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Addiction & Recovery

CommonSenseDemocrat

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2. I was talking about the doctor and the Uber car

Reply to hollysmom (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 02:53 PM

Jan 2016

Don't get me wrong, I think if you commit a violent crime under the influence, you need to be held accountable under the law - and I say this as a recovering alcoholic. But there's a difference between a criminal legal action and shaming somebody on the Internet.

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Recovering alcoholic ... some of the posts on the GD forums make me sad. [View all] CommonSenseDemocrat Jan 2016 OP

If you are talking about the kid that got drunk and killed and paralyzed people. hollysmom Jan 2016 #1

I was talking about the doctor and the Uber car CommonSenseDemocrat Jan 2016 #2

Imissed, that one, I will look for it, thanks for the heads up. hollysmom Jan 2016 #3

Link here Electric Monk Jan 2016 #4

ok. stupid girl who was drunk indeed hollysmom Jan 2016 #5

I've never been a fan of shaming on any level. It seems like it's our new American pastime. Glassunion Apr 2016 #6

There is actually reason to believe that shaming is something that contributes to addiction Jemmons Apr 2016 #7

The internet is a perfect tool to shame...and shaming has killed Stuart G Jun 2016 #8