Sadly, his mistake may be one that won't allow for such compassion. He works in a public job at a public school and with "kids" (even though technically they are adults).mscarn wrote:I realize this will be the minority position, but now is the time to help an individual who's helped this program, not cast him away.
If this were his first offense and he wasn't driving on a suspended license -- then yes, he gets a second chance. But given the circumstances here, I don't see how it happens.
Best case scenario for him, imo, is that the court finds him guilty and makes getting treatment a part of his sentence. If he follows through, he at least will have a chance to turn his life around. That's far more important than whether BG retains him at this point. It typically takes losing something really valuable like this to motivate people into becoming sober. Sadly, I speak from having watched a family member go through this and not really get serious about it until he was thrown out of the house, lost his job and was not allowed to see his kids.
