Ben Cousins again

[Scraggers]

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Good one Twodogs !!! Well done mate

[Topdog]

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Congrats mate, that is awesome.

[Twodogs]

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Thanks guys.

I've learned that you have to accept responsibility to move forward and making good choices is the most important thing in life. I don't think Ben is ready or capable of doing either of those things. There really is no simple answer be it locking him up or legalising drugs and letting him go free range. The guys got demons and they have to becalmed because his using is classic self medicating.

[Bornadog]

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As a matter of interest today is 6.5 years clean of all drugs for me. No hard drugs, no 'recreational' (I hate that term so much-I was never told a bigger lie) drugs, no alcohol.

Thanks FDOTM you saved my life mate.

Great Stuff Carl, keep at it. The bloody stuff stays in you forever craving it.

[jeemak]

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Awesome Carl.

Congratulations mate.

[ledge]

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Well we all have one thing we are addicted to .. The Western Bulldog football club and at the moment it is probably the best thing in the world to be addicted to !

[LostDoggy]

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As a matter of interest today is 6.5 years clean of all drugs for me. No hard drugs, no 'recreational' (I hate that term so much-I was never told a bigger lie) drugs, no alcohol.

Thanks FDOTM you saved my life mate.

Sensational work TD!

Having been in a similar position myself about 16 years ago,I know the mental strength it takes
to be able to resist the hourly and daily urges and cravings that the mind and body constantly cry out for.
One day at a time brother,
One day at a time.

#Respect

[Twodogs]

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Sensational work TD!

Having been in a similar position myself about 16 years ago,I know the mental strength it takes
to be able to resist the hourly and daily urges and cravings that the mind and body constantly cry out for.
One day at a time brother,
One day at a time.

#Respect

It's the only way to live, every morning is a good morning these days.

[merantau]

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It's the only way to live, every morning is a good morning these days.

Thanks for sharing with us TD. It's educative for me to hear from someone who's been around the block because I'm guilty of rushing to judgment on Ben Cousins - taking the simplistic view that he is l totally self-centered by choice whereas the addiction has actually removed his choice.

[Scraggers]

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And again !!! This guy needs serious intervention !!!!

[bulldogtragic]

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And again !!! This guy needs serious intervention !!!!

He had an intervention, from the court by way of a violence intervention order, which he's breached. I'm not a fan of the prison system as a form of rehabilitation, but there's a lot more issues than that now. Imprisonment also has stated aims of punishing recidivist offending, ensuring community safety and deterrence to other would be offenders (they'll be a range of views about why, how etc). But at this point the story is get a good lawyer and you can run completely amok through Perth with impunity. His addiction is one angle of these circumstances but it's starting to encompass more and more other issues now. The last thing anyone wants to see is Cousins hurt himself or others and his life trajectory is equal part bad, equal part sad.

[Twodogs]

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He had an intervention, from the court by way of a violence intervention order, which he's breached. I'm not a fan of the prison system as a form of rehabilitation, but there's a lot more issues than that now. Imprisonment also has stated aims of punishing recidivist offending, ensuring community safety and deterrence to other would be offenders (they'll be a range of views about why, how etc). But at this point the story is get a good lawyer and you can run completely amok through Perth with impunity. His addiction is one angle of these circumstances but it's starting to encompass more and more other issues now. The last thing anyone wants to see is Cousins hurt himself or others and his life trajectory is equal part bad, equal part sad.

Agree. It's gone past the point of him just getting busted for possession and drug related offences to really reckless offences against the person. At some stage it goes past "it doesn't make sense to lock me up because I'm off my guts all the time and prison is an awful place to detox". Anyway who are we kidding? Prison has the best drugs.

[ledge]

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At least in prison he isn't going to hurt the innocent bystander or driver. At what stage do we worry about the general public more than him?
Let's face it if he seriously hurt someone now people will ask how many chances does this guy get .. All the signs have been ticked he isn't safe in the community anymore.
It becomes more about the innocent victim than him now.

[GVGjr]

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He's ignoring all the warnings he's been getting and reprimands or fines aren't working.

I was listening to SEN today and apparently even he believes he will be in the big house by Xmas. Whatever it takes to keep him and most importantly others safe should be the main aim.

[LostDoggy]

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At some point when a person's life has spiralled so much out of control, and the people that love you so much have done all they think they can for you,as a last resort to be locked up can be the most sobering realism.
Not only to avoid the harm towards others but also to oneself.
Hope and pray that Ben can get his life back on the track to redemption.