Here’s Why Alcohol Can Ruin Lives…
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On August 28, 2021, dispatch advised they received a 911 hang-up call in Rice Lake, WI. Officers responded to the address and a female stated her husband had a drinking problem and wouldn’t leave her alone. She further mentioned he had a revoked license and drove off while possibly being under the influence. He was later located at a gas station where officers ordered him out of his vehicle. Instead, he ignored them, locked the doors, and pondered an escape plan.
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These kid cops are WEIRD! Why are they in there surrounding him in intimidating silence like that? And the “I’m getting a smell, can you get in there? At 13:52 and the other cops response…just really strange…
This guy doesn't need alcohol to be a piece of crap. And for choosing the be with a guy like this, his ex is likely a piece of work herself.
@@archangel2781 STOP JUDGING PEOPLE
@@Av-vd3wk Because they are letting him incriminate himself, and he's doing a great job at it.
@@jamedlock83 Afraid of change
Gave up drinking after my wife looked at me one night when I was in the bottom of a bottle and she told me that she didn’t see “me” anymore that I was a shell of the man she married and I wasn’t the father my kids needed. After that I realized I was in a low point and I sat the bottle down and haven’t picked it up in a year and a half. Sometimes a person needs to see how low they truly are before they admit their problem and get help.
Keep it up big dog
Good shit dude.. stay true to it
Wow! That's amazing! I can imagine that's not easy to do. You should be really proud of yourself.
I’m glad you were able to turn it around! Keep going buddy and never give up!
proud of you, keep it up. i wish my father would quit. i remember begging him at 8, so mad that he seemed to not care at us that one night around that age, as he wobbled up the stairs, i thought of just pushing him down to get him out of our lives. kids are way more effected/aware than adults give them credit for. i’m 21 now, he’s still an alcoholic and the damage he has done to all of us is monumental.
all this to say, you’re incredibly strong for putting the bottle down, and more importantly, putting your family first. you have no idea how much it means to them. congratulations on ur sobriety, stick to it! ❤
The struggle is real. I'm the ex-husband of an alcoholic/addict. 23 years together. Her last relapse was the worst I've ever seen. I've had emergency custody of our 2 kids since March. She still fights, lashes out, plays a victim and minimizes her actions. Her parents enable her behavior. Our teenage daughter doesn't want to see her. Our son can see her as long as it's supervised. I really wish she would stop hurting the family and get some real help. I'm going bankrupt with attorneys. Felt good letting that out. Happy to see so many comments from people who have "been there" living a sober life. Gives me hope.
Hang in there..it sounds really hard for you and your kids... maybe go no contact...if she’s insinuating herself and alcohol into your lives. 🙏
@@paulabrown6840 kind of hard to go no contact like that with an ex wife, and it’s her kids too. But I getcha
Hugs from the same world you live in. There are a lot of good people out there still suffering at the hands of alcoholics. There are about as many alcoholics who have progressed to recovery, and the families rejoice. Hang in there. Al-Anon is an amazing support group. If you haven't already, you might want to check it out.
Best wishes to you. I hope you keep up the fight for the sake of your kids health and life, and your sanity.
Be strong my friend, you sound like a wonderful father your children are lucky to have you. It's sad that it's costing you so much money to keep your children safe.
Here's another example: In 1977, a beautiful young 20 yr old woman was killed by a drunk driver in Corpus Christi, TX, one day after receiving her Associate's Degree in Computer Science and accepting a full scholarship for her baccalaureate degree. Forty-six years later, there is no "getting over" or 'closure"--that's a myth. The drunk driver went on to live a happy life, but our family is still serving a life sentence of grief and loss.
That's heart wrenching! I'm so sorry. ❤️🙏❤️
My deepest condolences to you are yours. My husband lost his life a year ago due to someone else’s criminal negligence. The sentence given does not replace him. I understand. There’s no such thing as closure. Love and hugs.
I'm impressed with the strength of those car windows
He had window tint on them, so more or less a large adhesive sticker kept it together
I was thinking the same thing, i had window tint on my ford explorer and i was able to punch them out to get my keys out when i locked them in. Window tint doesnt matter
neweer cars have laminated side windows.
Incompetent is all over these RUclips videos
A wooden stick isn't the best tool to break auto glass.
Keep these videos coming, man. As a recovering alcoholic, nothing helps me stay off it like videos like this. Half a year already, partially thanks to you. Thanks again.
I relate to this a lot. I’ve maintained sobriety feeling sorry for the alcoholic that still suffers.
Youre on the right track. Keep up the sobriety!!
Good job!
great job, keep it going! each day is a new win from this horrible addiction.
Congrats, keep up the great work on your sobriety❤️
Once I heard a man say something that stuck with me till this day. I think about it all the time and it truly changed the way I look at life and sobriety.
He said "sobriety has given me everything drugs and alcohol promised me".
I'm telling you these are words to live by.
Somewhat similar to what a good friend told me:
“Alcohol has never done anything FOR me, but it sure has done a lot TO me.”
Bro you can say this 100000 times. This is so true. God damnit so fucking true. Alcohol and drugs fucking make literal endless debts in your mind.
If I put my sobriety first, everything that’s second, becomes first class!!!!! Not to mention having a life beyond any dream I could make up!!!!!
@@wally2786 You got it👍🏼
marihuana isnt a drug
the way he talked to the officers even while in handcuffs… i can’t imagine how he treated his wife
Oh Im sure hes a real bread winner for her
Wearing a wife beater...
I was thinking the same thing the whole time!! I was about to write a comment telling all women to take a good look at him & his behavior towards cops while he's literally in handcuffs saying he'd like a chance at two of them (obviously threatening them) ... But then the video ended with the update that the dude died before his charges even got taken care of! With a record of drinking and driving like his, and driving without a license for almost 20 years ... Wonder what the chances are his death was alcohol related.
Hope his wife is able to find peace & finally feel safe.
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@@MrGoombasticveryFantastic its I'm NOT im& its he's,NOT hes!
The cops in this video dealing with Josh are friggin' amazing. After everything he put them through at the little convenience store, especially when he rammed their vehicles with his car, they treated him with such total respect after they had him handcuffed. Asking if he was injured, being careful of his bad shoulder, and just being insanely nice to him in general.
When they started breaking the glass, pulled him out and got him on the ground...man...very good police
I honestly think it's overboard. How can any , potentially dangerous, criminal take a cop or a cop's threats serious when they act so docile (asking him to exit the car at least 10 times before they take the next step). That's not how you deal with kids and it should not be how you deal with criminals. The old saying, you give an inch they take a mile comes to mind.
@@lucialuciferion6720 I don’t agree with you at all. We shouldn’t encourage violence among cops..
I can tell that you’re American from your comment. Why does it always have to be violence first?
@@Orvvv200 Because a gentle approach is not going to be respected or listened to. Get real now, if someone gently asks you if you could please do something or else they are going to slap you gently on your wrist, would you do it or laugh?
@@lucialuciferion6720it’s much easier to prove that the suspect is uncooperative when you’re being nice than if you’re coming in at full force.
The police doesn’t want to use force (and maybe even injure themselves) so they’ll take any chance they get to have it done the easy way.
The law is going to be enforced no matter how much respect they may or may not have.
I’ve been sober for three years but still struggle with the shame of my drinking. Hope one day I can forgive myself.
I mean it is a disease and for three years that's not easy you made a change that no one can force be proud of the fact that you are recovering one day at a time
Don't have shame Because you had the strength to did recovery be proud of yourself
Celebrate your clear mind. ✌🏼
No shame in having this disease. I also struggled with this horrible addiction. I have been sober and clean for almost 12 years. It is a disease not a character flaw. Sadly, shame goes with this sickness. I had people tell me if I was a real man all I had to do was just stop drinking. I was to,d that I had weak willpower and needed to just toughen up and quit. I had a Doctor explain to me that willpower has nothing to do with it. He gave me this example which has stuck with me. He said “tell those who say just quit to go purchase a bottle of Milk of Magnesium and drink the whole bottle. Then tell them to use willpower to not shit their pants. If they can do that then I can buy their willpower theory. You have much to be proud of for being able to quit and break the cycle. Let go of the “shame “ idea ! You have a disease and holding on to that thought of shame instead increases you chances of relapse.
Be proud of where you are at No where you have been.
Try a little tenderness toward yourself. You are a marvellous human being and we all forgive you. You’ve beaten your demons back, don’t add another. You don’t need it.
Best of luck,
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That window held up better than my last relationship
😂
Bruh that window had its life together man
😅🤭
Many newer model cars are being made with laminated side windows much like the windshield to stop people from being ejected in a car accident.
Ahhhaaahh
I was a heavy drinker and used drugs "on the weekends"....I did so many things I regret while under the influence. I lost relationships and some friends because of my behavior. Everyone here in recovery knows what I'm talking about. Stay sober and keep trying to do better.
Make up for it by not being abusive anymore 🤷
The _amount_ of people in this comment section that have kicked alcohol's ass is inspiring and makes me want to cry tears of joy!
You are ALL worth being sober, being present in your very own lives~ I know life is hard and painful at times, but you can do this....and you're _worth it._
You matter.
You are loved.
You are worthy of so much.
My mom grew up in an alcoholic home. Her parents were violent. My grandfather would drive her and her siblings around town while he was drunk, accidents happened, people on bikes were hit, grandpa blacked out many times, one time he was in jail and due to it being a small bayou town in Louisiana, my pawpaw was friends with the jailers, they gave him a cigarette in his cell and he almost *BURNED THE WHOLE JAIL DOWN!*
I love my grandpa/Pawpaw....but he must have been in so much pain, and the ripple affects of the alcohol abuse have carried far and wide. Especially to us kids and our kids. 😢
I'm working through my own anger at my mom and dad for things that happened in my childhood and remembering what she lived through as a child of two alcoholics helps me empathize with her.... thanks to all of you!!❤
I was in conrol of my drinking until suddenly I wasn't, and I lost my family, my home, my job and so much more. Things happen slowly, then they happen quickly. To anyone still struggling with sobriety, it's worth the battle. Keep doing what you're doing
I have the same T-shirt, you're right but everyone must find their own reason, hopefully before it's too late. Encouragement like yours can help so much and so many.
Yup me too. I got to the point of blacking out everytime I would drink. One night my wife filmed me and I was a little freaked out by what I saw. I had to decide that morning if I was ever going to drink again and I chose my family. Sober for 8 years now. I love waking up every day not feeling like shit. Best decision I ever made!
"I was in conrol of my drinking until suddenly I wasn't"
Betcha if you ask your family when you lost control, it was a lot earlier than you think.
@@spiff311 i never went down that road but i’ve been down the road of trying to take my life and last year on labor day i wrecked my car into a tree at 105 mph and survived. It’s been a year almost and i’m the happiest i’ve been in a long ass time. The battle is worth fighting.
Absolutely,& ask for God’s help.Admitting you have a problem is NOT a sign of weakness,it is a sign of COURAGE!!! You don’t realize how many lives are effected with both your drinking and you quitting.
I love how he calmly says " what's all this about" while the cops are smashing his car from all sides. lol
Lmfao
4:40
I don't know. I think it was a valid question he's really confused. Lol
Can you see me not resisting!!!
@@cosmicabyss7358 he may not have been PHYSICALLY resisting, but he was still not complying with what they were saying. That's still resisting
@@SkiggsMoDiggs No, that's what the perp said in the vid.
Sorry I didn't put it in quotations. Lol
I can't imagine how difficult the relationship was for the lady who was married to this entity.
In a passive aggressive manner, he ignored multiple POLICE OFFICERS armed around him, yelling at him while breaking his car windows.
I think there used to be a diagnosis for passive aggressive personality disorder, it's not in current manuals
5 years sober and clean from drugs and alcohol. Best choice I ever made! Congratulations to everyone on the path to sobriety! We got this! 👊🏻💙💪🏻😊✌🏻🤗🤘🏻
Does more sex help?
@@ugiswrong Well it definitely doesn't make it worse. 😂 To be honest, unless you are going through intense withdrawals, sex obviously would keep you busy and help with the cravings (urges) of wanting to get high. I got recommend to a Suboxone clinic and that helped with my addiction to opiates and narcotic pain pills. So, hey... whatever works for you...don't wait till tomorrow cuz tomorrow might be too late. Get help now! 👍🏻 Trust me, it is 💯% worth it!!!! Best of health to you and your loved ones. ✌🏻🤗🙋🏼♀️🤘🏻😊
As a former child of alcoholic parents, I hope you all who are sober now know just how fucking proud I am of you. My mom passed of a brain aneurysm due to heavy addictions and stress, so please stop while you can
Help is out there and you are so loved
Much love bro❤
@@qthedoggy7898 appreciate it dude, much love 🖤 ☮️
What a beautiful, heart breaking comment. I am 2 1/2 years sober from alcohol (no probs with anything else, thank God). It took an NDE to get the help I so desperately needed. I had to do it for myself, for my own life. Nice side effect to that was and is that my family no longer avoids me, and they trust and respect me now. I am grateful for my sober life every single day. I hold that very dear and close to my chest. It saddens me greatly every time ANYONE dies from this. I'm not your mom, but I would hug you anyway.
@@timberwolf5631 thank you for this. I’m so proud of you and I don’t even know you, but I just know from my own experiences that your family is proud of you as well. I can only hope you’re also proud of yourself, because you did the work !!
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I’m not your family but I would hug you as well
@@tomatoenthusiast 🫂🤗
I’m 95 days sober. Everyday I’m reminded of why I quit drinking. Eventually I would’ve gotten a DUI or killed someone or myself. My life without alcohol is the best decision I’ve made in my life so far.
Congratulations! I just got 5 months clean 2 days ago. I understand the struggle. Continue to work hard towards recovery, which gives enormous freedom.
Keep up the good work
Alcohol is the worst for real i dont know how your legal situation is in your state but you could maybe try smoking weed instead im not talking about everyday but every once in a while at weekends might help you with your addiction
Good luck Brother. One day at a time, then weeks, years and live a good life.
Congratulations. I bet you feel better overall as well. Just keep drinking lots of water!
He comes across as a raging covert narcissist. It’s alarming, I escaped (literally in the middle of the night) from someone like this two months ago. It’s not WHAT they say, it’s HOW they say it…the demeanor, smart-ass, controlling (yet Im-the victim) behavior. No amount of therapy will help the vast majority of people like this. Especially people like this who also use substances. Not changing…he probably caused a lot more pain in his life that he endured. Just sayin.
I completely agree with u with how u describe being w a narcissist. I was thinking the same throughout the vid. The behavior is so scary
Most of my dad's side of the family are either heavy drinkers, or alcoholics, and I always promised myself if I ever felt the *need* for a drink, I'd dump out everything in the place and never touch the stuff again. I count myself supremely lucky that I've never felt that need, and I applaud all of those who took that first huge step to sobriety after fighting their addictions. Much respect.
My father died from heart failure from drinking. Doctors told him he had to quit drinking cause his heart was failing and he told them he couldn’t stop. He would go to work and come home and immediately start drinking until 1 or 2 in the morning. He eventually lost consciousness and went without breathing for too long and ended up brain dead and we had to make the decision to remove all life support and let him go. This is why I will never drink. He never got to meet my son and I will not do that to my son when he is older.
I'm sorry about that man. Just to let you know, there are many sons and daughters of alcoholics and drug addicts that are in your shoes. Children of alcoholic and drug-addicted parents usually hate the stuff that killed their parents and made their childhood more difficult.
You know first hand what alcohol does. I know firsthand what drugs do as well. However, It's our own sons and daughters we need to worry about. They also carry the gene of addiction, and they need to see firsthand what that stuff does.
Alcoholism and drug addiction often skips a generation due to the sober parent shielding their kids from the evils and results of addiction. Then the kids get curious and may start an addiction since they are prone to the addiction itself.
My cousin's dad died from a fatty liver, hepatitis, and cirrhosis due to drinking. He doesn't drink, and he always preached to his kids about how alcohol and drugs destroy lives. But kids usually dont take the message seriously.
One day, he did over-hear his 14-year old kid talking about going to a party with alcohol. So they both (with his other son, who is 11 years old) went to skid row in LA to talk with the addicts there. They were actually very encouraging and candid when speaking to them- most were people who had sound mind and body before they tried drugs, and their rampant drug use brought forth drig-induced psychosis and other mental illness. that trip proved effective because it scared the crap outta those kids.
Im so sorry to hear that. This story hits home because my father is the same way. He doesnt want to stop
Sorry for your loss, just experienced something similar with my best friend.
In my religion: drinking alcohol is prohibited
@@user-op4rv3zj4c good for you. Beating your wife is still acceptable though?
Been clean off of fentanyl for over 27 months now. Couldn't be more proud.
You speaking from the grave or what?
Keep up the fight brother
How are you doing now ?
@@tiaguile6854 amazing thank you for asking! I started doing it because I was self medicating since I couldn't find a doctor to help me with my pain, and was using the bathroom over 30 times a day because they removed most of my bowels. Ever since I was put on methadone, a lot of that stopped but I still can't get out of bed with my pain sometimes, but I'm still clean off of fentanyl for 43 months!:)
Man that last bit turned left sharpley for me 😂
I love how he calm asks "whats this all about" after violently ramming the cruisers behind him LMFAO
I’m a recovering heroin addict . Haven’t stuck a needle in my arm in over 5 years. Addiction is a horrible thing and hurts so many people . The last time I used I overdosed in a public bathroom and nodded out to where my face fell into the toilet. I aspirated toilet water and my heart stopped . A random citizen found me and did cpr until the paramedics could get there and narcan me. Haven’t touched a needle since. Hope everyone out there suffering with addiction and suffering with family members who struggle with addiction get help and peace .
good for you for getting help and over coming your addiction 🌸
It's been 18 years for me. It can be done. Everyone talks about the odds being so far against you but if you want your life back bad enough anything is possible.
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I am so glad you are alive ❤
@@tonyontilt3522 hey now (~)};) that's beautiful brother. NFA 💀🌹⚡
I quit drinking 16 years ago and I STILL need to watch videos like this to remind myself why.
IKR? It’s a great deterrent. I quit drinking 13 years ago.
It's a good reminder how destructive alcohol really is. People love to glorify it and act like drinking isn't that bad, but I really think that is just an excuse. I admire anyone for taking the difficult road and getting sober.
been trying to quit since nov. failing hard
@@wemissedyounate
I know. You can do it. Its the hardest thing to do in my life by far. Watching these type of videos help
@@wemissedyounate You're not failing, it's not like that. As long as you keep trying, your not failing.
I went through nearly the exact same situation minus the children.
My sincerest condolences to his wife, children, and family.
Those cops should probably upgrade their window breaking equipment!😅
When the drunkard said “are you scared” all patronizing and the other cop said “no I’m the scared one, he’s pretty strong” I laughed out loud.
69th like 😏
Man I’m brought to tears by all the people in this comment section that are THRIVING and living their lives naturally. Keep it up. I don’t know you guys but I do know that I love you and I love your efforts. Please continue choosing the clean path. ❤
Thank you 😌
Poor guy died. That's just another soul lost to alcohol. Tragic situation that plays out every day everywhere in the world. Good to hear so many here have beaten it. They all tell us that it's an illness these days but it's actually more about weakness in the proper analysis. That's why regardless of what your demon was, you all who have beaten it have shown great strength any enjoy so much of our admiration.
coool .. Ill drink to that ...
I hope all the people struggling with alcohol or any other addiction to break the habit for good. I personally grew up to an alcoholic parents and cocaine flooded neighborhood. I endured many struggles growing up. I was addicted to alcohol during my adulthood years and barely survived cocaine, and I hit rock bottom in all of life aspects financially, physically, relationship, career etc. I'm very lucky that I have met my Muslim neighbor in Brooklyn who saw me breaking down one day and was by my side and never left me as if I'm his brother. I'm very thankful that I decided to go to the Mosque and converted to Islam. I've got my life purpose back now I'm married and I have a beautiful daughter and I'm financially stable and more than ever mentally and spiritually stable. It's the five prayers. It's Allah. Never trust the media and what has been said about Islam. Politics is a dirty business and all they cared about is money. The whole system is set up over the dollar without any regard to your suffering or addictions. Peace and love!! Never give Up.
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He got mad at the one cop and irate and ready to fight because they were looking at him and he perceived that as a threat. That's the type of stuff that gets dangerous around people that are under any influence. It makes them very unpredictable and they find reasons to get mad in situations where there is none.
Something that always gets me is when the perpetrator says "no" to the police officer's commands. What do you think will happen? That the police will just say "ok" and leave? Not going to happen.
To everyone commenting on their sobriety stories...Thank you so much for having the courage to quit drinking & the strength to stay sober.
A drunk driver killed my parents when I was 5 & my sister was 6 months. It began a downhill slide of horrible events in my life due to our placement. Please remember, if anyone drives drunk you're not just risking killing someone, you're also risking ruining the surviving family members lives in more ways than you can imagine.
Oh my, I almost don’t have any words to convey how absolutely tragic the loss of your parents and subsequent effect that terrible event had on you and your sibling.
I am so sorry. I hope your life has some peace and love in it now.
Sending you my very best wishes.
It takes no courage. If it were up to me, I’d still be drinking, but God spared me from that.
I get no credit for the good that has happened. I can only be thankful, which keeps me in the right place
Also, I am sorry for what happened when you were little. I’m sure it drastically reshaped your course of life, and your sister’s.
You’ve been given a story and a chance to help others through that same experience.
All the best.
I am so sorry...
I think people with stories like yours need to be told more often and be highlighted more. Maybe make it a mandatory thing to watch while in driver's ed in high school or something.
My father was a cop disabled permanently by a drunk driver. The effects have lasted decades, and the hurt and pain seem to be bred into my family.
So sorry. Was he on duty? How long did he serve? We should acknowledge his years of service to the community.
May your heart be mended.
You mean your children seem to be affected by it?
He was a cop for ten years in Philadelphia. The pain and anger has resonated on the rest of our lives. The jovial but tough cop became an angry man always in pain and letting us know how his world was ruined. I particularly was someone he picked on. The disability and acute pain on this man who used to feel he was helping made him into a enraged, scary man. Terrifying. So my kids know a little about why I am like this.
Youre really pretty
the officer that said “no i’m the one that’s scared” right around the 10 minute stamp looks like a blond ian gallagher😂
He died due to opioid addiction leaving behind 3 children.
Him : *purposely rams car into two cop cars*
Also him: Owie you guys don’t touch my shoulder, ew the ground is wet 🥺
Also Him: "can you see me not resisting?"
you do realize they job is to serve and protect, regardless right? lmao bootlicker found
Dude. He had a lot of issues. I'm not saying he was an angel by any means, but this wouldn't be as much of a problem if people with issues like him could find the help they need in this country.
Oh my god thank you as soon as he started whining I felt my blood pressure spike
Sure he's got issues but you can't just excuse alcoholics behavior. Addiction is a challenge, not an excuse
Wonder what you’d be saying if he was black. Police brutality perhaps?
As someone who grew up with an addict for a mother, i can say without a doubt that alcohol was by far the worst and most destructive. She had always smoked weed, shot up cocaine, took pills, etc. but she never was much of a drinker until I was in my 20s. She had went to rehab and stopped using cocaine but then just switched her addiction to alcohol and became an alcoholic. She deteriorated so fast. The alcohol was WAY worse than the cocaine or pills. She had a major stroke a little over a year ago and now she’s in a nursing home. She’ll never recover. It’s really sad. The crazy thing is that after a year of being in the nursing home and not having access to alcohol, cigarettes, weed, etc., she looks better than I’ve seen her in many many years. She has color to her face and her eyes are bright….you can tell she’s had a stroke bc she’s completely paralyzed on one side and her mouth droops on that side but she still looks more healthy than I’ve seen her in a long time, maybe ever.
@First Name Katy: I’m so sorry you went / are going through this. I also so happy that your mom was able to get some functioning back and even happier that she has you to,help spread awareness. You touched on many really important points and I commend you for sharing this difficult situation and for using your voice to try and spread as much info possible to help others, which I’m sure you will 🫶🤗
Cheers,
V
My mom drank heavily and I have many physical and mental scars 😢. She had her 3rd DUI and I made her stop by force. At that point she had no choice but to stop or else I’d be gone forever. I wasn’t the one drinking but it ruined my life and hindered my potential prosperity. Now I gotta work even harder to build my life and prosper.
Sorry to hear this about your mom.
Who asked about your mothers history? Oh that’s right nobody. So nobody cares
No one asked 🍻🍻
Aw man he’s the worst drunk. He speaks normally, but gets angry and defensive and fights everybody
Please pray for me yall I'm still fighting my alcohol demons. I was 5 years sober but then cause of alot of stuff happened in my life the last year I picked it up again so please pray for me.😢
You want to get sober ,what's coming to your country is the calm before the storm. You should be on a mission right now with your head screwed on because your country is collapsing it will either go peacefully or violently .Pray to God literally I don't think I'd wouldn't want to be in a city nice country river town ..
Hope you are ok!!!
Praying that you find sobriety again.
Instead of asking strangers to pray for you, do whatever you need to do to be sober. Stuff will always happen. What will you do if something happens again? You need better coping skills.
Alcohol killed my only sister. She literally drank herself to death. The family pleaded with her and tried to intervene but nothing worked. Alcoholics reach a point of no return at some point. If you see a loved one with a problem, intervene in the strongest possible terms. Set boundaries and don't concede. You might save their life.
Yeah, but if an alcoholic or drug addict doesn't want to stop, they will NOT stop. I'm a recovering opiate/heroin addict, sober for about 5 years now.
@@XablazedX great job man! 👍🏿 glad you turned your life around. That's tough to do. Blessings
@@BigNr3d Thanks, my man.
@@XablazedX Unfortunately, I know you are right.
You're right.
I struggle with alcoholism and got 2 DUI’s 5 years ago back to back, was in a dark place and that doesn’t make it an excuse. Losing my license and being caught was the best thing that ever happened to me, cause I can’t imagine had I hurt or killed someone’s loved one😞. It was destructive and selfish. Now that I’m older I feel so ashamed but all I can do is be a better person tomorrow.
Proud of you man keep doing the right thing 🙏🏽 life is better this way
I have almost an identical story. It's crazy how selfish and dangerous my actions were, but at that time it didn't even cross my mind that I was putting other people in danger too. I had such low regard for my own life that I guess it extended to other people's too.
Ur a real mf love u
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@@JG-ye7ey relatable! Woke up in solitary confinement in Galveston, Texas jail 4 days after I turned 21. And once woke up in a strangers bed after a party! Many i other crazy stories but I am 27 now and hardly want to drink
aww the cop that said “hi” was so adorable ❤10:00
I really love seeing people’s sobriety stories and how long they’ve been sober on the comments.
A stranger on the internet is so proud of you for putting in the work for you and your families.
Congratulations to all the people staying sober/ from one day to decades it’s an accomplishment and you deserve to be healthy and stable.
This is a really nice comment ❤
I second that, Rebecca!
I've been clean and sober since 1985 and I'm grateful every day. Once sober I was fully aware of how I had hurt and worried so many people that I loved. Only because of AA was I able to make amends and not let the guilt and shame drive me back to alcohol and drugs. Love to you all.
so proud of you
But the main theme of AA is to guilt & shame members.
It's not all its cracked up to be especially when you look at it with open eyes
@@favnumber10999 Sober 36 years. I'm sorry but you're mistaken about AA-- guilt and shame have nothing to do with it, exactly the opposite. What we do is make a clear eyed appraisal of the damage we've done to ourselves and others by our drinking and make a sincere effort to set those things right. In that way we begin to heal the guilt and shame that haunted us and which would inevitably send us back to the bottle if left unaddressed. Sober life in AA is all about joy and gratitude and opportunities to be useful members of society, not brooding on our failings. We take stock early on so we can let go of the negative thoughts and behaviors that drove us and embrace life.
@@favnumber10999 To each his own. I have 10 years thanks to AA. If it doesn't work for you, that's okay it works for other people. However you find sobriety is valid.
@@chrismiller9948 AA is a cult and the "higher power" is not necessarily Jesus Christ who is the only God in this world. John 14:6.
A someone who grew up in Wisconsin I can say that drinking really is a huge problem there. My mom was a full blown alcoholic and my dad a functioning alcoholic. More than a few times they drove me and my sister around intoxicated, driving on the wrong side of the road and laughing about it. As a kid I thought it was normal for adults to drink beer with every meal except breakfast. As an adult myself, I rarely drink and i don't surround myself with people who do. It's a horrible thing for kids to be part of.
I live in Minnesota and you are correct, MN and WI are like the twin drunk states of the country
Yea well winters like those will do it to people
I grew up in Wisconsin then moved my kids out of state to a dry county/bible belt. It doesn't matter where you live, there is always going to be alcohol and drugs being abused.
@@grama9094 we now live on southern Iowa and meth is the big problem here.
So sorry you had to go through that!
Literally 😂😂 “do you see me not resisting, just laying on the wet ground” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
What a pleasant guy. The fact that he keeps getting away with it is ridiculous.
Well he's dead now. Ironically, if he were sentenced to prison he'd probably still be alive.
He died a month later so it's all good.
I'm 14 and my father is an alcoholic, my mother used to be one but thankfully decided to change. I'm very glad to everyone here in the comment section, and in general for staying sober! My parents alcohol stuff really messed me up, and so I cannot stand to even be near drunk people or just people drinking in general which I'm sure will be an issue in the later years when I'll most likely be surrounded by people that do that lol. Anyways, that is all, have a great day, thank you for coming to my rant or whatever
youll always face the challenge of peer pressure. There is nothing wrong with having a hard limit and sticking to only drinking socially. As example, I can not have more than 3 drinks because of meds. Big life change.
@Drake B it's totally fine to not drink at all. Period.
I understand completely ! Hang in there .
My best is advice don’t ever drink not even one time. Because even if it feels good and you have a fun time that one time you have no idea how you are playing a dangerous game that can lead you so far down that you’ll think I wish I would have never ever ever taken one sip of alcohol. Life isn’t like The Hangover movie. When bad crap goes down while you’re drunk there are actual legal consequences that can destroy your life forever even if from the outside it wasn’t like you got in an accident and the other person didn’t make it. It can just be getting one DUI or anything related to drinking that you did that wasn’t the real you and you’ll realize something else was pulling your strings while you blacked the whole think out and you end up paying for something you don’t even have any memory of doing and it can be overwhelming and change you inside like being a shell of a person. Not everyone who gets sober ends up having a great life. That’s just a lie. It is more like you’re just trying to avoid ever getting in trouble again and so you have to shut yourself out from the world because you don’t want to be tempted and you don’t want give in and wind up back where you started or worse and so for me it left me with trauma and severe ptsd. Red and blue blinking lights absolutely scare the shit out of me. Set off panic attacks. Like my dogs light up toy ball. Looks like police lights going off and I have a physical response I cannot control which it means of triggering this fear inside and impending doom feeling. Jail is worse than a mental ward. Or maybe not. They’re more like one and the same. And when you’re sober surrounded by crazy people who are violent and intimidating it is a nightmare you cannot wake up from and every minute feels like an eternity. Don’t ever do drugs or drink and you will never end up ever experiencing real jail, not the fake stuff in movies. Not every jail is the same, of course, but if you get a bad one holy crap you’ll wonder how the hell any of it is legal to let the shit happen in the there the way it does. It like being flung into the Gladiators and you’re trapped and you want to dial 911 and have the police come rescue you but the plot twist is you’re surrounded by police and they won’t even look at you and if they do it is like you’re not human anymore. They don’t care if you’re genuinely scared. The sick part is they want you to be so you won’t come back. I get it. But it can be scarr you in ways that you never thought was possible. It has been 8yrs and I’m still not over the traumatic experience. You don’t want to be caged. Stay away from alcohol at all costs.
So sorry. My mom was an alcoholic and growing up in that unhealthy, dysfunctional environment totally messed me up, too. It’s such a selfish act. Wish you well, take care 🌸
As someone who grew up without a mother(22) and uncle(16) because they were killed by a drunk driver when I was 5 months old and they were my grandparents only two children, I want to say I am SO PROUD of you recovering alcoholics! It takes a lot of courage to admit you have a problem and even more to seek help! God bless you and your families. 💜🙏🏻✝️
NOTE: I want to apologize for any confusion reading my original post. I’ve always had a bit of a learning disability when it comes to writing & stuff when it comes to punctuation etc. I apologize if my post came across as rambling, confusing, or just so 5th grade. LOL I’m 54 now and I’ve just decided to apologize instead of trying to relearn. LOL I’m getting to old 😂
God bless you & yours. 💜
God bless you!!! I am SO sorry for your loss. 💔💔
Your mother and uncle were your grandparents?
@@juntjoonunya9216 You should try reading the whole comment.
@juntjoo nunya "They were my grandparent's only children." OP didn't use an apostrophe in the word grandparents, but it was still clearly obvious what they were saying 🙄.
You are so right! Alcohol is so dangerous. It makes me sick to see how people discriminate against smokers and then turn around and glorify Alcohol.
I don't know anyone who glorifies either one. Smoking is a whole other topic. It is strongly linked to heart and lung cancers and diseases, and no one should be forced to inhale the toxins cigarettes contain. That is why it is banned in most places. If it harmed no one else, I don't think anyone would care. Alcohol only becomes a problem when the person who is drinking has no self-control. Intoxication is not fun for the drinker, and certainly is no fun for anyone around them. When they get behind the wheel, that is when they endanger others around them. Two different types of addictions with varying consequences.
When you smoke, it’s truly an addiction. Alcoholics drink to mass hurt, dejection, pain they are not able to face or handle on their own. They need something or someone greater than themselves to say we need you to change and depend on our love. You are somebody!
I love all of you people talking like you have a clue what being an alky is like.
@@flojackson8191but alcohol isn’t truly an addiction? Get outta here 😂😂
Very interesting to see that the door windows were laminated glass rather than tempered. I imagine that in an emergency it would be impossible to easily break the window to get out of the car.
There are specific tools meant to break the glass easily. The cops didn't have any of them.
My mom was a reason I never started drinking after she passed. I saw how much it affected her and my family growing up. I was only in highschool when it really started becoming an issue. I'd walk in on her passed out in her bed and the whole room smelled awful bc of how much she drank. Almost every morning when I'd get ready for school I'd hear her puke in the bathroom because of how much she used to drink. At times she'd get really sick and be in bed because she tried to quit cold turkey. I'd come home from school to see her sitting in her car drinking big cans of beer and sometimes she'd even be passed out. I remember having to help carry her inside and put her to bed because she was so wasted. She was angry and belligerent when she'd drink. I remember all the nasty things she used to tell me but I knew she didn't really mean it. She rarely hit me when she was drunk but it was more verbal than physical. I still remember her rushing into my room screaming at me over something I did in school. I skipped classes because of what I was dealing with at home. I was not in the right state of mind every morning before school. All I did was worry about her. All I did was think about her. She used to go off in the middle of the night drunk and I would stay up hoping she'd come home safe. I cried when I heard sirens passing by because I used to worry she got into a wreck or got pulled over and taken to jail. This wasn't how I wanted her to die. I was only a kid and I still needed her in my life. Eventually, she did get help for her alcohol dependency. She was doing so well and she even got her own place to live. She wanted to go back to school and get a realtor license. She was going to get remarried and I was going to have an amazing stepdad. He loved both of us very much. Until I got the call in December of 2019. My brother told us she was in the ICU for a suicide attempt. I didn't want to believe what I heard. I didn't want to believe my own mom could've done something like this. She struggled with mental illness most of her life but I didn't think she'd go this far. When my brother found her, she had relapsed into alcohol again and that's what fueled her to do what she did. I'll never forget seeing her laid up on the hospital bed with all these tubes and wires on her. I'll never forget the last time I held her hand. I'll never forget her smile and her laugh. She finally passed away a few days later and it was one of the hardest days of my life. I'll never drink because of what it did to my mom. And I made a promise to keep living my life even if it hurts. Because I want to do better. I want to be better than my mental illness diagnosis. I had every intention of taking my life after she passed. I counted the days and wanted to go out on Christmas. But I never did. I kept fighting. Alcohol ruined my family. And I don't want it to ruin me.
Thank you for some clarity
You must have done something really awful for to drink like that. What a mess!!
I mean you can drink with care
Both of my parents went this way. I won’t touch alcohol.
@@DavidSjodinisbest usename checks out
My dad's alcoholism ruined his marriage and traumatized me as a child. He was a horrid man while he was drunk, and my mother resents him to this very day. Hes currently been a few years sober and he is a completely different man.
Im working on repairing my relationship with him and so far its going great. My mom still refuses to see him again- but doesn't prevent me from talking to him. Im glad i can finally see the dad i wanted when i was a child. Im hurt that he wasnt like this when i needed him, but for the sake of my nieces and nephews who get to have an awesome grandfather, im so glad it was later rather then never that he got sober. I'm proud of him, and everybody else here who has made or is making the change to cut alcohol from their lives and better themselves. I wish you all nothing but the best and hope you get the happy outcome you deserve.
Hollow knight 🤯
@@pandora4me113 Blud only cares about their pfp 💀
@@kierad479 Genshin impact 🤯
Tell your mother she's only hurting yourself by holding a grudge and not forgiving.
That kind of stuff can manifest into illnesses and sometimes those illnesses lead to death
Could copy and paste this exact comment from my life.
“Ya I’m just layin’ here on da wet ground.” 😂
It truly blows my mind that alcohol is legal, considering the amount of crimes committed due to its consumption. Hopefully, this guy learns his lesson and comes out as a better man.
We already tried criminalizing it. Didn't work out at all. Read up on the roaring 20's... a century ago.
Did you not read the end texts, he passed in 2021
They tried outlawing alcohol.. Prohibition didn't work. I wish it had
@@josephgriffin2388 Making it legal didnt work either.
@@josephgriffin2388that was then not right now
He’s calm, articulate, no slurring, and ostensibly speaking normally. Disturbing how someone so inebriated can appear so lucid.
It’s really sad he never got the help he needed and left behind three children. RIP
years of practice will do that! seriously though
Alcoholics are pros at being able to hide the fact they're wasted.
He rammed two cop cars, cost tax payers thousands of dollars and threatened cops! He needs to be in prison, FOREVER!
@@Allentox way to be oblivious. He’s dead.
@@Allentoxwell depending on how you look at it he went SOMEWHERE forever
3 years sober from alcohol in September.seeing things like this just reinforce my sobriety
3 days sober /will be tomorrow / Nobody wants to buy me a drink, don't recommend friends of mine to anybody. They are heartless.
Congrats Sean. One minute one hour one day at a time, you got it!
You are amazing
Congrats let me buy you a drink....let's get drunk....one more time won't hurt....lets go
Congrats Sean! Keep it up!
My grandfather struggled with alcoholism on a daily basis for pretty much his entire life. He had his demons, but at heart he was a good man. He may not have been the best husband or even the best father, but I grew up never knowing of his demons until adulthood. He was an excellent grandfather and I miss him dearly. He was just starting to turn things around and held his longest sober streak when he unfortunately passed. I only wish he could have had more time to live the new life he found. Last time we spoke he was so full of life, and so excited about a sober future. He is missed and loved by many ❤
How is it that everyone who gets arrested ALWAYS has a shoulder injury?
She called him a narcissist and that's very believable watching him trying to tell the cops what they're going to do.
i grew up with a narcicist and this is one
Not a narcissist… alcoholism will drive you to the opposite of what what you really are.. it’s sad. But it’s a true struggle
@@Deplorable_Cruz "He doesn't change sweetie. That's just his true nature coming out." -Bloberta Puppington
He HAD TO tell the cops what to do in the garage, just pleading with them to take him to jail, because several of the cops simply stood there for 5 minutes doing NOTHING... as if they were either drugged or under some kind of mind control spell. If it were ME, I would have been scared to death, expecting them to turn into werewolves and begin eating me alive.
@@tjmmcd1 ha ha ha. that's a good one. "scared to death" of cops who are calmly talking among themselves and following protocol. Tell us another funny one. "werewolves"....ha ha ha ha. I think you watch too much horror movies maybe
The man in the video looked just like my brother, who lived seven more years than this man did. By the time he died, he couldn’t walk because he couldn’t feel his feet. He died with his scotch in his hand and was found by police ages later. There was no gun. He just simply died there, in his comfy chair. 47 years old. I loved him and he loved me but it wasn’t enough.
so sorry.
My ex-husband is an alcoholic. I divorced him because his drinking & behavior was out of control.
Our kids deserved a home with a functioning parent, and I got custody.
He left the state and now, 23 yrs later also has permanent numbness in his legs. He married another alcoholic who just had a stroke at 70 yrs old.
Today, I'm relieved that I divorced him because he was a poor role model for our children. Kids need two functioning, engaged adults in the home.
It has been very painful for them to discover he loves his alcohol more than he loves them.
If you have children and drink, get help. Alcoholics Anonymous' 12 Step Program works.
If you can't do it for yourself, do it for your children. Don't leave them with a legacy of neglect due to alcoholism.
This guy is a piece of shit I am sure your brother wasn’t like him in this manner, Rest In Peace
So sorry for your loss of him. I lost a dear friend who drank himself to death at 53. He destroyed pretty much every organ in his body and it was a tough thing to witness. You are so right......we can love them and be willing to do anything to help them, but they need to be willing to want to change and work hard to get better, themselves. The addict in them directs all of their energy and efforts into their vices. There is no room for anyone or anything else in their lives.
Dang this should be a window commercial for the car lol those windows didnt want to give up
the officers were violently bashing in his windows and he calmly was like "whats this all about?" that had me rolling
"The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken." - Samuel Johnson
"I'm tired of all these muthafuckin snakes on this muthafuckin plane!"....Samuel Jackson
So true, excellent quote, thanks you for sharing it.
Great actor
"Beer me"- Samuel Adams
Super cool quote. I don’t drink, but man, this can easily apply to my nasty smoking habit. 😳
I love how hard criminals act until the officer asks “are you threatening me?” and then it’s back-paddle city.
back **pedal 😉
@@teridoster5840 Same difference…
I mean he is wet…
We’re all just one mistake away from throwing our life into dismay , emotional control is key .
I lost my brother 2 years ago because of alcohol abuse. We watched him change into someone else. We tried and tried to help him but to no avail. His organs failed and I sat next to his hospital bed for a week, with him unconscious and looking like a zombie. The toughest thing I’ve ever watched. It broke our hearts, he was 49. Please be careful with alcohol, as it can sneak up on you, and before you know it, it can take over your life.
Good luck to anyone struggling with
it, and don’t give in fighting it, you can do it. Sadly my brother wasn't strong enough.
alcoholism is real. i'm 23. i lost a lot of weight and started hanging around bars last summer. i started drinking real heavy, all hours into the night. late to work constantly. fast forward a couple months, i drove home drunk from the bar. crashed my truck. cops took me in. it was a huge wake up call! alcohol is evil! i've turned my life around big time now, i work 2 jobs and stay out of trouble. stay safe everyone and i pray for everyone on their journey to recovery
Man, only 23. At least you got stopped relatively early before you hurt yourself or anyone else. Luckily I never even liked the burn of alcohol and beer tastes like dirt, so it’s been easy for me to virtually never drink unless I’m tasting someone else’s.
Alchohol isn't evil, buddy. You not giving a shit about all the people you could have killed while being shitfaced is what's actually evil. Don't blame the alcohol. It was you.
Many of my college friends have fallen into severe alcoholism as they’ve gotten older and haven’t grown up from the BS we did when we were kids. Glad you’re on the other side
@@justinstewart4889 Well, it’s literally an addictive poison that humans have just adapted a tolerance for. Of course inanimate objects aren’t evil, but some are more inherently harmful than others.
@@justinstewart4889 obviously this is a lapse of judgement that was caused from alcohol and he has greatly healed since then. It’s insane how you barely know this person and have so much to say. Addiction is a real killer, and it is an intoxicant. Perspectives like yours are what lead to less rehabilitation and more misunderstanding.
I’m finally free from an abusive relationship with a drunk man. Being alone feels so incredibly good 😅
Congratulations on removing yourself from that. I wish you well and God bless you. Prayers are answered. Always look for the positive.
Domestic Violence counseling is amazing, it changed my life!
Same here I know what you mean
I hope you stay away from other abusive men as well.
It's better to be alone than wish you were...
How sad!! I am single because of someone’s abuse!! Being beat daily emotionally, physically, verbally, or mentally sucks!! I feel so bad for everyone involved in this situation!! He’s hurting and so he hurts those he loves not because he wants to but because he doesn’t know how to heal and ask for help!! It’s also heartbreaking to think that his Kids and wife are able to watch this video!! Which adds more hurt to the pain that they are already going through!! I’m so sorry for the pain you are all feeling!! You are in My Prayers!! #addictionsucks😢
She alleges he is a drunk, no physical violence, non incident since he had left. They go and fuck with him? Just on her word?
Sober as of August 9th, 2018. I am now studying the law and living a peaceful life. Addiction is very real and is usually the result of trauma. I'm sad this man lost his life. Prayers to the family and to those who are still struggling. You can beat this. I believe in you.
I don't know you, but I'm proud of you! 🙏❤️
Great work Megasus, I wish you so well in that
Thank you.
I'm not sad, thenworld is better without him.
@@desdicadoric thank you. That is very kind of you. It wasn't easy. But you know what? They were right when they said it would be worth it. I can't tell you how good it feels to look in a mirror and see hope staring back at me. Recovery is a beautiful thing.
This has to be one of the most inspiring comments sections on RUclips, certainly that I’ve seen! I’m proud of all y’all who are fighting to stay sober. Keep spreading the good word!
It’s pretty annoying honestly, this isn’t a recovery circle.
@@VENENOSEASON right..and its honestly embarrassing
.if you call yourself recovering addict that means you have literally no self control ..that's not something I would be proud of. I can go days with a sip but you dont see me looking for attention when I'm drunk or sober. Lmao
@Keegan L Patterson
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I agree it's good to hear positive stories and to hear from positive people.
Click "Newest first" and check again ;)
so i had cops show up at my house saying there was a hang up 911 call ...no one at my house called 911...we had been sleeping for over 2 hrs at that point
That step of getting the "smell" then placing him in charge is hilarious.
I'm glad I'm not alone in my struggles with alcohol. Everyone stay strong and keep on trying to better yourself.
Go to an aa meeting
So you're glad people have alcohol problems?
Same here. You got this, friend.
@@edsmiley5134 Yes, that’s exactly what he said, I’m so glad I could get you to summarize his comment for me.
@@mattban4136 I’ve been off drugs for years and alcohol for the last 2 1/2 years, But I wonder if I’m gonna go to hell for smoking quitting smoking is even harder
He is definitely a manipulative narcissist. Even his casual demeanor after slamming his vehicle into theirs nonchalantly asking them, "What is this all about? " Trying to gaslight everyone around him into thinking everyone else was wrong and overreacting and that he didn't do anything wrong.
He's cold he's wet....boo hoo.
Addicts and alcoholics ARE manipulative narcissists while in the throws of the disease. I hope at least he was presented with the solution before he died.
My dad is a narcissist and has other personality disorders on top of it. I grew up with the gaslighting and mistreatment, being blamed for his inability to control his emotional responses. So messed up. I married an amazing man and have been able to cut my dad off and move forward raising my children in a safe loving environment. So thankful to break the cycle!
I love how everyone becomes expert psychologist diagnosing him as a narcissistic because battered wife said so. I’m sorry, but everyone who shows a little bit of arrogance these days are called narcissistic. It’s ridiculous. If he really is narcissistic, great, but I don’t trust people who love saying that word.
Down to the T. 💯✔️
I’m so glad he cooperated when they asked him to get out of the car. That could’ve gone a lot worse 😊
“What are you looking at Blondie!?”
Ohhh what an insult! 😂
I got my first dwi this year in February and been sober since. Ever since I was put in those cuffs and brought to the jail I've changed my life around completely. I'm glad I've chose to stay away from alcohol. Family and friends were worried about my drinking and I just never listened. I guess for some people like me you gotta get to the lowest point in your life to realize you need to wake up..
I'm proud of u bro
Same bro I got my 1st in February this year as well... Luckily enough I didn’t injure anyone or myself
Proud of you keep up the great work!
Excellent on the recovery, but if that’s your bottom, you better stay on top of it! For some, one DUI is just the beginning!!!
just cus you were caught...if not youd still be doing it...dont be all righteous
*I’m so proud of all of you guys*
2 years sober here. So happy to see everyone beating their demons🧡
I've beaten most except my sleep paralysis demon.
congrats! 13+ years off heroin here
@@kneel1 congrats man, happy for u. hope all quitters fare well. 6 months sober, almost took my own life. not too late to make good decisions no
I’m 27 years sober!!!🙂
@@paulhabrelewicz7749 wow!!!🎉 13 years over here ❤
And he will be back on the road in hours! Our system sucks with people like this!
He's dead. See the end of the video.
He’s wasted, rammed two squad cars and asks “Is there a problem?” 😆😆😆
Really heartbreaking to find out that he took his life shortly after this incident. He obviously had problems and you could tell he felt defeated and over it. Regardless of all of the chaos he caused in his own life, he was a father with three children - this will have a lifelong effect on them, no doubt. My father was an alcoholic and even at 40, I think about him and his struggles very often, it breaks my heart and it also pisses me off. He was found in his driveway dead when I was 20. He had a high level of alcohol in his system per usual, so they were unable to determine whether it was alcohol poisoning or the injury he sustained to his head that killed him. He was a very hurt man for many reasons and even though it had a massive negative effect on my life, I still feel terribly for the pain that he experienced before and after his alcoholism. Similarly, with this guy, it’s just hard for me to see someone hurting and so far gone that they just completely give up, taking others down with them. RIP, Josh.
I agree. I felt sorry for him too.
HUGS♥️
Did he take his own life? Video just referenced his death, not his suicide
I’m sorry friend sending hugs
@@johnlocke_1 apparently he did. Eleven days after this. Not sure of the circumstances though. It’s sad all round, especially for his children. 😭
I’m so glad I don’t drink anymore. I got 2 DUI’s when I was younger. It’s been more than 10 years now. Thankfully I have had my license back and I have had a clean record. Haven’t drank since 2013. But it destroyed my life. I lost my job. My house. My car. My wife. I lost it all. Had to start from scratch. I fell into depression. I was incredibly alone. I hope this is a lesson to all. It’s not worth it. I’m not saying don’t drink. If you like to drink, just do it responsibly. We have so many options now. You can Uber yourself home. You can really avoid all this.
keep going forward, you have a good story and it's a credit to you to get through, I have also lost a lot but not through alcohol but a bad women who took everything I ever worked for. I have been fighting my way back, but for you with the complication of alcoholism that's next level.
Take care my friend I hope you keep inspiring others.
@@stephenmorris3696 Good luck to the both of you. Stay strong!
Josh---"Is there a problem?"
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love how the young guy was like „No I‘m the scared one.“ 😂😅
I’m a recovering heroin/opiate addict. I’ve thankfully got 3 and a half years free from substances and alcohol. Hearing at the end of the video that this guy died made me think of all of the friends and acquaintances I’ve known over the years who have had their lives also cut short by our disease. It’s such a damn shame. I don’t feel sorry for him in many ways, because of how he treated his wife, but I didn’t want to hear that he died. I don’t wish that fate for anybody. 😔
edit: And yes, for those people who are denying it, addiction most certainly is a disease of the mind. That is an established fact, and has proven to be the most effective approach to longterm substance abuse treatment.
It’s okay to feel empathy towards someone you dislike or don’t agree with, that’s what separates us from being another animal bro you’re human, have a good day my g
I agree with you 100%. That could have been me at his age.Its pretty scary thinking about someone that young passing away from alcohol if thats what it was. Congratulations on being clean for 3 years. Allot of people who have not been in the same situation wont think thats a big deal but Im here to tell you that is a major accomplishment. Keep up the good work.
God bless you stay strong
Lmao @ disease
Huge congrats on 3 years, that's amazing. I have about 7 months now. I lost my bf to an overdose in 2018, and have lost a few others along the way. It's always sad. But I don't feel bad for this guy, I feel bad for the loved one he's left behind. Especially after everything he put them through.
I am a recovering alcoholic for 30 years it controlled me. I made the mistake of getting behind the wheel and into an accident that involved 2 other vehicles. I don’t remember anything about the night but thank God it was only a fender bender and nobody was hurt. The absolute fear knowing I could have easily killed someone that night has enabled me to remain sober ever since. That was 2 years ago and as terrible as it was it ultimately saved my life.
You should celebrate with a couple drinks
@@noahandmick9646get a life bozo
@@noahandmick9646 You're so funny. I forgot to laugh.
You're very lucky. I'm a younger widow, and my friend from my widow group lost her entire family, her husband and 2 young children, ages 2 & 4, to a drunk driver. I'm shocked at how many widowed families are the result of those drinking and drugging behind the wheel (not the cause of my husband's death). It destroys families forever. The families never recover. Problem drinking hurts the one addicted, but getting behind the wheel inebriated is outright attempted murder, and sometimes unfortunately, murder.
@Betsy/BA BF It's hard to conceive of how life shattering and unbearable this is for that poor woman. The destruction caused by drunk driving is impossible to quantify. Peace to you x
"What's this all about?" After being told 50 times to step out of the car, and then ramming the squad behind him 🤦♀️
I have very strict rules and standards regarding alcohol and dating. If you can’t imagine your life without alcohol, you have a problem, and we have no reason to be in a relationship. If you only have a drink occasionally and you can say yes or no, then we’re good 👍🏻 I will not put my life in danger by getting involved with a man who is controlled by alcohol. No chance.
Quitting alcohol was the best thing to ever happen to me. Being a young guy with a lot on my shoulder and too much to lose I’m glad I finally got a wake up call when people are usually in the prime of they addiction at the age I’m at. Tommorow will be my 10th month and I’m hoping to get my first year of complete sobriety from alcohol. :D
Congrats man! Don't ever stop.
Good luck to you, you deserve it for quitting.
You got this, next thing you know you will be hitting year after year of sobriety. I will be hitting 8 years in November, if I can do it anyone can do it. I made it through the absolutely worst day of my life, watching my dad die on my living room floor, and I didn't turn back to alcohol. I am proud of myself for that.
Happy 10 month Birthday! One year is just around the corner ❤
@@buzzzthrower555 I'm really proud of you too, Buzz ❤
To everyone reading this who is a recovering addict or who has separated themselves from an addict who refused help, your strength is heroic. Addiction is a monster that only those who have faced it can really understand. My heart is with you all 💚
You could always have the strength to not get addicted to drugs/alcohol.....
Those were some strong windows on that buick
As someone who was also on the receiving end of an alcoholic, it absolutely causes you problems. I have permanent issues after mine. I hope she manages to get past all this and come out relatively unscathed (as much as possible) the other side.
My mom passed away 2 years ago from alcoholism. I watched her deteriorate for years because of alcohol. That was her ONLY vice and she passed at 66 with severe dementia. I quit drinking after that and have been sober for 2 years now when I was a bad alcoholic myself. Never hurt anyone but myself with getting arrested all the time. There was a time where I thought I was never going to get sober, that this is just how life is going to be until I die. Something happened inside of me when my mom passed. I’m grateful now for being sober for so long. Praise be to God. If I can do it, anyone can do it, seriously.
Your belief in God is key.
Amen brother!!! To God be the glory!! ✝️🙏🕊️💕
@@patriciaroberts308 yes!
Press on my Friend 🙏👏🙏
I lost my son ( age 24 ) to alcoholism 24 years ago. He had an alcoholic father and grandfather. This disease is nothing to play with!!! It kills loved ones… it kills relationships. It kills . It kills! Get the help you deserve!
It's so helpful when crooked cops try to tell you you're an idiot and it’s “just” a choice and alcoholism/addiction is not a disease. The disease is real. I'm so sorry. I've lost many friends myself.
@@theskyybay420 ok. Can you name any other diseases that a person can rid themselves of voluntarily?
@@justlucky8254 A dirty MF can have sex with another dirty MF, catch chlamydia and *VOLUNTARILY* (word of the day) take meds and it will go away. That is just one ☝️ example. Maybe re-word your question or ask something smarter about certain topics that you don’t agree with if you wanna try and make someone, other than yourself, look dumb : )
@@justlucky8254 Also if you’re a fat diabetic and don’t want to be one anymore you can *VOLUNTARILY* lose weight and possibly not have diabetes anymore.
@@justlucky8254 The line between childish trolls and serial (JustLucky825s Stank mid-section) doesn't exist. It's sad that platforms such as this and the other few popular ones understand that well and will still do anything for a buck.
Take your insincere "i'm mad at the world cuz my life sux" attitude and go preach your BS somewhere else ya poor lonely, and very smelly *C* word.
There is a cure for your lonely disease, it's called stop being gross and ugly : )
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These videos are the best public relations campaign to stay off drugs and alcohol!!! The videos change people’s lives