Old 11-30-2014, 04:05 PM
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A few years ago two young girls were abducted and murdered in this area. No one has been arrested but it it is common suspicion that one girl's stepfather is the likely culprit. The case is notorious here.
Both sets of parents have been arrested multiple times for drug offenses (meth) and at least 2 are in jail right now.
One night I was at the adjoining Alanon meeting and there were lots of whispers going around. Turns out the stepfather attended the AA meeting and had left in the middle to go outside and get high (he did it right outside the Alanon room window) then returned.
One of the Alanon guys (a retired cop) was pretty fired up about it. Said he wasn't going to "protect that SOB's anonymity", etc. It was pretty upsetting and we weren't sure what to do. Several members had observed the illegal activity, and we knew one phone call mentioning that guy's name would bring an army of law enforcement to the building.
We actually discussed it at length in the meeting. Considered personal safety of members, and also the 12th tradition. The upshot was, the guy hadn't endangered the life of anyone at the meeting, except his own, and to report his transgression might possibly deter those seeking true recovery through AA or Alanon because of his notoriety. Someone also made the point that if he was sitting in a meeting (or getting high in the parking lot) he wasn't out raping and murdering 10 year old girls. So we left it alone, according to our group conscience.
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