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noting that someone has a drug/alcohol problem is not in ANY sense a violation of anonymity.
11. -- Our relations with the general public should be characterized by personal anonymity. We think A. A. ought to avoid sensational advertising. Our names and pictures as A.A. members ought not be broadcast, filmed or publicly printed. Our public relations should be guided by the principle of attraction rather than promotion. There is never need to praise ourselves. We feel it better to let our friends recommend us.
12. --And finally, we of Alcoholics Anonymous believe that the principle of anonymity has an immense spiritual significance. It reminds us that we are to place principles before personalities; that we are actually to practice a genuine humility. This to the end that our great blessings may never spoil us; that we shall forever live in thankful contemplation of Him who presides over us all.
...[Dr. Bob] said there were two ways to break the Anonymity Tradition: (1) by giving your name at the public level of press or radio; (2) by being so anonymous that you can't be reached by other drunks. - Dr. Bob and the Good Old Timers, page 264
the "burden" of anonymity lies at the level of the individual MEMBER of AA. you aren't calling him out, he's not even an active MEMBER of the program, this isn't about his active program of recovery, this is about the devastation wrought due to his drinking/drug use........ie THE CONSEQUENCES of his behaviors.
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