Why do people treat former drug addicts/felons like they are heroes?

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[–]According-Junket-885 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

To be honest, they treat their present equivalents like that as well.

[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

From what I've heard, breaking an addiction is tough. One should get positive affirmation if they have done that. I'm not saying they should be treated like a hero, and I'm not sure that the story OP told on that forum described that.

[–]jet199Instigatrix 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Likely they same reason they treat trans people like that.

None of those women have any intention of jumping on that train wreck so they give a load of empty, patronising praise to hide the fact and not look judgemental.

[–]Tom_BombadilBombadildo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Why do people treat former drug addicts/felons like they are heroes?

You added the felons detail. It's not mentioned anywhere.

Confession by projection?

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

No, that is the actual title

[–]Tom_BombadilBombadildo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

My bad. I read the article, and it didn't mention felons (except for the title).

Maybe the author has a misguided notion of felon-addict in mind.