Posted on Dec 10, 2019
Man Sentenced to 6 Months for Eating a Cookie Is Released
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"When Gregory Fields entered rehab in San Francisco at the Salvation Army Harbor Light Center in September, his charming demeanor quickly earned him a reputation as a friendly face. Within months, however, Fields found himself out of rehab and sentenced to six months behind bars for what the center said was theft—theft of a cookie. "
" In November, Fields and a group of people at Harbor Light were helping prepare food packages to donate to homeless people. According to Drusinsky, once they’d finished their duties, there were some leftover cookies, so Fields ate one. The center, she says, responded by discharging him, equating eating the cookie to stealing.
The Salvation Army’s communication’s director, Jennifer Byrd, said the organization was unable to share information about its clients, but that “each client admitted to a Salvation Army facility agrees to behavioral expectations.”"
" In November, Fields and a group of people at Harbor Light were helping prepare food packages to donate to homeless people. According to Drusinsky, once they’d finished their duties, there were some leftover cookies, so Fields ate one. The center, she says, responded by discharging him, equating eating the cookie to stealing.
The Salvation Army’s communication’s director, Jennifer Byrd, said the organization was unable to share information about its clients, but that “each client admitted to a Salvation Army facility agrees to behavioral expectations.”"
Man Sentenced to 6 Months for Eating a Cookie Is Released
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" “Although we cannot say anything about our clients, we always try to find an alternative position to discharging as part of our standard of care,” she added. “We did however lose some cookies last week which were set aside for shut in seniors for Thanksgiving.”
Following the incident, Fields tried to appeal to the center. The clinical team made a decision that Fields could return back to the rehab facility, but only if he went through orientation again, which required at least another 30-day blackout period, in which he’d have to cut off all contact with the outside world.
But Fields felt the punishment was unfair. He did not want to go 30 days without speaking to his mother and decided to challenge it.
The case went to San Francisco’s Adult Drug Court, where a judge ruled that Fields, a man of color, would serve six months in jail for eating the cookie. "
Wow - just wow. Six months in jail for one cookie.
Also the Salvation Army is ruthless. Smh. Over one cookie? The guy was seemingly on a good road to recovery. And this is one of many reasons we have the problem with addiction we do. Either you have people who refuse to get treatment or you have people who seek it out and get punished or get thrown under the bus.
Following the incident, Fields tried to appeal to the center. The clinical team made a decision that Fields could return back to the rehab facility, but only if he went through orientation again, which required at least another 30-day blackout period, in which he’d have to cut off all contact with the outside world.
But Fields felt the punishment was unfair. He did not want to go 30 days without speaking to his mother and decided to challenge it.
The case went to San Francisco’s Adult Drug Court, where a judge ruled that Fields, a man of color, would serve six months in jail for eating the cookie. "
Wow - just wow. Six months in jail for one cookie.
Also the Salvation Army is ruthless. Smh. Over one cookie? The guy was seemingly on a good road to recovery. And this is one of many reasons we have the problem with addiction we do. Either you have people who refuse to get treatment or you have people who seek it out and get punished or get thrown under the bus.
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