Rehab won't work unless the alcoholic/addict WANTS to change. Otherwise, it's a waste of time/money.California - If a close friend or family member is a heavy alcoholic and tends to get violent when drinking if she assaults somebody in the family and you press charges can you press for forced rehab or will they be incarcerated?
This is a prime example of the behavior that probably led to the massacre in Ct. Our society needs to address such behavior agressively and in a timely fashion. Based on today's events, I believe there will soon be laws that do just that.California - If a close friend or family member is a heavy alcoholic and tends to get violent when drinking if she assaults somebody in the family and you press charges can you press for forced rehab or will they be incarcerated?
If you invite a police response, expect a police response and not a mental health intervention. Criminal charges are not an effective path toward mental health treatment, but they may force the person toward rock bottom and force them to experience the consequences of their actions.California - If a close friend or family member is a heavy alcoholic and tends to get violent when drinking if she assaults somebody in the family and you press charges can you press for forced rehab or will they be incarcerated?
California - If a close friend or family member is a heavy alcoholic and tends to get violent when drinking if she assaults somebody in the family and you press charges can you press for forced rehab or will they be incarcerated?
Re. what I've quoted above: What an amazingly ignorant statement.This is a prime example of the behavior that probably led to the massacre in Ct. . . .
How so? Is it not true that someone who displays anger, becomes violent and assaults somebody may end up killing people if his behavior isn't addressed appropriately? I'm sure there were red flags that those close to him ignored, concerning the person who massacred the poor children in CT. There were red flags surrounding the killer in Colorado (both at the Theater and Columbine).Re. what I've quoted above: What an amazingly ignorant statement.
Why is this thread, with a question about an alcoholic who becomes violent, a "prime example of behavior that probably led to the massacre" in Connecticut, Willly? What role did alcohol play in the killings in Newtown, Willly?This is a prime example of the behavior that probably led to the massacre in Ct. . . .
Stop it you dimwit.How so? Is it not true that someone who displays anger, becomes violent and assaults somebody may end up killing people if his behavior isn't addressed appropriately? I'm sure there were red flags that those close to him ignored, concerning the person who massacred the poor children in CT. There were red flags surrounding the killer in Colorado (both at the Theater and Columbine).
Perhaps if society takes a closer look as such red flags and addresses them, there will be alot less tragedies. How can you disagree with that or call it ignorant to state it?
By the way Quincy, a great, self professed *cough*writer such as you should never have mispelled Newtown "Newton" like you did in a previous thread.
I thought incarceration was a form of "forced rehab"California - If a close friend or family member is a heavy alcoholic and tends to get violent when drinking if she assaults somebody in the family and you press charges can you press for forced rehab or will they be incarcerated?
If the assault is a misdemeanor, then the person could be charged for battery per PC 242 (a misdemeanor). If the battery occurred inside a residence or other entirely private venue, then a public intoxication arrest would not happen.California - If a close friend or family member is a heavy alcoholic and tends to get violent when drinking if she assaults somebody in the family and you press charges can you press for forced rehab or will they be incarcerated?
Stop what? Posting an opinion that reflects that an ignorant society should finally take steps to address behavior that is strange and/or violent in an effort to prevent tragedies such as that which have been frequent in our society lately? I've been telling anyone who would listen for years that such steps must be taken in order to prevent such tragedies as frequently as they are now happening and will happen on a much more frequent level as our population explodes.Stop it you dimwit.