They could have sought intervention while he was still in High School. When he almost died from alcohol poisoning in a classroom, they could have sought help from the counselors and medical doctors.
There has been numerous warning signs with this individual and I think the Sheriff was fully aware of him too. He attended two diversion programs after as many arrests.
Plus, there are numerous private programs that would have gladly taken him in....funded by private donations or the United Way.
They knew and the Sheriff knew this person was ill and needed serious intervention. Sounds like neither of these parties did the right thing for Jared or the victims.
Your tag line says it all.....
Another thing to bear in mind is that when someone is 18 y/o they are an adult and free to accept or reject help offered to them. It’s their “human right”- the state’s term, not mine.
We begged for a guardianship for my nephew but were told that the courts are loathe to do that as it totally strips the patient of his rights to self determination and the cost is prohibitive.
Everytime we proposed a solution, the “experts” shot us down.
It’s not always the family’s fault.