A girl from the program got arrested today.
The accusation: Over $600 in retail theft.
Her plea: Guilty.
And less than 2 weeks left till graduation. She was on a smooth sail to freedom-until today-when she got caught. Her little stealing rampage has apparently been under the radar from day one, when she was hired 4 months ago. How it took this long for anyone to find out, I don't know. She's good.
But I don't understand how people can make such terribly stupid choices. She's a very smart girl-at least academically-but has proved to us that she hasn't learned jack about integrity. She's lied to us and her work. I really thought she was better than this and almost feel betrayed by her. This girl has been locked up on and off for a couple years, but she has been in this program for 8 months, worked hard to maintain sobriety, gained trust, learned valuable life skills, and was 1 week and 2 days away from total freedom. And then CRASH! Her happy little world comes crashing in. All of that was for what? Some new clothes, jewelry, and a stash of cash. She even asked me to go to court for her on the 18th to tell her judge "how well she's done." But of course, she's lost all trust and will be starting completely over. Now she'll have a new outfit that she doesn't even have to steal! It's bright orange, and in one piece! Just what she wanted...
How disappointing.
2 comments:
holy cow. I've tried to put myself in their shoes and it just comes down to integrity or self worth or something. It's like too much for them to handle. That's really sad. Sorry Alison.
Geez that sucks. I'm sorry Al.
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