See it myself the way its going. Just moving to the next question for maurice. Did you feel discouraged in your fight for innocence when you were incarcerated and did you feel like it was you against the system . Yes. I felt that, you know from day one. Because its like, even going through trial, it was like i felt that i had no way, story, even if my story was true, there was no way. My character, from where i was from, it was like, im already guilty. So for intimidation, i didnt feel intimidated. I always like i said, the hope i had from one end, it deteriorated from me even losing faith from the system and the police arresting me. The lawyers were the ones that helped me get out and the same people that i needed to help me get out were the ones that i was like mad at. So mad, my madness made me fight. So i stayed fighting but i never felt like it was going to be over. I got a niece that is 23 years old right now, even in 2011 when my case got over turned and i called her and i said
A process under the act that is set up to protect peoples civil rights. One of the things in 1421 that hasnt been i am mplemented in the counties, the real issues as a matter of course is what is the process for hospitalization under the enforcement. Under this program, if someone misses a doctors appointment, they can call the police to take them to the upon the hospital for an evaluation. You might say there is something about that. But whe we see peoples interaction for service, when they see police and someone upfront, as a criminal or someone to be weary of or suspicious of or to the fact of a lesser member of society, when people have that experience, and it doesnt matter how many psychotic symptoms they have, they push back. Thats our human nature. What i have seen in new york. Thats very relevant. Other ill leave with you this. I was a social worker working in new york, i was very enthusiastic about my job in the Homeless Outreach program and our program was specifically to rea
Families, my loved wupz ones that lost. That made me fight more. I never gate gave up my fate. My hope is restored. With that i would like to thank all of our panelist. Thank you. [ applause ] and we are now going to move to our second panel. While they take their seats, this idea of forced treatment versus Constitutional Rights has always been a tension that weve had in our criminal justice system. There is an issue that came up earlier this year that you may have read about involving this implementation of a court that was supposed to treat individuals who were suffering from longterm alcoholism. And the court was set up in a way where individuals were not being arrested for a crime but instead were being jailed for contempt of court as long as 120150 days in jail. My office, when we learned of this, we were not involved in the creation of it, challenged it because we believed that it was unconstitutional because you were not charging people with crimes and you are jailing people for
Madness made me fight. So i stayed fighting but i never felt like it was going to be over. I got a niece that is 23 years old right now, even in 2011 when my case got over turned and i called her and i said i will be home. She said you say that all the time. So i never felt like i was giving up. No matter how much time i got because i knew the facts behind it and it was like the principle facts behind it refused to let me give you no matter what. Even coming home, when my case got accepted. It was like, im going home. It still didnt happen. Im thinking in 60 days the court will, im telling everybody im going home and there is people all the time up in there educating myself about the law, i know is fast to get in there, but when the wheels are turned to come home, its slow. I couldnt accept it. People are like they are going to do this to time. I said no, this is clear. This was what was supposed to have been done from the beginning. Even my families, my loved wupz ones that lost. That
Said i will be home. She said you say that all the time. So i never felt like i was giving up. No matter how much time i got because i knew the facts behind it and it was like the principle facts behind it refused to let me give you no matter what. Even coming home, when my case got accepted. It was like, im going home. It still didnt happen. Im thinking in 60 days the court will, im telling everybody im going home and there is people all the time up in there educating myself about the law, i know is fast to get in there, but when the wheels are turned to come home, its slow. I couldnt accept it. People are like they are going to do this to time. I said no, this is clear. This was what was supposed to have been done from the beginning. Even my families, my loved wupz ones that lost. That made me fight more. I never gate gave up my fate. My hope is restored. With that i would like to thank all of our panelist. Thank you. [ applause ] and we are now going to move to our second panel. Whi