Notes From Jackie: Tragic Tort Enlightenment. Wake Up America.

On July 20, 2017
I, Jacqueline DiPillo,
filed a tort claim, acting as "agent" obo my brother, Jeff.

Life has been overwhelming this summer, and very high and serious priorities neglected this blog. So, why not use a document I created last year, to tell just ONE of the thousands of stories about the state of affairs regarding the treatment of the chronically mentally ill in Okahoma.

This case, specifically, Tulsa. July 26, 2016.

Tort. Governmental Tort Claims Act. ( GTCA )
https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/tort+claims+act

Attached here, in four screenshots. (scratched out address/phone)
Behold.

I'm proud of having created and submitted this legal document. I had an outline assist, due to our extensive 2017 lawyer search. One big Tulsa firm took Jeff's massive case into consideration, and then, turned it down. The case is too big. It would take too many resources and would be extremely costly. There's no guarantee that anyone will not lose their time/money investment.

It's one thing to desire justice.

It's another thing altogether when actually TRYING to attain justice.

The tort caps in Oklahoma are one of the lowest in the country. $175,000.

This GTCA totalled $975,000, with multiple counts, and multiple entities involved.

It's all about $$$.

Nothing ever came of this GTCA. The time limit passed without an attorney to file it. But not for lack of effort! Refer back to one of my first blogs: Lawyers Part 1. (posted August 31, 2017) That blog was written only one month after I filed this very complicated document. There were zero lawyers, interested. So, I filed the GTCA to all the right parties, and made sure I followed the rules and legalities. I learned QUITE A LOT, in this process. And...we got a darned great slice of evidence, spelled out nice and neat, all buttoned up with records as proof, to use to educated the public on the realities.

Having zero lawyers in the state or the country that want to handle mental health cases is a huge problem. This is one huge reason why we are forming our nonprofit: WJW Mental Health Legal Fund. By this time next year, we hope to be rolling, getting funding to help so many "Jeff's" across the state and across the country.

The potential is gargantuan, because the NEED is GARGANTUAN.

This is Jeff. Now. We saved him. It was necessary. God love this great man.

As our dad always says:

"Necessity breeds invention"

So, we roll up our sleeves, and do it ourselves.

Ongoing...

Today I share this, as a means of enlightening the public about one incident that was disastrous and wrong on so many levels. But with much effort, from a fantastic team of people, we were able to pull Jeff out of the ashes of criminalization, and SAVE HIS LIFE. He was facing LIFE IN PRISON over this delusional episode, caused by medications forced on him that his body cannot tolerate. We have that proof, now. And if you need help with medication tolerance issues, Genesight.com is the answer.

No, we didn't have attorneys to file this tort claim, but we did get the attention of a couple of the state's best and most respected lawyers, and after the deadline passed on this GTCA, we proceeded with other avenues to start changing the trajectory of the downward spiral our country currently uses as it's "system."

There's really no good word for it. It's not a system. It's throwing the mentally disabled in jail, and punishing them for their delusions. That's what we are doing in the USA. The jails are now the mental hospitals, and NOTHING IS GETTING BETTER, except how much money the department of corrections and other jail type entities make. Sickening.

Are YOU ok with this?

What if the developmentally disabled were thrown in jail for their disabiliy? Would you be okay with that? What if those with Autism or Aspergers or Alzheimer's were thrown in solitary confinement, labelled a criminal, because of something that could not be helped?

ARE YOU REALLY OK WITH THIS?

******SHAME ON US******

This is only one tiny chapter in a very long history of one person, and this story will continue to unfold, as we go. It's daunting. We are on overwhelm. But it's one very difficult step at a friggin time, and mark my words:

WE WILL CHANGE THIS DEBACLE OF A "SYSTEM"

and

END THE INCARCERATION

of the mentally ill.

Everything written in this tort claim is the truth. We had a solid case. Money is what stopped true justice from being served for Jeff, a severely suffering soul. The system should hang it's head in shame for contining to allow punishment of those not convicted of any crimes other than having a DISABILITY.

So, today's installment is this document. And not to worry, I have all the legal consents I need, signed by Jeff himself, to allow me to show all to the world. And...we will.