Just a reminder. This whole affair came about simply because I was very sick and malnourished. This was the sole cause of my hallucinations. A over zealous mental health worker, uninterested attorneys and a judge who ignores the facts and evidence combined to create This Perfect Storm.
I think at this point some of the participants may have realized how wrong they have been but the situation has gone too far for them to say, "Hey!!! We made a mistake". Easier to leave me twisting in the wind than to admit they could be wrong.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Then Alice Went Down The Rabbit Hole
Let's keep in mind that my interview with Matt Spencer only lasted 45 minutes and I do not recall any subsequent interviews concerning my mental health during my time in OSH. From his brief examination Matt concluded that I suffered from the following psychosis and/or disabilities:
Moving on through Matt's report you might get the impression that getting me committed to Osawatomie was going to "make his day".
Below are items from the report that were check marked.
from pg. 5B of screening form-the items below were all check marked.
If I were actually a "Current danger to others: threat" then I would have shot my house completely full of holes. The OK Corral dust up would have looked like a tea party by comparison!
But nothing violent occurred. I thought I was in danger and I called 911. Matt was pulling whatever it took out of very thin air in order to make a case for my commitment to Osawatomie. Four County employees must get points for locking people up.
And let's not overlook the profit motive. My short stay in Osawatomie cost $7,000. Medicare paid $6,000. Where does the rest come from? I'll have to wait and see. And after I was dismissed from the hospital Four County had their hooks in me and I supposedly owe them $1000 because insurance won't cover the group counseling they offer.
But here is a question that literally begs for an answer; If they locked me up for being crazy, why is the only treatment I have received and continue to receive is for Drugs and Alcohol?
If Lewis Carroll were alive today he would be begging to write a book about these events.
- Current danger to others: threat
- Poor personal hygiene
- Visual limitations
- Suspicious
- Anxious
- Detached
- Paranoid
- Bizarre
- Auditory hallucinations
- Visual hallucinations
- Memory impaired remote
- Memory impaired recent
- Insight lacking
- Impaired abstract thinking
- Impaired judgment
- Bizarre behavior
- Generalized anxiety
Moving on through Matt's report you might get the impression that getting me committed to Osawatomie was going to "make his day".
Below are items from the report that were check marked.
- Recommend involuntary admission to Osawatomie State Hospital in accordance with KSA Statute;
from pg. 5B of screening form-the items below were all check marked.
- 1. Is suffering from a severe mental disorder to the extent that he/she needs involuntary care in a State Hospital.
- 2. Lacks the capacity to make an informed decision concerning his/her need for treatment
- 3. Is not manifesting a primary diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder, chemical abuse/addiction, mental retardation, organic personality syndrome, or an organic mental disorder.
- 4. Is likely, in the reasonably foreseeable future, to cause substantial physical injury or physical abuse to self or others or substantial damage to another's property, as evidenced by behavior causing, attempting, or threatening such injury, abuse or damage; or
- 5. Is substantially unable, except for a reason of indigence, to provide for any of his /her basic needs, such as food, clothing, shelter, health, or safety, causing a substantial deterioration of the person's ability to function with current level of support, care or structure.
If I were actually a "Current danger to others: threat" then I would have shot my house completely full of holes. The OK Corral dust up would have looked like a tea party by comparison!
But nothing violent occurred. I thought I was in danger and I called 911. Matt was pulling whatever it took out of very thin air in order to make a case for my commitment to Osawatomie. Four County employees must get points for locking people up.
And let's not overlook the profit motive. My short stay in Osawatomie cost $7,000. Medicare paid $6,000. Where does the rest come from? I'll have to wait and see. And after I was dismissed from the hospital Four County had their hooks in me and I supposedly owe them $1000 because insurance won't cover the group counseling they offer.
But here is a question that literally begs for an answer; If they locked me up for being crazy, why is the only treatment I have received and continue to receive is for Drugs and Alcohol?
If Lewis Carroll were alive today he would be begging to write a book about these events.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Here Come Da' Judge
Once I found out I could not have access to the court records I began asking my new attorney to get this information for me. All I knew was that there had been some court proceedings prior to my release from the hospital. The attorney failed to furnish the requested information so I wrote him on August 11th detailing some of the problems with my case and asking to go back to court to clarify these issues. I also asked for an appointment.
Time passed and he did not reply to my letter so on August 25th I wrote Judge Canady and explained that my lawyer was ignoring me and I wanted access to my court records. Did not hear from the judge but my attorney sent me some copies including the court's Order of Treatment. Of the documents that I received, several were undated and/or unsigned. I had specifically requested a transcript of any court hearings. My attorney said he did not have these. Guess it was too much trouble to get them from the court.
The most interesting item was the Order for Outpatient Treatment. This was the judge's decision based on a court hearing held April 21, 2008. At this time I was still incarcerated in OSH and had no knowledge of the proceedings. Or did I? According to the Order I was present along with my attorney. Although the hearing was held April 21, I did not receive a copy of the OTO until Sept. 3rd.
Item #2 of the order states "That by clear and convincing evidence the proposed patient is a mentally ill person as defined by K.S.A. 59-2902." I imagine so! Four County presented ALL of the evidence and I had no opportunity to defend myself.
Was this one of those famous "Kangaroo Courts" (click) that we hear so much about? But don't go away. There is more.
I have been diagnosed and judged both by Four County and the District court as a"Certifiably Dangerously Loony" but Item #3 states "That the proposed patient would best be treated for his mental illness on an outpatient basis at Four County Mental Health Center .....blah...blah...blah". Final diagnosis -"Crazy, but plays well with others".
On Sept. 13th. I wrote the judge again detailing the shoddy legal assistance I have received and requesting once more that I have access to all of my court files. The Freedom of Information act covers this situation. I also ask the court to appoint me a new lawyer.
Time passed and he did not reply to my letter so on August 25th I wrote Judge Canady and explained that my lawyer was ignoring me and I wanted access to my court records. Did not hear from the judge but my attorney sent me some copies including the court's Order of Treatment. Of the documents that I received, several were undated and/or unsigned. I had specifically requested a transcript of any court hearings. My attorney said he did not have these. Guess it was too much trouble to get them from the court.
The most interesting item was the Order for Outpatient Treatment. This was the judge's decision based on a court hearing held April 21, 2008. At this time I was still incarcerated in OSH and had no knowledge of the proceedings. Or did I? According to the Order I was present along with my attorney. Although the hearing was held April 21, I did not receive a copy of the OTO until Sept. 3rd.
Item #2 of the order states "That by clear and convincing evidence the proposed patient is a mentally ill person as defined by K.S.A. 59-2902." I imagine so! Four County presented ALL of the evidence and I had no opportunity to defend myself.
Was this one of those famous "Kangaroo Courts" (click) that we hear so much about? But don't go away. There is more.
I have been diagnosed and judged both by Four County and the District court as a"Certifiably Dangerously Loony" but Item #3 states "That the proposed patient would best be treated for his mental illness on an outpatient basis at Four County Mental Health Center .....blah...blah...blah". Final diagnosis -"Crazy, but plays well with others".
On Sept. 13th. I wrote the judge again detailing the shoddy legal assistance I have received and requesting once more that I have access to all of my court files. The Freedom of Information act covers this situation. I also ask the court to appoint me a new lawyer.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Just Another Day...I Suppose
This brings us up to date (Sept 20) but I may do some more editing on the current material as things come to mind.
I am anxious to get into the court files because I am expecting some big surprises.
Later
Dave
I am anxious to get into the court files because I am expecting some big surprises.
Later
Dave
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Back To The Future
It is interesting how sometimes information comes in dribbles and drabbles and after years of confusion that little light bulb suddenly flickers to life.
For years I have been plagued every year by a Summer full of several bouts of what I can best describe as the flu or "flu like"symptoms. The hammer hits and I would be down for a week.
About ten days ago I suffered the "Mother of all Episodes". I could not walk. Diarrhea was a constant companion.I could barely crawl on my stomach. I took almost an hour to go from the front of the house to the kitchen. Yea! I'm talking sick-sick. And of course there were the obligatory hallucinations. I called an ambulance and went to the Emergency Room.
The ER Dr. begin running tests and after 3 or 4 hours diagnosed me as having an electrolyte imbalance/deficiency and also also a potassium deficiency.
So I spent a few days doing Iv's 24/7's and began to feel much better. Now I'm not going into all of this medical crap for my own ammusment. But it is possible to compare this latest episode with the events that led me to Osawatime. Same symptomes. Identical. But the Boy Genuis from Four County managed to take a medical case and convert it into a MENTAL Case for his own perveted satisfaction.
More on this later.
For years I have been plagued every year by a Summer full of several bouts of what I can best describe as the flu or "flu like"symptoms. The hammer hits and I would be down for a week.
About ten days ago I suffered the "Mother of all Episodes". I could not walk. Diarrhea was a constant companion.I could barely crawl on my stomach. I took almost an hour to go from the front of the house to the kitchen. Yea! I'm talking sick-sick. And of course there were the obligatory hallucinations. I called an ambulance and went to the Emergency Room.
The ER Dr. begin running tests and after 3 or 4 hours diagnosed me as having an electrolyte imbalance/deficiency and also also a potassium deficiency.
So I spent a few days doing Iv's 24/7's and began to feel much better. Now I'm not going into all of this medical crap for my own ammusment. But it is possible to compare this latest episode with the events that led me to Osawatime. Same symptomes. Identical. But the Boy Genuis from Four County managed to take a medical case and convert it into a MENTAL Case for his own perveted satisfaction.
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