Where did you see that he was certifiably an alcoholic? I would agree that the humanity here is lost in the weeds of bureaucracy... but if alcohol was at all a

Where did you see that he was certifiably an alcoholic? I would agree that the humanity here is lost in the weeds of bureaucracy... but if alcohol was at all a factor in the physical altercation with his ex wife, then I can't see it being that unreasonable a request. This is of course problematic since he's 70 and lots of his friends and family are probably starting to pass away and who can really blame someone for having a few drinks too many at one too many wakes? There is also the problem of unmarried older single men without a source of human affection having a much higher mortality and crime risk, which was brought into the equation. This man probably has almost no emotional support system at this point, which just exacerbates the overdrinking risk. The impending stress of work if he reopens can't be making that any easier, either. EDIT: Before someone accuses me of sympathizing with a felon, have a look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_choice_theory_(criminology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_choice_theory_(crimin... ; the antiquated idea that a person's behavior is due in some significant part to their intrinsic nature in some fashion instead of their circumstances/environment is not only the well-studied https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error , it should be put to rest ASAP. We need to get to work fixing situations AS WELL AS the people inhabiting them.