Charlie Grapski is a longtime Kossack that has been judicially and administratively punished for ferreting out corruption among his local politicians. He was attempting to get permission from the probation department in order to visit and report from Ferguson. He received permission that was then recinded based on an unsubstantiated accusation.
Unsubstantiated by the twitter timeline the threat accusation is transparently false.
“They told me I needed to fill out more paperwork, which should have been a red flag for me,” he said in a telephone conversation from the Park Place Behavioral Healthcare facility in Kissimmee.
But as soon as he arrived, he was informed that his permission to travel out of the state was being revoked because he had been tweeting that he was flying to Ferguson to commit acts of violence, which is a complete lie. I see all his tweets on Facebook and that surely would have drawn my attention as well as the attention of his followers.
“When I asked her to show me the threats, she wouldn’t,” he said.
4:52 PM PT: What is the Baker Act? A Florida mental health statute. The involuntary inpatient seems to apply here.
What Is Involuntary Inpatient Placement (IIP)?
Involuntary inpatient placement (IIP) is the Baker Act’s term for civil commitment.
IIP allows an individual to be admitted for mental health treatment (beyond stabilization of the immediate crisis) without their consent.
IIP requires:
o Meeting criteria very similar to those for involuntary
examination.
o A petition filed by the receiving facility within the 72 hour
involuntary exam period.
o Supporting opinions of a psychiatrist and either a second
psychiatrist or a clinical psychologist.
o A court order based on a hearing where at least one of the
professionals testifies.
An individual ordered to IIP may receive services in:
o A state mental health treatment facility (SMHTF) (“state hospital”) (avg. length of stay = 1.7 years)
o A short‐term residential treatment facility (SRT).
o IIP may be ordered for up to 6 months, and may be
extended with additional hearings.
It looks like we should set up some way of getting a neutral psychiatrist to gather an opinion.
5:05 PM PT: http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/...
Thu Oct 09, 2014 at 3:09 AM PT: H/T to Vetwife here is the Conservative page where they admit calling Charlies PO in order to restrict him from Furgeson.
Fantasia says:
October 8, 2014 at 4:09 pm
All you need to do is telephone the county in which he resides, and ask for the PO office, and voice your concerns. They will link you to his officer, who will ask you for pertinent information. Yes, this can be done anonymously. I would do it, but going to work graveyard 12 hours the next two nights.
I was in frequent contact with an ex’s PO officer, and he never even knew it He even got arrested in a different part of the state, and his PO didn’t know until I notified them. The system is not as in touch as we would like to think they are