Raped In Childhood Barry Lopez Exposes Pedophile AA Member Harry Shier In ‘Sliver of Sky’ Article

The Sanitarium Pedophile Harry Shier finally exposed by his victim Barry Lopez. The walls of hidden problems in AA are crumbling

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Submitted by JR Harris on Sat, 02/23/2013 – 14:51

Harry Shier ran a Sanitarium in San Fernando Valley California in 1952 dealing mainly with Alcoholics in Alcoholics Anonymous General Service Area 93 covering Districts 1, 2, 7, 11, 16 an 17 (http://www.sfvaa.org/Service.html). In a shocking expose’ by his victim Barry Lopez, the lax controls of the people who often run these facilities and the link between Alcoholics Anonymous enabling them through their active participation in these “autonomous” organizations is glaringly shown by a heart wrenching story of the abuse of the victim of this pedophile. it should be remembered that Alcoholics Anonymous actively recruits its members from jails and prisons and it is not just for DUIs anymore. They go after the violent criminals, rapists and con men also and they use the court system under their “Cooperation with the Professional Community” (CPC), “Public information) (PI) or “Hospitals and Institutions” (H&I) committees to get as many new prospects as possible.

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Bobby Brown Mandated To AA Meetings After 3rd DUI Conviction Plus 55 days in Jail

Bobby Brown was sentenced again to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings three times a week. This is his third DUI conviction. Whitney Houston’s x- husband Bobby Brown does not seemed to have helped being an AA member. He should tell the judge that he wants to try SMART Recovery www.smartrecovery.org  He might then have a fighting chance.

Bobby Brown sentenced to 55 days in jail on drunk-driving charge

Singer has until March 20 to report to LA jail

By / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Singer Bobby Brown’s driver’s license was suspended following a DUI conviction last year.

 Bobby Brown is poised to be a new addition to the Los Angeles County Jail.

The troubled singer has been slapped with a 55-day jail sentence after pleading no contest Tuesday to a drunken-driving charge, the gossip website TMZ reported Tuesday.

Brown, 44, the former husband of the late Whitney Houston, has until March 20 to surrender to Los Angeles county jail.

He was also ordered to attend three Alcoholics Anonymous meeting a week until he goes to jail and to complete an 18-month alcohol program as part of his probation. Continue reading

Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Disrupted By Drunk Criminal With 35 Arrests

This intoxicated man had just been released from jail 9 days before he got arrested again at an AA Alano Club meeting very drunk.

Intoxicated Man Disrupts Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting, Police Say

Sarah Millard   February 17, 2013

Jacob J. Smith, 34, had 35 prior arrests before an incident at the Alano Club on West Broadway, according to a criminal complaint.

An intoxicated homeless man is accused of being so boisterous that he disrupted an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at a club for recovering addicts Feb. 9 in Waukesha.

Jacob J. Smith, 34, is charged with resisting an officer and disorderly conduct. If convicted, he faces up to one year in jail and $11,000 in fines.

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Man Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting 6 Sleeping Women Starts Own AA Meeting

This man gets off really easy with only 2 years of jail after sexually assaulting a woman sleeping. He already had a previous 2.5 year sentence for sexually assaulting 5 women while they were sleeping or passed out in 2005. Before being sentenced he attended AA meetings and even started his very own AA meeting! Is anyone warning the minors and women in his meeting what a habitual sex offender he is? I seriously doubt it. This just shows how AA allows anyone to start a meeting and be a sponsor.

Narcotics Anonymous Member Threatens to Kill Everybody at NA Meeting Inside Delray Beach Church

Man already wanted for threatening to kill at a church now accused of impersonating Boynton cop photo

Narcotics Anonymous member Tair Karimov threatend to shoot up people attending an NA meeting and killing everybody in January. This man was Baker Acted on December 25th 2012. Later he pretended to be an undercover cop and robbed someone.

The pastor of the church was not very happy of not being told of the incident at his church as stated here.The pastor of the church, Dr. Charles Mory, told WPBF 25 News he was never made aware of the threats.

“I have people arriving here all the time and I’m sure when they get out of their car they think this is a safe place,” Mory said. “So, yes, I think we should have been notified.”

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Julia Franzen Covered In Blood Arrested For Stabbing Her AA Member Mother Nancy Franzen

AA member Nancy Franzen’s daughter Julia Franzen has been arrested in her murder. Julia Franzen had a history of arrests and mental problems. This is such a tragic story. Even though I do not know if Julia Franzen was mandated to AA for her arrests, I do know that her Mother was very involved in Alcoholics Anonymous. After reading this story I could not help but wonder what led up to this? True the daughter was very troubled indeed. Did her Mom being an AA member impact this very volatile situation in a positive or negative way? AA is known for telling people not to take their meds, and look poorly on the professional mental health community. They also are known for encouraging people to look at their part in it, and going through confessions.

Did the fact that Nancy Franzen was an AA member help or hurt her and her family in the end? R.I.P. Nancy Franzer.

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HOW 12 STEP ADDICTION TREATMENT DOES NOT WORK ACCORDING TO ‘INSIDE REHAB’

This is wonderful to see a book written about the obvious failings of 12 step addiction treatment inside America’s rehab industry. Anne M. Fletcher also sites many solid evidenced based options and alternatives to the current archaic model of the majority of rehabs.

“Inside Rehab”: How it could work better, and why it doesn’t

A startling new investigation of addiction programs says 28 days and 12 steps add up to inadequate treatment

Sunday February 3, 2013

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Maybe Amy Winehouse had a point: However flippant that sounds, many a reader will be thinking it (or something like it) after finishing Anne M. Fletcher’s “Inside Rehab.” Fletcher visited 15 addiction-treatment programs, from the high-end to the bare-bones, and interviewed staffers, researchers, experts and over a hundred clients and their families. She collected data from an impressively wide range of studies and surveys. Nearly 3 million Americans seek help for substance-use disorders in specialty facilities annually (not including the nearly 2.5 million who opt for self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous) and we spend $35 billion on treating these disorders, so it’s surprising how little most of us know about what goes on in rehab.

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