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Sunday 14 December 2014

“Chit system” ... Non-affiliation? Or something else!


We quote:

“…...... Sad news in America. The family of the woman who was murdered by her court mandated boyfriend has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Her case was the inspiration for the documentary "The Thirteenth Step". I don't know how much you know about our legal system but a civil case which this one would be, the burden of proof is a much lower level than in a criminal case. Civil Cases you only have to reach a level of the preponderance of evidence.


While investigating why AA World Service and New York GSO do not consider our involvement with the courts to have reached the level of Affiliation, I came across the press release that I have attached. It details a the election of a former Sobriety Court Judge to the Board of Trustees. So much for non-affiliation.

If AA chooses to attempt to defend itself by saying it has nothing to do with the courts sending parties to the meetings and the plaintiffs are aware of this Trustee it will not look good in court.

The latest spin in the AA and legal communities is that AA participation is "Court Offered" not "Court Ordered" mean while the Detractors of AA continue to refer to it as "Coerced Participation" the latter seems more accurate to me.

I believe the Documentary will be coming out soon which will be another load of negative press directly attributable to the Affiliation with the Courts issue. Here's a link of the documentary. I'll forward an email I received from the producer. It has a past Trustee in it and its not flattering to AA in the least.


Cheers

The Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous)

PS Our thanks to our correspondent

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