Re: Phoenix House disappointment

[Ken in MD <seahawkman2001@xxxxxxxxx>]

>>I may try and find a place more suitable to visit
around here.<<

Actually I think a place that deals with addiction,
abuse, and recovery would be a good place to talk this
out.  However, I'd recommend giving them a call first,
maybe even trying to talk with the director or someone
like that.  Just showing up and hoping to catch
someone to talk to about Pete sounds iffy. 

>>You seem to see the "research" defense as
something he made up to cover up his real motives.<<

I don't read that in Kevin's remarks at all.  He is
making a good faith effort to address the troubling
aspects Pete's actions, statements, and attitude
present.  Unlike others here he is not burying his
head in the sand.  When Pete was finally free to speak
and compared his "soul-trauma" in being placed on the
sex offenders registry with the trauma of sex abuse
victims, it is troubling.  When he describes what he
admitted to doing as a "technical offence" it is
troubling.

Personally, I was hoping the first open statements he
made would have less to do with prevaricating his own
situation and more to do with acknowleding he made
mistakes, albeit well-intentioned ones.  In some ways
I'm more disappointed at the tone and content of his
"Free but Branded" diary than *anything* that he may
have done before.  At least before he had the balls to
say "I'm a GradeOne addict-accident waiting to happen"
instead of whining that he's a victim of unfair laws.

Ken     

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I SUPPORT PETE TOWNSHEND.
NO 'What Ifs' NECESSARY. 
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