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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
not as extreme as being fucked up by a texas jail, don't you think?
i'd rather take the insanity defense any day. most people with bad drug problems actually have mental health issues, but in our idiot system we choose to criminalize that-- and in texas... don't get me started.
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oh, I don't think jail is some how an improvement, but I do not think that attempting to declare your sibling mentally incompitent when they perhaps are just fucking up is any better, it is a bit extreme and will not solve the problem, but will in time only create more problems. I don't feel the brother would accept this solution any more than jail, perhaps even less!
I wouldn't attempt that with any of my siblings, crazy or not. They'd have to be in the process of already being committed to some kind of institution before I felt it was that drastic a situation. Jail is not that kind of institution. When you attempt to rob a business, you tend to end up in jail, this is an unavoidable consequence. The time now is for damage control. Further, I think the govt is already involved enough as it is without involving more judges and case-workers..
too many generals at the bargain table as them old time say..
When you are in jail, and getting out, and recovering from drug addiction, or even still in its grips, you need social and emotional support first and foremost.. and if necessary, a little physical support is equally important..
as the Apostle James said, how could you tell your brother who is need of sustenance 'go in peace and be warmed' without providing a blanket for the cold? Faith without works is dead, works without faith is a lost cause.
My advice here..
uhler, keep faith in your brother, that is what he needs most of all, for someone to believe in him with unconditional love, and regardless of everything, to be treated like a human being and not a fuck up or an incompitent..
With what measure you measure out, will be measured against you. Give love unfeigned and you will be surprised with the results, because after all your brother is an individual, you have to
persuade him to work with you for the better, not attempt to
force it. HE has to come to this realization on his own, all you can do is fascilitate the process with an open heart and mind, after all, he is your brother!
peace