Justice For Ronnie Perry Purdy Now~When
My Brother Ronnie’s suicide on June 16th 2011, the most heartbreaking personal experience I had to endure, along with his family. This tragic, tragic accident is extremely preventable according to Oregon state law. So, What the hell happened? Why was the law not used in my brothers case?
My yongest brother, Ronnie was experiencing a delusional break down in his mind, that I witnessed first hand. He was indicating and demonstrating suicidal thought. On May 17th, 2011 he was involuntarily committed to the Adventist Medical Center in Portland, Oregon by the crisis intervention team and the Portland Police. Upon this admittance I learned that this "involuntary commitment" was only for a 72 hour hold. I thought this hold would be able to evaluate my brother and keep him from harming himself. And hold him until he would come out of the psychosis he was battling and be stabilized from his suicidal thought that was causing him major chaos.
I spoke with a court investigator while Ron was on this "72 hour hold," who works for the Multnomah County Mental Health and Addiction Services. I gave this investigator, Ron's back ground of mental disorder. I explained to this investigator that Ron was going through a psychotic breakdown and he had just been released three weeks prior from a psychiatric hospital due to his delusional thought.
But this court investigator in charge of allowing a patient to go in front of a Judge to be court committed, did not see Ron as a threat to himself. Although I had explained to this court investigator over and over again the erratic behaviors, the paranoid actions, the indications of suicide, that Ron was carrying out. I told this investigator that Ron had stopped eating, and had stopped bathing, all these signs pointing to the Oregon law 426.005 A, B and C, that would allow Ron to be seen my a Judge. But the investigator took it upon himself, to be the JUDGE. And denied Ron this simple procedure, that if enacted, possibly would have saved his life.
The 'kicker' on top of not allowing Ron to see a Judge, Adventist Medical center released my brother to the streets as a homeless person. (see blog) The hospital gave my brother, a delusioal person, expressing suicide thoughts and psychotic behavior a sheet of paper with a list of homeless shelters in the area. They 'expected' him to locate the shelters in the area, check himself in and 'maintain' himself, make necessary needed appointments for this self maintenance, How absurd! They did not release him with any medication, and they had taken the ones he did have from the previous hospital stay.
Ron was released to the streets as a homeless person on May 23rd, 2011, they kept him for more than the 72 hour hold. That in it self is obvious to me they knew his condition, but they chose to release him any ways. I want to know WHY. I have tried to no avail to get an attorney to help me find out why. Attorneys will not touch this case it is to 'complex' and they will not try a case unless it reaps Big rewards for them! I am asking the general public to help me raise funds so I can take this case to court myself.
Because Ron was denied his civil rights to protect his self from himself, on June 16th, 2011 Ron ended the anguish and torture he endured in his mind. The court investigator is responsible for denying Ronnie his civil rights. The physician that Ron was seeing while in the involuntary hold did not want to release Ronnie. I have learned since that this court investigator has broken several Oregon state laws regarding the procedures to take for a mentally disabled person on a 72 hour hold.
ORS 426.200 Duties following emergency admission, ORS 426.070 Initiation, ORS 426.074 Investigation, There are several other laws this investigator broke. I want to hold this person, and agency accountable for the death of my brother. And compel all future court investigators to APPLY the law that is in place to protect the mentally disabled. What this investigator did was neglectful, abuse of power, bigotry, abandonment, and discriminatory against a mentally disabled person. Professionals that take the law into their own hands and refuse a chronically mentally ill individual their civil rights must be held accountable for their actions of neglect and abuse.
Ron's family suffers pain, grief, anguish and frustration on a daily basis, because two people involved in Ron’s diagnoses denied him, and his family a civil duty to protect.
What these professional people, working in the mental health field did, is inexcusable and repulsive. They neglected to help a mentally disabled person. They should be charged for breaking the law.
http://web.multco.us/mhas/system-care-adults <<this is a deceitful page, they never did any of this for my brother!!
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/426.html<<<426.005 Definitions for ORS 426.005 to 426.390.
(1) As used in ORS 426.005 to 426.390, unless the context requires otherwise:... (e) Mentally ill person” means a person who, because of a mental disorder, is one or more of the following:
(A) Dangerous to self or others.
(B) Unable to provide for basic personal needs and is not receiving such care as is necessary for health or safety.
(C) A person: (i) With a chronic mental illness, as defined in ORS 426.495; (ii) Who, within the previous three years, has twice been placed in a hospital or approved inpatient facility by the authority under ORS 426.060;
Ronnie met and exceeded this criteria
IT IS AN OREGON STATE LAW; A COURT-ORDER SHOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSED ON MY BROTHER, IF THEY WOULD HAVE USED THE LAW. MY BROTHER WOULD STILL BE HERE, WITH HIS FAMILY!!