I think we can agree that we don't know the facts about what"the person in question" (mike) chose to do that led to the terms of his parole being violated.
Maybe he was stopped and questioned by police, and couldn't get transportation back to the parole house in time. Maybe he was doing a drug deal our saving a burning bus full of children.
Parole officers aren't required to make exceptions for these things.
Reality its complex, which is why some networking algos have which is why h and failure modes.
He can choose to try, or choose to do his best, but he can't choose to amide by the terms any more than you can choose to catch the bus.
In the article it stated that names and events were changed to protect people from the crimes committed.
Maybe he was breaking the law, maybe he was helping children, maybe he was the victim of a crime like the other fellow who had his face smashed in and had reasons not to go to the hospital.
If I were writing such an article and needed to change the reason why he couldn't go to the halfway house, I would make up another reason why he couldn't go instead of making up the fact that he decided not to go. That's just sloppy journalism.
Maybe he was stopped and questioned by police, and couldn't get transportation back to the parole house in time. Maybe he was doing a drug deal our saving a burning bus full of children.
Parole officers aren't required to make exceptions for these things.
Reality its complex, which is why some networking algos have which is why h and failure modes.
He can choose to try, or choose to do his best, but he can't choose to amide by the terms any more than you can choose to catch the bus.