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Originally Posted by GoldHeart

Joey that's true , nobody knows what each person has gone through personally . And what you just shared must have been really upsetting & difficult to go through , sorry to hear about your family tragedy. Like I said addiction & mental illness ISN'T a joke.

But Katie price DOESN'T help herself, I actually didn't realise she'd broken the law SOO many times. What is it they say 'the first step is admitting you have a problem' , but then the road to recovery takes time.

Many of us are sceptical of her as her life choices seem to always get worse, but I will agree something needs to be done whether it's a house arrest thing or a long rehab stay. When she's putting others lives at risk then there needs to be a serious consequence.

I still think she SHOULD be permanently banned from driving,but I know not everyone will agree with that . But surely then it will be a wake up call for her to change her ways. She's 43 she can't keep acting like a teenager with no responsibilities.

Hi GoldHeart.
Oh absolutely, she needs to be prevented from driving possibly for good.
Unless she really did get clear of addictions for a very long period.

I was in my teens when what happened with my Cousin.
It gave me a different perspective on just judging people, as that hit home.

No one is saying Katie Price should be left driving around, plus if she's to avoid prison, then she must be ordered to undergo, very lengthy not just a few weeks or even a couple of months, therapy and it must be residential at that.

I just don't see where prison would help.
Yes, she could hate being in prison.
Yes, she could get a tough time in there.
That may be fine for some who'd send her there.

I think more likely, she could befriend some who would be able to ensure she still got drugs whatever, they even can get alcohol in too.
I don't see how that will help her.

In a couple of years depending on what a judge gave her.
Then after a period, she'd be out again with no change whatsoever.

Often while prison is a nightmare for many sent there, it can often be an introduction to drugs environment and training ground for worse activites.

I agree getting addicts to admit to their problem is important and desirable..
However many block out they have a problem.
Or just never can be got to accept they have.

So yes, she could need forcing into therapy.
Constantly supervised too.
Not with free movement.

However, she has a severely disabled son, who is reliant on her near totally.
She's even like his voice and watching her with him, she can get him to respond on things, which others maybe couldn't.

Now yes, we can say well she should have thought of him, and she should have definitely.
However just if she WAS given a custodial sentence.
Then he was unable to see his Mother, whose been there since he was born and all through.

I can't see how he'd cope without seeing her.
How could he see her.
Fair enough, she's done wrong.
He hasn't..
How could Harvey with his disabilities, be able to visit her in prison.
Plus how traumatic would it be for him too.

The big picture around her is a massive mess.
However I just CANNOT see where prison would be the answer here.

Of course she must never drive anything.
She also must go into residential therapy too.
On an order that she can only be discharged, when it's felt she has been clean enough of her addiction to do so.

Still no driving too however.

She has failed to help herself, however I've come across addictions where that's often the case.
Sometimes addicts have to be forced to have help.
The right help.

I just feel that, better than prison cells, would be the way I'd go re Katie Price.
If she refused to agree to residential therapy and treatment.

Well then that's a different story.

My point is sometimes addicts need helping to help themselves.
I would always say prison is the last place where that would be even possible.

It will depend on the judge who decides her sentence.
Sadly in cases like even this one, Judges don't help the issue and can make things worse even.

I can feel sorry for her that's all.
Really for anything other than putting away violent offenders, sexual offenders, rapists, murderers.
Who obviously have to and should be, removed from society.
My view is prison is not always fit for purpose.

I don't think it is, still, even in this case.
I take on board what you and others say however.

If I was judging her, and sentencing her, I wouldn't be sending her to prison.
I'd be looking at the things I outlined before.