After they have spent a lot of time robbing cheating and theivingband also spreading disease thru prostitution ,should they be rewarded with a well paying job
2007-11-29 22:12:31 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
SO they should be rewarded for stopping theiving ,prostitution and such ? It looks like it is 90% drug users answering this .
2007-11-29 22:33:10 · update #1
No, they choose to be an ar$hole in the first place.
No sympathy from me.
2007-11-29 22:23:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
As much as hate that society gives a pat on the back to junkies that have Quit their drug of choice
and don't give them to the people who don't start at all. I must admit that as long as they have the education and are completely free from drugs or alcohol then they might be the best person to tell a person the ills of their ways by experience. No person that has a problem wants someone who doesn't know how there feeling tell them why they should quit. So I guess as long as they have done the work to get there Yes they should get the well paying counselor job.
2007-11-29 22:26:17 · answer #2 · answered by smile4u 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not all drug addicts are theives and prostitutes!
People who have made the effort to reform and rehabillitate deserve another chance at living a normal life. There are people who genuinely want to turn their life around and rebuild their relationships with familys. Don't they deserve this chance?
When you say councellors, are you refering to them becoming Councellors who help other's with drug addicition etc? If so, then yes surely they are in the best position to help others - they have the understanding about the struggle people have with addiction. Being a drug worker isn't an easy job!!!
2007-11-29 22:37:23 · answer #3 · answered by Taloollah 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that unless you have been in the position of being a drug addict I don't think that you can really help someone through a drug addiction.
Ex drug addicts often do go on to become drug counsellors because they want to offer help that maybe they didnt have when they were in that position. This means that they actually retrain as counsellors and go through college and university the same as any counsellor who has not been a drug addict.
It is not like they are given a cushy job two minutes after they stop taking heroin.
2007-11-30 00:00:21 · answer #4 · answered by Lady Claire - Hates Bigotry 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So you are saying no one should ever get a 2nd chance? I think that is pretty cruel not to. I don't know about you but if I had a drug problem and was trying to quit I much rather take advice from someone who has been there done that then from someone who hasn't. It's like at Weight Watchers...their instructors are people who have lost weight through them and motivating people who are just starting. Like I said, I much rather get advice from someone who has been in the same predicament because they can honestly say "I know what you're going through and this is what to expect and you can kick the habit because I'm proof it works".
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Ok, I really have to laugh now. I was reading some responses you gave and you answered a question recently "Do you judge people?" and your response was no, never. HA! What are you doing now? You're contradicting yourself.
2007-11-29 22:25:51 · answer #5 · answered by mageta8 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i think its a good idea to have a counselor who was an ex junkie. i dont agree with paying them better. if i were to get help on drinking for example, i could relate to someone who has kicked the habit better then someone with a 4 year degree who has never delt with the issue. if the ex junkie choses to be a counselor i think they have earned there respect in a way. they went through alot by giving up there habit and in there past they might have done alot of terrible things to get to that point, but who are we to judge them? just because they made mistakes doesnt make them bad people. everyone in life makes mistakes and that doesnt mean that they cant become productive people in society again.
2007-11-29 22:21:10 · answer #6 · answered by Lucky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if counselling is well paid I thought most where volunteers. But your right we seem to reward people who have done wrong and then turned there lives around more than people who didn't break the law in the first place.
2007-11-29 22:23:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not as a reward, but people who have successfully kick a habit are more successful at helping other to quit than people who have never been addicted.
I hate to think that well paying jobs are so scarce in our economy that having one is considered a big "reward".
2007-11-29 22:20:37 · answer #8 · answered by meg 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
If they turn their lives around and are capable of performing the job, why not? They have actually been where these junkies are now and probably have the best advice for them.
2007-11-29 23:45:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I knew one of those councillors and most of them are still into drugs weather it be less harm-full ones or actually selling the stuff!
I know we should generalise but it was the majority.
They are the best people to help though as they have the experience.
2007-11-29 22:21:43 · answer #10 · answered by always right 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why the hell not???!!!!!
if they can get someone else off drugs or even stop at lease one person from going on it then the world is a little better off!
being addicted is a disease and if you havent seen someone experience it or even experienced it yourself then you havent got a clue what it is like and dont have the right to have an opinion on what they should and shouldnt be able to do
2007-11-29 22:26:02 · answer #11 · answered by clare w 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋