Hello everyone, I was made aware yesterday of something that is very unsettling to me. As part of my probation I was ordered to attend A.A. meetings for 90 days straight. I had a meeting with my probation officer yesterday and she mentioned specifically my attitude at meetings is apparently negatively affecting others, as well as knowing what I have spoken about at prior meetings. So obviously there are people at these meetings who are reporting what I say to my probation officer. I feel extremely violated and upset about this. My question is: legally am I entitled to privacy and speaking under anonymity while attending these mandatory court ordered meetings? The meeting building and A.A. program are not affiliated with the court system and is presented as you will be speaking under the guise of anonymity. There are signs throught the building stating: whom you see here, what you hear here, when you leave here, let it stay here. Thank you for reading and any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Location: Michigan USA
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Whoever is telling him is breaking the rules. Stand up at the next group and say something about it.
You are not entitled legally to privacy or anonymity.
The group can choose to discipline or remove a member who violates the rules. But legally there’s nothing here, anymore than you would at any other open meeting.
They are breaking the rules, not the law.
AA meetings are not legally privileged or confidential. People may be breaking the rules of the organization by sharing, but they aren’t breaking any law.
Who knows your true identity in there, and how do they have your parole officers contact info?!