Jesse had an awfully difficult time keeping a job. As a matter of fact, because of his indolence and lack of motivation, he was out of a job far more frequently than he was in a state of employment. And when he did get employment, he had an awfully difficult time getting to work when his shift started, he regularly received less than great performance assessments, and he called off sick so frequently that he commonly got fired just a few weeks after he began working. To no one’s wonder, one of the consequences of Jesse’s less than positive employment record was the fact that he was virtually broke almost everyday.
In spite of Jesse’s irresponsible employment history and financial laxity, then again, in some way he made it his business to drink in an irresponsible manner on an everyday basis.
So it came as no big jolt when Jesse got arrested for a fourth DWI. When he went to court, the magistrate clearly stated to Jesse that his alcohol-related actions was shameful and, as a consequence, he was going to sentence Jesse to serve eight months in jail.
Time While Locked Up In Jail To Think About The Damaging Effects of Abusive Drinking
During his time while locked up in jail, Jesse was required to learn more about alcohol facts, about the demoralizing consequences of thoughtless drinking, and he was expected to get alcohol counseling. The judge stressed the fact that unless Jesse receives professional alcohol counseling and discovers how to live a life of abstinence, he will more likely than not be spending a lot more time in the city jail.
Jesse articulated that he grasped what the judge was saying but he still believed that jail was not the most productive judgment. The judge saw things differently and declared that it was his professional responsibility to keep alcohol dependent people off the streets who drive and drink and who get arrested for a DUI. To substantiate this view, the magistrate articulated some respected, comprehensively researched alcohol statistics that emphasized some of the disruptive consequences that are related to excessive and abusive drinking.
Although Jesse realized that he drank in an excessive and irresponsible manner, he never believed that he was an alcohol dependent person. So it was a rude awakening when Jesse started to experience symptoms of alcohol withdrawal nearly eight hours after getting locked up in the municipal jail.
To treat his symptoms of alcohol withdrawal in a safe manner, Jesse was taken by ambulance to a drug and alcohol rehabilitation hospital for alcohol detoxification and then returned to the local jail. While locked up in the city jail Jesse was given alcohol rehab but since he received this rehabilitation as something that was forced upon him, he did not take ownership of his excessive and irresponsible drinking.
When his time behind bars was finished, the judge without wavering announced to Jesse that he would be under rigorous surveillance and would be required to take random breath alcohol tests.
Jessie’s Hazardous and Irresponsible Drinking Stops Him From Living in a Productive and Mature Manner
After hearing how Jesse was unsuccessful in taking ownership of his drinking problem and how he unwillingly followed the rehab policy and procedures while in the county jail, the magistrate knew that it was only a matter of time before he would be seeing Jesse once again in court about his irresponsible drinking behavior. As the magistrate reflected on Jesse’s situation, he couldn’t help but think about how some people never ”get it” and learn how to live in an adult and effective manner.
