My recollection of the trial of 17th January 2007 is incomplete. What I do remember is that I was in custody over Christmas, but allowed home Christmas eve. I had an acquaintance, Singh, staying with me, and I did notice when I got home, that the fence line along my side of the boundary between my property at 44, and the neighbours property at 46 had been attacked with a line trimmer. Not only had the weeds been knocked over, so had many of the flowers, including gladiolas and a miniature pink or brown rose. The"attack" was to me obviously done in fury, because a structure I had made in the corner of my section, made of bamboo designed to prevent my cats from straying into the property at 46, and also to encourage my wallflowers to climb upwards, was broken up and strewn over my lawn.

The first thing I asked when I was admitted to the hospital was who complained about me. I had to ask twice because the doctor replied, angrily I thought, "I already told you". "Who was it?" I asked. It was Cathy he replied.
The other thing they complained about was two bamboo pegs I had put beside my drive where I was measuring out a garden, to go around the rock I put beside the drive to stop visitors driving on the grass and turning it into mud. These "sharpened bamboo stakes designed to maim people, were given back to me when I left hospital, along with several letters I sent to the Hallidays, including my request for $2,000 in payment for my JavaScript timing system. I have made them into a small Christian cross.

It was the second hearing of the family court, held on th hospital grounds. Craig Tuck represented me both times, and I do recall saying on the first appearance, "Where is the control on this particular experiment". I was referring to the fact that I was 'force' or required to take medication, daily. We call it medication because it is designed to tranquilize us. Those who refused it were injected with it. I was making the point that although I was accused of something, (bad behaviour?) there was no guarantee that I would be disruptive without it. I was prescribed something called "Orlanzopine" and when I left on leave I had to buy it myself from the chemist. I still have the bill, and that is like salt in the wound, but all small things

At the second hearing, on the 17th, I had been home, so had tidied my house, cleaned up the tin of cat food I had left on the bench which had turned rotten and was smelling, and now I was dressed in a suit.
Dr Hock, one of the hospital psychiatrists said in evidence that I thought I was Jesus Christ, and the world's "best" martial arts expert. I denied saying to a doctor, several years previously that I was or am Jesus. I said I recall telling him that I had written a book in the first person about what I imagined the life of Jesus had been like. I also denied being a martial arts expert, saying that all I know of martial arts is a little Tai Chi, which I do know and find surprisingly effective, both in terms of fitness, breathing control and as a self defense technique.

Judge Donovan said, although it is not part of his judgment, "I believe he is." Craig Tuck was there so he would recall it as well, although the case was hardly about that. It was essentially about the hospital's right to detain me when my neighbours clearly saw me as a threat to their personal safety. I quoted the case which my lawyer had quoted me in his letter, and this is the case which set the legal precedent. It was the case of Mitchell v Allen (1969) NZLR 110 which said: 

"Obviously it is of fundamental importance that whenever the Mental Health Act is invoked to detain a man against his will, a high degree of care must be exercised to see that the facts of the case are within the strict boundaries which the Act defines".

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