Originally Posted by
hellrzr 
He can justify the drinking all he wants. He drank and no longer has 10 years of continuous sobriety. There's nothing wrong with that and as long as he's honest it is what it is. If he attends AA meetings though and tells people he has 10 years sober he's being dishonest and that's not fair to other people who may actually be 10 years sober. If he's honest and says he had 10 years and decided to drink but didn't like it and now he's back to sobriety that's great and may save others from taking that right hand turn down the road.
I thought this post was interesting, because it went against the grain of the rest of the group. He doesn't attend AA meetings, but what does his sobriety have to do with someone else's and fairness? Why is it not fair to someone else? I just ask that question, because usually when someone uses the word fair, it's because something will effect another person, but maybe not someone else. In this case, sobriety is a personal thing and only the person will be sufferer of their transgressions. What was your meaning?