Why did they give him probation twice? I don't get it.  Was the judge swayed by his nice speech about how he wanted something different for his life. He could have gotten that even with his first offense altho it would have been a lot harder.

It's sad because so many fall due to the use of drugs & alcohol and it's just so unnecessary. People don't need alcohol, drugs, or cigarettes to live. They do need air, food, and water, but not the other.

I was an accomplished figure skater when I was in my teens. I was considered a natural and olympic material.  Then came the drugs from the hippie years & l got caught up in it all & ruin my chances of the life I guess I dreamed about. I had a choice and made the wrong one. There was a reason, but not an excuse. The life of a drug addict and alcoholic continued off & on for a few years, then I finally got it! I think it helped that I had a father in the program of AA. How many of us step up to do an intervention with someone we care about.