HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - June 3, 1992 (37)CITY COUNCIL MEETING
June 3, 1992
CITIZEN VOICES COMPLAINTS
CC -16 Ngujen To Can, P. O. Box 9077, Stockton, addressed the City
Council regarding her driver's license being suspended and
numerous other complaints.
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YIUIaTED BY FUBLIC-1,*LUYES alf Tait. KLCKTCIt : CLIU do SJ t'.r.I.TAL UALTI, D!sPAr.TI.ENTS !!!
Ln 4/7/89, at 11 Pet:. when I was in ted. t.:o itockton Police tificers" e:u:e, handcuffed, took me to ,he
San Joaquin trental health facility. They said the neir,hbbrs complained to the 1•011ce that 1 shouted in
my apartment and that caused disturbance 1n the nelghborhood :o. they came to take tc tb Lt:c .;.' i.ent.rl
Lealth facility. 'they ignored Ay protest that 1 have neither had Ment -1 health preLler::; nor c.,used dl:sLurt ,r.ce
They .wlsted my arms, handcuffed my wrist:; tch}r:d my tack, Lraka my elasses, hit r.e on the hv,.d "nd tt.e
shoulders. slammed my Cody aCainst the wall in the hall. then drat.rea me out of the tullain(. tkreb, me into
a Police car parked outside 'there are still Cruises. swollen -pots. scar:,• anu penins .11 ove:,
especially In my chest. on my arms and hands. 1 screamea for help. I.o help caF,e aithcugh just :c:.
minftes aro these were litht. voices and Iaut.hter in the other Ipartnents and houses re..rLy. T,e v}aleacc
.against a lonely minority senior took place nits: t'e silcut coolest:or of tho:o reithtc::: Sr. t`•.• err.:.:
When they arrived, I was calm, quiet and courteous. And, there was no disturbance of any type. I only
resisted their dragging me out of the building wten their cruelty matte me think they were kidnappers ir. 1-olice
uniforms. They didn't let me call my frineds. They didn't let me put same clothes on. They draerec me out
of my apartment in bxdtime clothing and barefooted.
On the way to the Mental Health facility, these (fficers had i Solent. threatening languar e. attitude .,nd
behaviors to inflict me with emotional and mental distress. 'They Implied the possibility of sexual assaults.
Cue officer said. 'Terhpps we should send you to a boat to go back to Vietnam." Then, he toUthe other (fficer.
"Let's go to a boat!" I thought immediately of the river downtown tut they drove to SJ t'ental Health L'pt. instead.
When arriving at the Mental Health facility, they still refused to open the handcuffs. 1 was let into the
Admission (dice in the most humiliating and miserable manner, with my hands handcuffed behind my tack, my hair
In disorder. and my inappropriate tedtime clothigg. The worst criminal caught in the act cannot be tzeated wozsc.
An outpatient present in the office at the time said she found my calm and respectable. litre could not
understand why I was treated In such a manner. When 1 tried to give her my tusiress card with some names and
phone numbers to call for me, the iolice and the staff seized my handbag with all its contents. The woman was
rushed out of the room in a hurry.
A staff cane out to take my name and r•y zuc}al security rur.ter. Ther cane worker- ;:;e icli.:t
(fficers reported to the staff. :::oat they repcztec w.is fear f r or. the truth. 1 cr example, t`.ey ze;•c: ted
that the landlord hi•A evicted me; I called the Iolice 1L' tin:e�; that Iver:ir.r. ..red : R friers of
Fundy --- tht gunman who killed',Southeast Ns`_,ar. stud1nts ,r,c i::ju:eu :'c• of:. r chililer: d :ne
1/7/85 Clevvlard massacre.
sifter that, I was trarped on a teed fcr restraint purpose in :eci�sicr., dru,•Ced heavlly _,red dctair.c;: }t^ real
mesially-distarted Patients in a crazy environment for 5 days and n1chts.
While I was there, 1 talked with other "detLineez '. N.any were: nound-•mirdee. and forced to stay thea:. found
out that ordinary conflict with someone,espeeiaily with the ioi}ce,can be;Eooa zero; fo: sound-mindea 1::'ivlcuals
to be thrown. Into SJ N...Lal 1;ep.,th facility, trapped like wild ar:inals and drur.red. :s.,:.}c civil tir".err
violated. This facility is a tyje of prison u2' its Pon.
NOTE: • I am a Southeast Asian minority senior living by myself on tiock 100 west Stadium Drive near t" -.e 1•acifis
Univerizity, in an all white and 11spunic safe neighborhood.
a+ They told me their n_.mes were Lrcddrick and Benton.
`44 In reality, for months. I have teen victim of an creanized disturbance thr:t involves all sorts of noises
created intentiorally d.,y and night. inalue ,Ind outside cf this". -unit tuildinr., to prevent me from sleepirt:
and doing my uork. houses from l.:,wnmowing; and dus:Lia,4ir,g in the houses in the .wo tlocks, lnclddint• where
it was late at nigh'_ and even raining. The noises were kcyt going on all day lone, r+r. those houses toow
turn and their lawns could tae done 3, 4 or more times in a week. :;oises from hundreds of vehicle: of all
types and snakes ---car , vans. trucks, semi -truck:, as Ur, as trailers, heavy trucks for city's push,: works,
garbage trucks with the Sunnuise sign. Fleets of vehicles would speed by the txullding. roaring, like cr,:ty
beasts, shaking, the area. This ga%.Iike tactics involves participants of all „ges and social ctandinc-, .
I have reported to the Police tut they said three w<,.s nothing they could do. ;ust like when I rerbrted
the repeated breakins, ransack}ng, stealing, prowling, harrdssint;, terrorizlnp:-- th:,t started to happen
since last Spring when 1 publicly questioned problems on funding misuses and misappropriation, C'..,pter 1
Program deficiencies, law violation, discrimination in education and employment for Southeast Asians is locfti
school districts.
Meanwhile, the PLlice responded p,.vaiptiy II, tt:e su:.pec tr.. Wh: t,: 1_ti. 1re,•'r.. •,• Tru
C::ficers cLme }mmeci..Lely every time tr.,ry report. ".:;. .r. ..re, ;:of:em. t+:icr ooy :i:.c• A;
Rrcial discrimination or criminal l:rutccti;,n ?
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In order to be rcl&azed from the Mental health facility ..no no longer druGl:ed, I t:?.,! to appear in two ;;cert
bearings, write the Judge a 3- age letter. argue daving both hearings to prove ny rental co;,,j Lorca, my eein,•
wrongfully detained and drugfq % 'rhe letter was written in the lath room the night Lefore the Court i:earing
so that the staff would not know of it and give me a heavier dose of meeicatinn , which; might hare paralyzed nc
completely on the Court }oaring day.
After the Court hearino. or. Lia aLd ;J t•,ental h+e-1th at�lf irnored the judte's ruliri that 1 were to ie
released immediately and rroom could impose the medication on re. 'Ihey refused to released me until they
could inject me with a heavy dose of !:,aldol and gave me d1k pills of t,rtar,e. 1 was: given even anti-l-rkin. on
medication although 1 have never head Parkinson and a mental health history.
1 cane out of the F'ental health facility with pains. cuts;, and bruises ali over hes ides the horrible site
effects of the heavy doses of drugs ---muscle cramps, drwalness, blurred vision. unusual Shaking, mental
confusion, depression, stiffness, dry mouth. lightheadedness, constipation.. ... I{should to noted thct no
medical care of any type was given to try pains lnthe chec,t, cuts on the wrists, cruises all over from the
minute 1 was checked in until checked out 5 days later. They violated the basic law and failed to comply
with the lusio requirements mandated by law.
I carne out of this unbelievable experience a different person. 1 will never be the same gain. c.verythinr:
will never be the carne again.
I left my homeland for the free world when I saw everywhere terror. inhumanity, croelty, injustice,
oppression... Here, in Stockton, I have experienced something worse than what I suffered when the Communists
came to arrest and send me to their re-education camp in 1975. Here, it is an organized crime with a racial
and terroristic nature, committed by public employees of public agencies with the cooperation of those interestd
groups and suspected criminals in the neighborhood I have reported to the law enforcement authorities,
When law violation is commonly practiced by public fleures and lbiice officers, tolerated by law enforcement
sv'-tem itself. it is understandable why no local high school is free from gang -related problems and Stockton ha
the fourth -highest percentage increase in crime last year among cities with more than 100,000 people ss reported.
I want to question the role of SJ Mental rrealth Department. ie 1t a t.pe of rison,. an ext ion of the law
enforcement system, created to pensidze and paralyze those victims the Police Uri g; to its facilrasity
I want to question the role of Stockton Police Department. Is its respor�s ibility to t1 rotect law atiding
residents end assure public safety or to protect those in power. those racial rand criminapl cors piracies,
kidnap and tett up innocent people, and send them to Plental Hsilth ix:partment to paralyze :.r:d terrorize its
victims ?
I also want to question the leadership and supervision of these tuo Department leads,
Tax payers do not make financlal contributions to keep :San Joaquin County in a Iblice utute, 1tu ren idents.
in terror and vulnerable to the law breaking policies committed iy public servants.
It is time for the public to review the performance of those public af.encies that have failed pudic trust!
It is also time for the public to demand this type of crimps to be trought to light, law violators to be punished
For more information, please cull (209) 466-5237 or (209) 957-2859-
ircerely�
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J,�yeli�I'. To -Can
X=; The timing, the Mental Health factor it the kidn.ppinE and Irprlsoning conspiracy are also questinnrd
While 1 was detaieed and drugged in the hental }•,ealth facility, o series of events took place without ray
participation: (1)minorities' rally on 1!ducation issue took place in Sacramento; (2) Office of (:ivil
Sights (CCR) came to investigate Lodi Ustrict'u law violation and diLcrimination charged by PAF/1CliA;
(3) the deadline to file an appeal with CCR concerning the law violation and discrimination problems in
Lincoln District went by. 44) the established education system had their budget approved peacefully.
All my writings and evidences concerning the organized crimes. the protlec;s in the established edue,,tion
network were ransacked and stolen. Yorse ever, iu the fact thea r.y rc,tn'ta. zr:e ccr+i.la•.ir.tu would la,^•.c• ths-11
validity automatically. Yho would listen and pay attention to the complaints and reasoning of :;orr;eone who
has teen labelled "rentally-disturted" by psychiatric professionals like Dr. 'Lia and MHS P. Wallace and ron-
professional individuals like my landlord and neighbors ?
7hO basic rights stated in thu Handbook of nights for Fkntal hxsaith Patient:, have loen viol. te,.. EX "A;
*** "Seclusion and restraints shall only be used to prevent you fr „m icjurint ye:ur:;cif or utherL ..nu :,IY w:.er
other methods will not work (p. 18)."
They imposed physical restraint and druE-ged me heavily when "Umlutely unuce;nary. 1 was extreme:y .tulet,
calm and courteous. following their ord�;rs and directior, dutifully. ;here was no sign of vi(.Ience,
agitation and resistance of any type. I responded to their yuesti(,r,s., talked and reasoned in cLnvincinJ.
manner, which showed a clear mind and sound judgement.
-"You have the right to... keep and use perserial possessions ... your possernions capnot to se:arch.�d unless
you are present and unless "equate reasons for the search are given (pp. 1 ) .2 11).
jty handbag was seized when I was using it. It was; kept in the Wriness CxTice. 1's content w,,:, nut
checked at try presence. My request to get my checktook to p.Ay some due tills was repeatedly cunl4d ly
pocial Yorker Diane. Uhen asked on 4/10/try, Suite A staff found even no 1nfor11,.stinn on the hardt.,t, or, the
"*"YOU have the right while in an instution, to prompt, individual and ade,aucste musical treatment," (; . 19)
XO medical care of any type was given to my pains inthe chest. cuts on the wri;tn, 1ruizes all over from
the minute I was checked in until checked out 5 day:: later. Iib: ever u hind did i
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