nerve and obliviousness to promote themselves the way they do. About AA – Collaboration: Paving the Way...
View ArticleHey, Predators! Dallas Judge Sends Kids to AA Meetings!
Check your local meeting calendar… It hasn’t occurred to Judge Williams that AA meetings — which are unregulated, anonymous, open to the public, completely unaccountable for what happens in meetings,...
View ArticleProsecutor Talks 12-Step Sentencing
Last night, criminal prosecutor, maozedong, posted an interesting comment offering insight into the courts’ practice of sentencing people to 12-Step programs. I didn’t want anyone to miss this, so...
View ArticleAA’s Affiliation with the Courts
I just thought I would take a moment to clarify this point: The courts would never have used AA as a sentencing option if AA itself did not actively and aggressively 12 Step at the courthouse. The...
View ArticleKickbacks
This reminds me of a story a friend recently told me: His sister was busted for DUI in CO, and she was sentenced to a 12-Step sober living facility owned by the Judge’s own wife. We should keep an eye...
View ArticleWhat is it going to take?
Woman charged in NW Charlotte Shooting A 24-year-old woman has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a 26-year-old male acquaintance Tuesday morning in northwest Charlotte. Police say the...
View ArticleBoy and Girl meet on AA campus; Rape ensues
Last night I had dinner with an old friend who is a clinical psychologist at a state prison. And, once again, I heard about concern about the predators that get into AA. However, I was surprised to...
View ArticleBecause you need donuts when you are torching a building to save lives
Thomas Downey had just been released from prison and needed a meeting. He also needed donuts. The story is here.
View ArticleSharing a name with a saint didn’t help him – The Update
Smitty counseled teens to keep them off drugs, but his own experience convinced them that they would relapse. He thought he might make the revolving door work more efficiently by selling them the drugs...
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