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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Abuse of powerby Sherrifs in Deltona, Fl
There are good cops and bad cops. In the case of Florida it is good sheriffs and bad sheriffs. I had the utmost respect for Volusia county sheriffs, until I witnessed the brutality committed to my 58 year old husband Marco Marmolejos. Friday August 27, 2010 around 10:00 p.m. I called 911 to ask them to send someone over because my husband is Bi-polar and Mental unstable had gone on a rampage and was breaking everything in the house, I needed someone to restrain him and take him to the hospital. The 911 operator kept on asking questions and I told her that I was calling from home to please send help and I ran outside. Marco had a weeder in his hands. The officers thought he was going to use it on them. One officer jumped on him and I kept saying he was a mental patient. The officer began to punch my husband and being a mentally distressed man he put the officer on a neck hold. After a hard struggle Marco gave up, they put both handcuffs on him and began to punch and kick him. They tazed, maced, kicked and punched him in his ribs repeatedly even while on restraint. Then while he was sitting down with his hands handcuffed behind his back, another officer emptied the maze can on Marco’s face. My neighbor told them that my husband was a mental patient at the VA hospital but no one listened. There were around 6 cars and 4 officers hitting my husband. Their superior officer who was there too, was very arrogant and nasty, he went as far to say that my husband was a bi-polar by convenience. He asked if I was hurt I said no. My husband would never hurt me, I called them to restrain my husband from hurting himself and they took it upon them to profile my husband beat him up. The doctors had to intubate Marco and put him in a ventilator. He was not breathing right. I went to see him at the hospital and he had tubes all over his body, his face was swollen, he had a big gash on his right eye. Those sheriffs had a party hitting Marco. Marco was unconscious in intensive care for 5 days, then transferred to a Mental hospital. I took pictures of the bruises Marco received when he was beaten. I went to speak with the Sheriff Sergeant and explained what his men had done. Naturally he was on his men’s side. He kept saying that I thought what I saw. I kept telling him I do not think, I saw. Then he said that officers have a right to punch and kick assailants. I explained to him and so did my neighbor Kris that Marco is bi-polar, he has mental problems. I explained all that happened but he kept on saying that he was not there and maybe people think they see what they think they saw.
I continued to tell the sergeant that I did not think, I saw. After talking to the sergeant, we agreed that if he spoke to his men and let them know what they did was wrong I would let it go.
I changed my mind when the nurse informed me that one of the Sheriffs was at the hospital at 1:00 am Sunday morning. He was bullying the nurses for information about Marco. He went as far to say that Marco was using drugs. The nurses had to call the Supervising nurse who told him that he had no reason to go bully her nurses for information. That is against the law. The nurse Breea said that when Marco was examined there was no drugs in his system, not even his medications. They found Alcohol, but it was not a high level. The Doctors did however find that Marco had Rhabdonylosis in his kidney which may have been caused by the kicking and hitting that he received from the sheriffs.
Sunday afternoon around 2:30 more or less, I saw one of the sheriffs at the nurses station asking for information about Marco. I guess he did not realize that I was there. I kept quiet to see what he was going to do. Due to my hearing problem all I understood was, when the supervisor told him that she was sorry but she could not give him any information. The sheriffs know that they are backed up against the wall and are looking for an excuse to get out of the mess they got themselves into.
My son Ken came over and we spoke, I had to give a code to the nurses and permission for the nurses to give Ken information. Without the code no one will get any information about Marco. We decided not to sue or pursue this any more. The Sergeant had told Kris and I that they were not going to press charges, because since Marco is a mental patient the officers take him to the hospital, and that was the end of that.
Wrong, April 29 Marco received a letter from court asking him to appear May 5, 2011 at 8:30 a.m., we did not know why but Marco was told it was for the sheriffs incident. Well Surprise! He was arrested and taken to jail, with a $1,500. bail, because they say he did not show up at court date that was given to him. There was a warrant out for his arrest for failure to go to court. The Sheriffs never gave us any papers. I thought that maybe Marco had done something and was lying. When I went to the Bondsman he said it was because of the sheriff incident. I paid $150.00 for the $1500. bond that was holding Marco in Jail. Marco is being charged for assaulting an officer. I do not know why we were not told, but I realize that the sheriff was lying and wanted to give us a surprise without giving us time to get legal help. We cannot afford a lawyer at this time,and I have written to everybody who is VIP, I have written letters to back up other people and signed many petitions to help others in need, it is their turn to help me. Deltona Sheriffs are very abusive, and Volusia County court does not want to mail court dates, I saw many people arrested for failure to appear in court, who had no idea they had a court date. When Marco was released from jail, after the bail bond was paid, he was not given any kind of paper or court date. We had to call the court house to get the court date, they said that they will mail the court date. We still have no papers from court or anyone in the justice department.
I cannot let this abuse go unpunished. I feel other people should know about this abuse. If one can help us, Any information or pictures while he is in hospital, e-mail me I have many pictures. I know that many are afraid to face these Sheriffs or Government Officials, someone has to stop them. The good officers are paying the consequences.
I continued to tell the sergeant that I did not think, I saw. After talking to the sergeant, we agreed that if he spoke to his men and let them know what they did was wrong I would let it go.
I changed my mind when the nurse informed me that one of the Sheriffs was at the hospital at 1:00 am Sunday morning. He was bullying the nurses for information about Marco. He went as far to say that Marco was using drugs. The nurses had to call the Supervising nurse who told him that he had no reason to go bully her nurses for information. That is against the law. The nurse Breea said that when Marco was examined there was no drugs in his system, not even his medications. They found Alcohol, but it was not a high level. The Doctors did however find that Marco had Rhabdonylosis in his kidney which may have been caused by the kicking and hitting that he received from the sheriffs.
Sunday afternoon around 2:30 more or less, I saw one of the sheriffs at the nurses station asking for information about Marco. I guess he did not realize that I was there. I kept quiet to see what he was going to do. Due to my hearing problem all I understood was, when the supervisor told him that she was sorry but she could not give him any information. The sheriffs know that they are backed up against the wall and are looking for an excuse to get out of the mess they got themselves into.
My son Ken came over and we spoke, I had to give a code to the nurses and permission for the nurses to give Ken information. Without the code no one will get any information about Marco. We decided not to sue or pursue this any more. The Sergeant had told Kris and I that they were not going to press charges, because since Marco is a mental patient the officers take him to the hospital, and that was the end of that.
Wrong, April 29 Marco received a letter from court asking him to appear May 5, 2011 at 8:30 a.m., we did not know why but Marco was told it was for the sheriffs incident. Well Surprise! He was arrested and taken to jail, with a $1,500. bail, because they say he did not show up at court date that was given to him. There was a warrant out for his arrest for failure to go to court. The Sheriffs never gave us any papers. I thought that maybe Marco had done something and was lying. When I went to the Bondsman he said it was because of the sheriff incident. I paid $150.00 for the $1500. bond that was holding Marco in Jail. Marco is being charged for assaulting an officer. I do not know why we were not told, but I realize that the sheriff was lying and wanted to give us a surprise without giving us time to get legal help. We cannot afford a lawyer at this time,and I have written to everybody who is VIP, I have written letters to back up other people and signed many petitions to help others in need, it is their turn to help me. Deltona Sheriffs are very abusive, and Volusia County court does not want to mail court dates, I saw many people arrested for failure to appear in court, who had no idea they had a court date. When Marco was released from jail, after the bail bond was paid, he was not given any kind of paper or court date. We had to call the court house to get the court date, they said that they will mail the court date. We still have no papers from court or anyone in the justice department.
I cannot let this abuse go unpunished. I feel other people should know about this abuse. If one can help us, Any information or pictures while he is in hospital, e-mail me I have many pictures. I know that many are afraid to face these Sheriffs or Government Officials, someone has to stop them. The good officers are paying the consequences.
Monday, October 4, 2010
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Monday, June 7, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
I learned about people who talk a lot
Some say we learn from our mistakes, I also learn from other’s mistakes. I also learn how to act by noticing how others some times do what I do without realizing it. I was listening to a person go on and on about how great she is, talking about the things she did in the past always having a story about how great she is, not giving me a chance to put a word in the conversation, talking so much and half the things I was not interested in. I had to listen because I did not want to be rude. When she left, I realized, that I too do the same thing. I wonder how many times I have bored a person to death without meaning to. I have truly learned, and am now a better person, because I will make sure not to hog the conversations and listen. Maybe it is my ego, that unconsciously makes me do that. Some people do it because unconsciously they want to feel great. Others misunderstand it and think that people like me want to be better than others or some times jealousy is the perpetrator. Whatever reason, I have had enough sense to learn and but understand them better.
I have seen many people walk away or hide from others instead of trying to understand that some of these people are also lonely and in need of talking to some one. Some are lonely because they live by themselves and have no one to talk to. or the people at home do not talk to them. A lot of younger people do not talk to seniors either, they forget that they too will one day go that road. We have to understand and hope that we may never run into the same situation.
Many of us talk a lot because we just like to talk. Remember that it may be your fault if someone talks a lot, listen , reply to their conversation, make them feel wanted and hear them. You will one day get there too.
I have seen many people walk away or hide from others instead of trying to understand that some of these people are also lonely and in need of talking to some one. Some are lonely because they live by themselves and have no one to talk to. or the people at home do not talk to them. A lot of younger people do not talk to seniors either, they forget that they too will one day go that road. We have to understand and hope that we may never run into the same situation.
Many of us talk a lot because we just like to talk. Remember that it may be your fault if someone talks a lot, listen , reply to their conversation, make them feel wanted and hear them. You will one day get there too.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Invisible Senior
Hey! I’m here, doesn’t anyone see me? No one hears me, yet I am in the middle. I talk, no one listens, no one pays mind, am I invisible? Now I know that I am not being loud or obnoxious. Hmmm, I wonder. The music is on, since no one takes me out to dance, I will dance with myself. Oh, nice slow music, I love dancing slow, oops the music got faster. I can dance salsa, I have not danced in a long time. Wow! My feet do not want to move faster, oops I almost fell, The people must think that I am drunk. But wait they do not see me so why should I care. Everyone is laughing, is it at me or with me? Ok I am exhausted, whew!!!! This never happened before. Let me go drink water ad sit down. Hey how are you young lady? I am ignored again. O well, I think I will walk outside.
Everyone is running out and jumping in the pool, let me run too. Whoa, I can’t run, what is wrong with me? Let me get out of the way before the kids run me over.
Something looks and feels weird here, hmmm, I wonder. OK I will sit down for a while and look at the others. I smile, everyone is smiling. Am I dead or invisible? I have to go to the bathroom, let me go now. I hope the bathroom is empty. Ok, it is empty, as I walk in front of a big mirror, I see an old woman, I walk back to the mirror and I look, wow that lady looks like an older version of me. I fix my hair and the lady in the mirror fixes her hair, is she mimicking me? I look real good, then I realize that the woman in the mirror is me. Oh my God, I gasped. That is me, where has time gone, how did I get old so fast? No wonder I am invisible those younger people want nothing to do with me. There is no use for me any more. I am like an orange when squeezed, no more juice, so I am thrown aside. I will not give up, I am going to continue my life even if I continue to be invisible to many. Seniors like me can get together, have fun ad live life. They will some day go the same route I went through.
Many seniors feel this way, because their families forget that although they are old they are still human and need attention.
Everyone is running out and jumping in the pool, let me run too. Whoa, I can’t run, what is wrong with me? Let me get out of the way before the kids run me over.
Something looks and feels weird here, hmmm, I wonder. OK I will sit down for a while and look at the others. I smile, everyone is smiling. Am I dead or invisible? I have to go to the bathroom, let me go now. I hope the bathroom is empty. Ok, it is empty, as I walk in front of a big mirror, I see an old woman, I walk back to the mirror and I look, wow that lady looks like an older version of me. I fix my hair and the lady in the mirror fixes her hair, is she mimicking me? I look real good, then I realize that the woman in the mirror is me. Oh my God, I gasped. That is me, where has time gone, how did I get old so fast? No wonder I am invisible those younger people want nothing to do with me. There is no use for me any more. I am like an orange when squeezed, no more juice, so I am thrown aside. I will not give up, I am going to continue my life even if I continue to be invisible to many. Seniors like me can get together, have fun ad live life. They will some day go the same route I went through.
Many seniors feel this way, because their families forget that although they are old they are still human and need attention.
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