Locking Folks Up Without Due Process? California Sure Does
Can you imagine you wake up one day and everything you own, worked for and possess is now owned by the state and can be sold off to pay lawyers, bribed judges and dishonest parties like your own family by ONE DOCTOR? By Janet Phelan It’s official. The right to due process is now superseded by a form That’s right. California can strip you of your right to free movement, your right of association and most of your freedoms should a doctor see fit to check number 14 k on this form. No more messy 5150 holds, no more civil commitments or court oversight. No unpleasant guardianship proceedings with even more unpleasant family members. Just some doc in an office wielding a pen. Seriously. The form is LIC 602 A and is reproduced here https://www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/entres/forms/english/lic602a.pdf California has made some efforts to provide legal proceedings and protections for those whose competency is questioned. There are 72-hour holds, which can be extended through legal means. There are conservatorships, which have received some media scrutiny of late and may be rife with further abuses, including documented concerns that probate court judges are violating… Read More
