How can I get my husband to stop drinking and drivig before he kills somebody.?
November 24th, 2009
My husband continues to drink and drive. He is not an attorney but knows the law inside and out. He has been arrested 3 times for D.W.I. ( Tennessee ). He acts as his own attorney and wins easily everytime.
He actually blames the cops. He says they just think that because they say somebody is drunk then the judge will believe them. He says they just 1/2 ass the whole arrest process because 95% of people plead guilty.
I am so angry. He knows every trick. He does not take field tests, answers no questions, and then goes to court and gets the damn things thrown out for some bullshit or even worse found not guilty.
I know a few times he was not falling down drunk but HE IS DRUNK. Should I just divorce him and pray he does not kill somebody ? He says if I divorce him he will get joint custody of the kids because the court will not hold the arrests against him since he was not convicted. I am SO mad. Speaking of Mad if anybody from MADD can help ???
Wow !! Thanks to everybody that gave me the answers I wanted to hear. Also in under 30 min. Thank you all. I am not going to chose a best answer because they are all best. I do think I will call the police but let them know they are dealing with a professional drunk that knows the system.
Maybe the police will cross every T and dot every I.
My father told me that he will take out a loan for up to 15,000 for attorney fees for the best there is out there if I will leave this drunk.
I am going to do this and I think everybody.
You have to accept that he is an alcoholic and that you can’t control his behavior.
I’m sorry but that’s the way it is.
Check out Al-Anon for help:
www.al-anon.alateen.org