Alcoholic Inmate Sent To Work At Nashville Bar - NewsChannel 5....

It would be nice if you included the whole story. Not to defend anything he did but the truth was totally left out of this story

Thats BS why drag the victim thur all that? Anyone convicted of a violent crime,theif or child molseter should not get out on work release. In Sumner Co a man who was to be doing 10 years for child Rape was out on work release.

Im not defending Joey on that night but if you knew him there is a total different side of him; he is a good person and had had many difficult things to overcome; I blame what has happened on Davidson county not him and this has nothing to do wit hwat happened the night of his fight; 2 different things going on here

5 weeks for nearly killing someone and you get a suspended sentence. Reinstated only because you get a DUI? You get up to 11 months 29 days for petty theft. Is it just me or is there something wrong. Why does it just say judge "who was the judge"? I know of a few people I'd like to use that on "I was blacked out and didn't know what I was doing"! If I'd only get 5 weeks of three hot meals and cable TV! The Sheriff does his job, can't say much for the court system!

this was the fault of the sheriff's department and instead it turned into a personal attack on Joey for something that he has already been chrarged for

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Im not defending Joey on that night but if you knew him there is a total different side of him; he is a good person and had had many difficult things to overcome; I blame what has happened on Davidson county not him and this has nothing to do wit hwat happened the night of his fight; 2 different things going on here

Of course it's never their fault. If he knew he couldn't handle being around alcohol he should have turned the job down or never applied for it. I guess woman are at fault for rapist?

the part of the story you all don't know is the other guy started this fight. Then the other guys friends jumped in too. Not saying it wasn't over kill but the guy asked for it. You don't swing and not expect for someone not to swing back. Maybe he shouldnt have taken the job but lets say you were the alcoholic and you got offered the job. Would you take the job? If your not an alcoholic you cant answer that question Because you don't know what its like. This story is about how the police messed up not about what he did in the past to be in jail. That part of the story is over.

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Of course it's never their fault. If he knew he couldn't handle being around alcohol he should have turned the job down or never applied for it. I guess woman are at fault for rapist?

You are obviously silly; did you even pay attention to where it clearly showed in his app that alcohol caused him to get in trouble; did you see the story where he said he drinks heavily 7 days a week; did you see where he said being near bars is tempting for him; all Im saying is how much more clear could he have made it that he and alcohol do not go hand in hand when that job was chosen and yes he could have turned that job down and sat in there with nothing you are right but lets ask you have you been in prison before? if you have not then do not sit here and try to say oh well he could just say i dont want to work there; the reality is he may not have goten another oppurtunity; yes he had oppurtunity to grow strong and turn against it but an alcoholic is an alcoholic just like a crackhead is a crackhead; Im not defending what he did on that night to that guy but certain jobs should not be given to inmates one being a job in a bar even if they were never convicted of anything involving alcohol; criminals are not going to do well in bars; that is setting them up for failure; like it or not that is the truth and then act shocked that the alcoholic you allowed to work in a bar got drunk really??? And this story could have been aired without the personal attack against him; there are alot more things and people involved in that night that were not aired

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You are obviously silly; did you even pay attention to where it clearly showed in his app that alcohol caused him to get in trouble; did you see the story where he said he drinks heavily 7 days a week; did you see where he said being near bars is tempting for him; all Im saying is how much more clear could he have made it that he and alcohol do not go hand in hand when that job was chosen and yes he could have turned that job down and sat in there with nothing you are right but lets ask you have you been in prison before? if you have not then do not sit here and try to say oh well he could just say i dont want to work there; the reality is he may not have goten another oppurtunity; yes he had oppurtunity to grow strong and turn against it but an alcoholic is an alcoholic just like a crackhead is a crackhead; Im not defending what he did on that night to that guy but certain jobs should not be given to inmates one being a job in a bar even if they were never convicted of anything involving alcohol; criminals are not going to do well in bars; that is setting them up for failure; like it or not that is the truth and then act shocked that the alcoholic you allowed to work in a bar got drunk really??? And this story could have been aired without the personal attack against him; there are alot more things and people involved in that night that were not aired

Could not have said that better myself! I have the exact feelings on this story.
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For someone to have investigated this story they did an amazing job on making sure they only told half of it..... thank you news channel 5 for making sure not to air all the facts. You just lost another home of viewers and ill make sure to tell my friends.

What exactly would have prevented Joey from drinking? "Joey" I agree they were partially wrong for letting him work there but he would have found alcohol no matter where he worked! Solution= Place him in a prison setting with murderers and rapist where he'll become a professional! Ultimately Joey is at fault, he was given a second chance and screwed up. Hopefully he will learn his lesson and be the good kid as you all know him! Temptations are everywhere!

Our entire Justice System continues to be an ugly joke, with the public and taxpayers bearing the loss..It's too bad that our leaders, legislators, and politicians do not have the expertise to earn their pay!......

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Im not defending Joey on that night but if you knew him there is a total different side of him; he is a good person and had had many difficult things to overcome; I blame what has happened on Davidson county not him and this has nothing to do wit hwat happened the night of his fight; 2 different things going on here

"I blame what has happened on Davidson county not him and this has nothing to do with what happened the night of his fight;"

SO HIM GETTING A DUI WHILE ON PROBATION WAS WHOSE FAULT??????
AND FINDING HIM PASSED OUT DRUNK AGAIN ON HIS WORK RELEASE WAS WHOSE FAULT?
And who you going to blame next time he beats and kills someone or when he kills someone while driving?

I really can't wait to hear how you justify his actions as not being his fault.
Go ahead and give it a try. Please do entertain me with your stupidity.

He had a chance and then got a DUI. He had another chance and screwed it up on his own as well by drinking again.

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"I blame what has happened on Davidson county not him and this has nothing to do with what happened the night of his fight;"
SO HIM GETTING A DUI WHILE ON PROBATION WAS WHOSE FAULT??????
AND FINDING HIM PASSED OUT DRUNK AGAIN ON HIS WORK RELEASE WAS WHOSE FAULT?
And who you going to blame next time he beats and kills someone or when he kills someone while driving?
I really can't wait to hear how you justify his actions as not being his fault.
Go ahead and give it a try. Please do entertain me with your stupidity.
He had a chance and then got a DUI. He had another chance and screwed it up on his own as well by drinking again.

He never said the dude getting the DUI was the system's fault. Pay attention to what people say before you insult them. The simple fact is, he made it clear to everyone everywhere in the system that he was an alcoholic and that he did not need to be around alcohol. So what does the system do? They completely ignore everything he said and tempt him. "Hmm, let's see how far we can push this guy. Let's get him to do something else. Something worse. Let's get him in prison for life maybe." That's exactly what happened. That's how the system is. I'm not saying the guy didn't deserve to be in jail for what he did. He absolutely deserves it. But for the system to blatantly ignore all those warnings is beyond me. "Well, he could have easily denied the job." Yes, because all alcoholics/criminals should be trusted to make the right decisions. You moron. Why the heck do you think he was in jail in the first place? Because he can't make the right decisions. So Wonderful, now that I've set you straight, anyone else wanna go?

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He never said the dude getting the DUI was the system's fault. Pay attention to what people say before you insult them. The simple fact is, he made it clear to everyone everywhere in the system that he was an alcoholic and that he did not need to be around alcohol. So what does the system do? They completely ignore everything he said and tempt him. "Hmm, let's see how far we can push this guy. Let's get him to do something else. Something worse. Let's get him in prison for life maybe." That's exactly what happened. That's how the system is. I'm not saying the guy didn't deserve to be in jail for what he did. He absolutely deserves it. But for the system to blatantly ignore all those warnings is beyond me. "Well, he could have easily denied the job." Yes, because all alcoholics/criminals should be trusted to make the right decisions. You moron. Why the heck do you think he was in jail in the first place? Because he can't make the right decisions. So Wonderful, now that I've set you straight, anyone else wanna go?

very well pointed out seriously; another point to be made is that 1 guy was made to look like a monster for something 1 guy did not do alone; as I clearly stated I'm not defending anything that happened on the night of his fight; their are 2 different things being discussed; the main topic at hand right now is that a clearly full blown alcoholic that clearly admits he can not be around alcohol throughout that whole news cast was given a work release job in a freakin bar of all places; way to go for sticking him in a bar and wondering why he got drunk; all I'm saying is that he was purely set up for failure how about a job a fast food place; somewhere that is not a large chance of him having alcohol shoved at him; he even said bars are to tempting so lets throw him in one with hopes of rehabilitating him right; I realize he had alcohol treatment well it has to be remembered in prison; he was not in rehab or therapy or counseling while out in the real world; thief's are no longer gonna steal when they get out nor killers gonna kill nor junkies take a hit nor rapist commit again just like he wasn't going to drink in a bar every weekend; in jail everyone's intentions are good because they are not in the real world with their real struggles facing them; a victim would not ever realize their is another side to a person and I'm not sure if i were the victim I would face that either but just like there are 2 sides to every story there are different sides to people as well and the friend I have had since childhood is in no shape form or fashion evil which is how he was portrayed; also alcoholism runs deep especially when it runs in a persons family and especially when a home life is not what it should be for a child; I would not blase anyone's personal info but I'm just saying before you blase the person know the facts; know his background and you might have sympathy for why he does the silly things he does; they made it seem like because he drank he had no remorse in reality he drank because he has an alcohol problem; and he is not violent; 1 fight one time that had many others included and 1 taking most of the wrap does not make you as violent or evil; it is terrible that the fight ended with someone being so badly hurt but that was a drunken stuper on many peoples behalf not just 1

So if I get drunk and kill your wife, husband,kids or whatever on the way home it's cool because I'm an alcoholic and can't help but get drunk and drive? This Guy Drinks too much and should not be out of jail. This guy can't control himself and when he kills someone in your family lets see how you defend him then. A DUI is a very serious offence, beating a man half to death(no matter who started it)another serious offence and should have not been out of jail period. I blame every body in the system. He should have been in rehab, anger management and JAIL. The bottom line if you do the Crime you should be doing time

I honestly can't believe that this guy is even allowed out of jail for nearly taking that sgt's life... I cannot believe that he is especially allowed to work near alcohol which is obvious that he's got a problem with, I just honestly dont know what's happening to the Justice System these days, it seems like they're letting criminals slip through the cracks of America's Justice system and it's a shame that this Sgt has to sit and watch this guy walk back into society after nearly killing him, God bless you Sgt. Steven Young, May God walk with you during this difficult time, I truly hope this guy gets back behind bars where he belongs.

The simple truth is that everytime this guy was given a chance he mede the decision to screw it up; no one made him drink when he got the DUI and no one made hime drink at the bar he was working at.

How much stupider can you get?? Sending a violent alcholic to work in a bar!!! If he needs to work send him to help pick up Garbage. REMEMBER NOT to VOTE for Sheriff Hall when it comes election time!!!

Who's stupid idea was it to put a violent alcholic in jail .( IF the other guy started the fight that is still no reason to almost kill him ) If this guy needs a job put him to work picking up garbage!!! REMEMBER NOT TO VOTE FOR SHERIFF HALL AT ELECTION TIME!!!