My latest letter to Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur is also connected to these issues.
 

Complaint to Marion County, Ohio, Sheriff was Terrorist?

I mailed the following criminal complaint to the Marion County Sheriff expecting an excuse for ignoring it.  Instead I was visited by the FBI one week before the Virginia Tech rampage by Cho Seung-Hui.  Between the naive opinions of the FBI agent and statements of hate on TV about mentally ill killers like Cho, it was a little too much for me.

The FBI agent claimed that he came "because of fears of terrorism" and other nonsense.  The truth is that government and legal authorities do not want to follow the principles of the Americans with Disabilities Act.  The fact that I have the mental illness of bipolar disorder appears to be the reason that my current and past complaints of criminal and other misconduct have been ignored.

It was the FBI agent who made me realize that the ideology of hate against mental illness was itself terrorist.  Both the US army and a civic group resorted to false claims that I was a dangerous person.  The chaos, confusion, and depression of being diagnosed with a mental illness was bad enough.  It is downright sick for people to take advantage of my weakness by suggesting I am a criminal or want to kill people.

I will say some more after the copy of the complaint:

March 28th, 2007 Marion County Sheriff's Office  889 Marion Williamsport Rd East  Marion, Ohio 43302  Dear Sheriff’s Office,  This is a criminal complaint against Judge Davidson and unnamed members of the Marion County Court of Common Pleas for Interfering with Civil Rights and Dereliction of Duty, under the color of the law.  Other violations my be part of these offenses.  This complaint is about current and past conduct by the court and it’s members, not the results of any decisions.  Illegal behavior by the court and it’s members makes the core civil legal process moot and an issue to be resolved after this complaint is settled.  To this date officials of the mentioned court have knowingly broken both the national ADA law and Ohio law for the protection of rights and due process.  These violations are connected with my attempt to represent myself while having a documented medical disability of Bipolar Disorder, a mental illness.  The failure of workers at the court (like clerks of court) to follow these protective laws, then knowingly refusing to correct or even consider their behavior, clearly makes this an issue for criminal prosecution.  The court is currently refusing it’s duty to work with my pro-se efforts to answer past civil complaints against me and my attempt to appeal past illegal conduct by the court and it’s staff.  If they have or had any problems with my efforts then law requires that they tell me so in order to allow fair access to the legal system.  Their silence is illegal!  The court’s duty to prevent discrimination and violation of law is an active one, requiring that it demonstrate efforts to allow my fair access to the legal system.  The court also has the power to seek assistance from others within the State of Ohio and has failed to do so.  The end effect is the court and it’s members have done the opposite of the law’s intentions and actually caused worse access than the average citizen would expect.  I live in Toledo, Ohio, and in poorer health today due to being partially paralyzed with related health problems.  Therefore I expect that is complaint be accepted and acted upon by mail.  My past experience suggests my complaints will be ignored, so I warn that I will take action against the Marion Police if this complaint is not taken seriously.  Corruption within your system of law forces me to use more aggressive methods today.  Sincerely,    Michael John Lake

The FBI agent suggested that I let it go.  He said no action will be taken on my complaint.  Because the Marion County Sheriff was too cowardly to reply in writing, I will in fact press an ADA complaint against the sheriff's office.  I made it clear at the end of my complaint that if it "is not taken seriously" that I would take additional action.  (At first I was giving this complaint to the Marion Police which is why I mistakenly mentioned them.)

I should also mention that Judge Davidson told me that legal issues should not be discussed publicly.  If I could trust and respect the legal system to do it's duty then I would not need public discussion.  When the FBI shows up at your door for trying to make a valid criminal complaint what other options do I have?  I do not care if the complaint had merit or not.  The issue is to be treated with respect as the ADA law intends.

One last thing that the FBI agent suggested was that my writing to authorities and picketing downtown could result in my going to jail or other harm.  If that is what it takes to draw attention to the documented corruption in the Ohio legal system then they need to put me in jail instead of constantly threatening it.  Perhaps I am a fool to expect the promise and protection of the law.  Am I?

Also see my latest letter to Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur which is connected to these issues.

Terrorism laws in Ohio and elsewhere consider terrorism as the use or threatened use of force to influence political or social change. Ohio's Sec. 2909.21 states "Intimidate or coerce a civilian population" as terrorism.

Based on my experiences I have been subjected to terrorism directed at my having a mental illness.  This includes my efforts to ask for help and respect for the issues of the mentally ill like myself. See the evidence.

Why should I have hope? They claim I might kill!  Attacking me for having a mental illness, gossip that I would kill people, and other disturbing conduct is not easily forgotten.  Putting this information into court records can not be un-done.  The sickest part is that neither the public or the legal system seemed to care.

Did I deserve to have my future ruined because of bigotry and fear?
 
 

1. clips from the evidence	3. discussion of why	5. what is wrong?
2. they claim I might kill	4. kill or be killed?	6. what do children see?

 

1. Clips from the actual evidence:

They say that I will show up at an event to murder them, "go postal"- . (from exhibit-50)
 

They claim that my mental illness, "manic depression", and thoughts of suicide are why I will kill. (from contra.pdf)
.(manic depression is now called Bipolar Disorder)
 

I am accused of Menacing by Stalking. (from exhibit-04)
 

Stalking charges were filed against me.  I will cause Physical Harm? (from exhibit-24)

 

2. They claim that I might kill

It is claimed that I am a dangerous person.  Based on their claims, I might:

I might stalk and kill anyone who I have contact with.
I might kill co-workers. I might kill my doctor. I might kill my roommate. I might kill my cat. I might kill my dog. I might kill police. I might kill my parents. I might kill relatives. I might kill my neighbors. I might stalk, rape and kill women. I might kill friends. I might kill children.* I might kill innocent people. (It would be ok for me to kill guilty people? Who is the judge?) I might kill everyone on the planet!
I might kill myself.  I might kill you.

What if I might kill no one?  What if I save a life?  What if I saved lives?
Am I a dangerous person?   Hearing it makes me depressed and angry!  Humans seem to be all about  killing.*  It makes me feel sick the more that I think about it.  To be accused of being a killer, by a world which does not seem put much value in individual life, is insane!

Do you think that I might complain and write about it?

For other people to destroy my life was easy.  Bigotry, hate, gossip, tradition, belief, revenge, selfishness, and apathy do not care about the truth.  The compassion and hope that I looked for in the world seems confined in myself.  Why?

I can not blame people for being part of the group, even if the group is wrong.  It is hard to be alone.

* Killing Side note - Does the military care about killing children?  See leftover Cluster Bombs killing children by the BBC.

 

3. Discussion of why they claim I will kill them

This is a summery of what I believe they claim:

Members of the civic group say that I became obsessed with one of their members and started stalking her.  Then because police threatened me to leave her alone, that I started stalking the rest of the group.  Then they say that I started threatening the group at the state level and nationally.  Finally they say that my motives are to show up at events and kill them.

What they never talked about was the effect of these claims on me.  Did they want to convince me that I will kill people?
Remember, I am trying my best to survive society with a mental illness, without much support.  By constantly attacking me and telling me that my motives are criminal, how did they expect me to deal with it?  Did they want me to break down and attempt to kill someone?

 

4. Kill or Be Killed?

It is a tradition in society for people, in panic and fear, to group together to "take care" of an evil that is the focus of their fear and panic.  Kill or be killed seems to be the motive.  Fear is the driving force.

I know all too well that fear blinds people (my fears letter).  How people deal with it seems to depend on their experiences and what is in their heart.  To be the focus of social fears is a dangerous situation.

If they say that I will kill them, what would they eventually do to stop me?  What was going on in their minds?  I did not see any compassion, so I feared for the worst.  As the attacks continued, I was certain that they would try to destroy me.  How could I stop them?

I was the one they called sick, a dangerous mentally ill person.  They are the respected citizens.  They say so in the evidence on this website!

 

5. My views of what is wrong

I live in a society which seems to enjoy hateful violence and watching a psychopath killing people, like Hannibal Lecter.  What is more disturbing is having this same society suggest that I may kill people because I have a mental illness, "manic depression" (bipolar disorder).

This web site is about my struggle with society and it's views.  I admit being weak and looking for help.  I did not expect to experience gossip, bigotry, hate, threats, or other anti-social behavior.  I expected to find compassion.  I thought that some leader or organization would hear me and offer support.  In the end, it looks like my faith in compassion was only in myself.  What is wrong with the world?

I did not realize that the attacks on my condition could be considered a hate crime, until March 21, '05.  Hate crimes are acceptable against the mentally ill?  The tone used in many of the complaints about me seems intended to create fear and hate.  If many people claimed that I was a dangerous mentally ill stalker-killer with skeletons in my closet, and they were your friends, would you question the truth or feel like attacking me?  Is this hate?

Hate can drive people to commit suicide.  Why live in a world where you must live in fear of hate?

For example:
If I were to simply write about mental illness, hope and compassion, how many people would look at this web site?  I have done it in the past and no one seemed to care.  Or they joked about it, said disturbing things, and attacked me!  Look at the evidence.

If I wrote that I am a psychopath serial killer then I am sure that many more people would look!  I could be wrong, however, I am going by the experiences documented on this website.  People pay attention if you say "I drink the blood of babies", "I worship the devil", "I rape and kill women" and "I plan to kill the president".  If you say that "I believe in God" or that "I believe in the compassion of Jesus", most people do not seem to care. (Or they think that you are a " religious nut case".)

 

6. What do the children see?

We are examples to our children.  What does a child see when people are attacked for having mental illness?  Many of the mentally ill are often reduced to functioning like children themselves, and like children, hope for support and protection. (Look at exhibit-27 here.)

Society and the legal system are kinder in their treatment of children than adults.  If it is wrong to attack children who can not defend themselves, why would it be ok to attack adults who can not defend themselves?  When kids grow up into adults, are they magically able to tolerate these attacks?

When I was a kid, no one suggested the evil the I would face as an adult.  As a child I was lucky to know many compassionate people, like teachers, volunteers, authorities, and religious.  As an adult it seems like a different world, as if hell is taking over.  I would sooner be damned than let the children experience hell.

 

7. Was this webpage too strong?

I am sorry if you thought the tone of this webpage was too strong or violent.  I tried to use the same tone that was used by people, police, prosecutors, and the court to attack me.  However, because I admit to having a mental illness, it seems that everyone else has the right to use such a tone except me.  Besides, not a single person offered to help me make or review this website when I made it.  I asked a number of people.

I wrote this page, "They say that I will kill them", because it was the subject of gossip against me.  People believed this gossip and apparently it spread far and wide.  If it attracted people's attention as gossip, perhaps it will work to bring people here.  My compassionate attempts had failed.  Why do people seem more interested in destructive gossip than lending a hand and helping people?  I discuss this issue more in "a final thought".
 
 

Please look at "Compassion is a cause of Mental illness?" for the rest of it.
 
 

why hope?

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