However it appears a really nasty disease has gotten in the way. Probably half of the arrests made are against people with this disease. There is no imaginary line where the disease stops. It can happen to anyone. The problem is when you are police chief or mayor you are insulated by your position and all the of suckholes that want favors from you. Trust me... you are expendable. They could care less about your health.
I am really getting tired of cops and others of saying "Everyone knows he's a drunk" and do nothing. Gerard - please know this is what is being said behind your back. But please take comfort in knowing that all alcoholics have this said about them before they get help. You are definitely not alone.
It amazes me that the police arrest addicts and alcoholics every day and won't confront the fact that when a mirror is raised to them. But political expediency takes over. If someone can gain an inch... they will take it even if it means those who are sick may soon go under. People are selfish in this way.
Apparently there was a retirement party for Dessoye on Wednesday night - at a bar of course. Celebrating and drinking with an alcoholic may be one the dirtiest feelings in the world. It's like faking you are happy after being told you have cancer.
I hope Dessoye takes a good look at who showed up last night. These are the folks he won't see visiting him in rehab. These are the sycophants.
I doubt Father Ryan would make the trek. Shame on all who takes this man close and closer to the grave. As completely awkward as it sounds - I have tried to reach out to him. I at least tried. And I have risked looking foolish in the process . Oh well.
Remember - it is embarrassing for everyone in the very beginning.
Getting better is way more courageous than anything you have done as a police officer. It's time. You too Leighton.
IS YOUR ANSWER "YES" TO ANY FOUR QUESTIONS?
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Twelve questions only you can answer
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We who are in A.A. came because we finally gave up trying to control our drinking. We still hated to admit that we could never drink safely. Then we heard from other A.A. members that we were sick. (We thought so for years!) We found out that many people suffered from the same feelings of guilt and loneliness and hopelessness that we did. We found out that we had these feelings because we had the disease of alcoholism.
We decided to try and face up to what alcohol had done to us. Here are some of the questions we tried to answer honestly. If we answered YES to four or more questions, we were in deep trouble with our drinking. See how you do. Remember, there is no disgrace in facing up to the fact that you have a problem.
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Did you answer YES four or more times? If so, you are probably in trouble with alcohol. Why do we say this? Because thousands of people in A.A. have said so for many years. They found out the truth about themselves — the hard way. But again, only you can decide whether you think A.A. is for you. Try to keep an open mind on the subject. If the answer is YES, we will be glad to show you how we stopped drinking ourselves. Just call. A.A. does not promise to solve your life's problems. But we can show you how we are learning to live without drinking "one day at a time." We stay away from that "first drink." If there is no first one, there cannot be a tenth one. And when we got rid of alcohol, we found that life became much more manageable.
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