September 01, 2006
Jail is Fun
It must be. My brother seems to like it. Good thing, too, because everyone is finally letting him stay there instead of bailing him out.
He's an addict, but not to hear him tell it. See, The Man is just trying to keep him down, man. Or something similar.
Cops are picking on him. He just likes to have a little fun. His documented fun that I know of includes driving while intoxicated 3 times, marijuana one time, and meth one time. It's all just bad luck that he gets picked up...because total geniuses keep a joint in their vehicle ashtray while driving intoxicated in a small town with no traffic and a cop with nothing to do. Three nights after your last DUI arrest.
Total geniuses drive around without a license, get picked up for driving without a license, then continue driving without a license and without a seatbelt with meth and a pipe in their vehicle. In a smallish town where the cops tend to remember you...and remember arresting the driver of that crap truck two weeks ago for driving without a license.
Total geniuses never think, hey, maybe the whole world isn't against me and maybe all these alcohol and drug arrests mean I have a problem.
Total geniuses think their drunk-ass uncle who starts drinking at 8 am to control the shakes is totally cool...instead of really sad.
My brother, the total genius, is ruining the tattered remains of his life and there isn't anything anyone can do to stop him. Except maybe leave him in jail long enough for him to realize he has a problem. Eventually he's got to find a judge who goes with that.
Preferrably before he kills anyone--or himself.
Posted by Jenelle at September 1, 2006 10:22 PM | TrackBackPeople won't change until they want to change.
Some people don't want to change.
I have a relative in a similar situation. He absolutely believes that he's smarter than the rest of the world and can "work the system", yet can't figure out why he spends quite a bit of time as a guest of the state.
Posted by: Ted at September 3, 2006 08:08 AMWe get people like that in our bar - addicts, I mean. There's these two brothers right, they live together in a small apartment and subsist on a liquid diet. I'm not kidding, I've never seen them eat solid food.
I've always wondered what it is that makes people become like that, as well as what it is that allows the lifestyle to persist.
Posted by: shank at September 5, 2006 07:10 AM