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We may have beat up this topic quite a bit in the “Did the OP ruin your AA?” thread. I’d like opinions and ideas about an extension of the dui problem. Not as it pertains to AA, but how offenders are sentenced. I asked my Mom the following question a while back:

“If you were a juror on a dui case, how do you think you would handle the dui driver that had killed a person after blacking out?”.

Bill Wilsons Original Story

Handwriting: Wilson’s Original Story
Note: All pages are 8.5" by 14"; marked text means more than one letter was typed over another, or text was crossed out with x though still readable; typos in the manuscript or strange language are left as is; some areas that were hard to read are replicated as best as possible.

I wonder, actually I question, if Bill W. stayed sober throughout the years. Regular commenters make a good point.

Why isn't Bill Wilson's sober date celebrated?

Everything else in AA is celebrated. Seems every day is special: Groups celebrate their individual existence, Dr. Bob's anniversary is celebrated, The BB publication, etc. Perhaps it's a ploy to get into the newspapers. You know, some of that "attraction not promotion" type of publicity.

This isn't a personal attack and I'm not trying to prove a hidden point. I'm realy interested in learning how to block users on the computer.

Clara, you claimed that your husband was able to block comments from a couple of forum contributors. Can you please ask your husband how this was done OR ask him to share with us the process?

Today is the Kentucky Derby. This is the biggest day in Horse Racing.

http://www.kentuckyderby.com/

I thought it would be fun if we played. There is a 20 horse field and it is very difficult to predict a winner. I suggest that we each pick 3 horses and depending on which position those horses finish, apply points and tally them. Least points win.......bragging rights? LOL.

Example: If the (3) horses I chose placed 5th, 16th, and 9th - I'd have a total of 30 points.

I'd like to post a picture from my computer. Can anyone advise my on how to do this?

Edited a few hours later, 5/4/12

I've finally gotten the picture up, and I'm glad I spent the time. It will come in handy in the future. Thanks everyone for your help!

Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Dustin Williams HAS to go to AA or NA meetings according to a judge in Atlanta, and according to AA/NA members and supportors, addicts HAVE to go to AA or NA meetings or they will die.

Dustin Shawn Williams, 27, of Atlanta, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (community supervision modified); modification to include 90 days ISF, attend two Alcoholics/Narcotics Anonymous meetings weekly, retain a sponsor within 60 days, complete the Cass County Aftercare Program, and obtain employment.

Morningside Recovery has been in the news a lot in the last year. A young man died under their care and it appears as if they have been running sober living homes without a license and have been forced to shut some down. Provided services that you aren't licensed for has been going around for a lot of years. Many people seem to think they are qualified to give advice on this practice, despite the need for a special license. I'm glad they are cracking down on checking these places out. There has been too much injustice in the recovery industry.

---This is a continuation of a topic I brought up the other day. Orange discussed the Chapter To Wives, giving examples of Bill W.'s Lying by Omission.

--Below is more of Orange's examples of 'Lying by Omissions and Half-truths' propagating techniuques as they relate to Bill Wilson and AA. Orange is quoted with the bold text and quotes from the AA text are italicised. ---Thoughts and arguments?