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ESSAY#3

THEDIMINISHINGRETURNSOFCOMPLEXITY:THEDESTRUCTIONOFPEACE,HEALTH&THEENVIRONMENT

FOCUS:THEADVERSARIALJUSTICESYSTEMANABERRANTHEALTH,HUMANRIGHTS&WORKPLACEENVIRONMENT

Thisdocumentis:http://poisoningandlegalaction.com.au/essays/essay3diminishingreturnsofcomplexity.pdfby

MurrayThompson(BAppSciEnvironmentalHealthwithDistinction1998,HonsISocialEcology1999,SociologyPhDPostgraduatestudent:UniversityofWesternSydney)

POBox5761SouthWindsorNSW2756

Australia2August,2010

Email: [email protected]: http://poisonedpeople.comhttp://poisoningandlegalaction.com.au

Howfaralongapathdoweproceedasaspecies,cultureandcivilizationbeforeitisconcededthatwearenotadvancingandare,rather,engagedinanembracewithdegenerativeandfatal

processes? ThisEssayexaminestheadversarialjusticesystemanditscontributiontocompoundingworldproblems.

previousletter/essayIauthoredwastitled:EXHAUSTEDPESTICIDEPOISONINGVICTIMFURTHERABUSEDBYLEGALPROCESS. Thatessayhasbeendevelopedfurtherandcanbefoundat:http://poisoningandlegalaction.com.au/essays/essay2legalprocessabuse.pdf. InthisearlieressayI

introducemyselfandmythen8yearoldsonasduelvictimsofseverepesticidepoisoningthatoccurred

in2000/2001inmycurrentNSWDept.ofHousing(DOH)unit. ThisarosewhentwohighlytoxictermitepesticidetreatmentsthatIhadspecificallyprohibitedwereforceduponme. Thetermiticideiscalled

Biflex,a

synthetic

pyrethroid

termiticide

containing

Bifenthrin.

I

described

my

utter

exhaustion

through

multiplenegativehealthimpactsthatfollowedthepesticideapplications.1 Aswell,Iemphasizedthefur

therinsultof6+years(andstillgoing)oflitigationagainstarecalcitrantDOHutterlyunwillingtoadmittoanylevelofnegligence. Iunderstandmycasewilllikelybeextendedby12yearsthroughappealsifIwin

my2weektrialsetfor15th

November2010intheSupremeCourtinSydney,CivilList.

JusticeMarkWeinberg:Whateverelsecanbesaid,nocase,nomatterhowcomplexitmayseem,shouldbeallowedtorunformonthsandsometimes

years(JusticeWeinberg2008:17).

IreceivedaresponsetothatessayfromtheOfficeoftheLegalServicesCommissioner. TheCommissionerssympatheticreplynotedmyconcernsregardinglitigationbeingusedasaweapon,andtheneedforlegalcasestobeindependentlymonitored. TheCommissionersletterincludedaneyeopeningandbluntFACTSHEET#18titled:OPPOSINGLEGALREPRESENTATIVES(OfficeoftheLegalServicesCommissioner,2005). Thusbeganmyeducationintheadversarialsystemofjustice. IhaveevaluatedthisFACTSHEET,

1 Bodywidejointpains(polyarthralgia);incoordination;massivefatigue;dizziness;musclespasms/pain;markedlydi

minishedeyesight;hearingloss;immunedysfunction;lungcongestion;considerableheatsensitivityandintolerance;EMFsensitivity(ElectromagneticFrequencyradiationfromTVs,mobilephones,machinery);SPERM(motility&morphology)IMPACTS;chronic:headaches,tinnitus,fatigue,kidneystones,gastricreflux,nosebleed,skinirritation,bonedensityloss,eyedischarge;andactualbraindamage(definedinbrainMRIandCeretec/SPECTscans)andmemory/organization/sequencing dysfunctionsthatdestroyedmyUniversityofWesternSydneySociologyPhDthesis'progress,andwhichhavemademelargelyincompetent,workwise. Iamslow,inefficient,andpronetoconsiderable

errorsin

all

manner

of

judgements.

The

effect

of

these

exposures

on

my

emotions

(especially

fear

and

anger)

has

been

catastrophic. Finally,IamleftwithapermanentconditioncalledMultipleChemicalSensitivity(MCS),aprofoundsensitivityandnegativereactiontochemicalodoursandmedications(includingvaccinations).

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addedmypersonalobservations,andarrivedataconstellationofweirdscienceconceptsexpressedby

thecivilandcriminaladversarialjusticesystems.

AccordingtotheHonWayneMartin,ChiefJusticeofWesternAustralia,theAustralianlegalsystemisgenerallyperceivedtobeoutoftouch,expensive,

slow,technical,complex,andinmanyrespectsincomprehensible(Justice

Martin

2008:3).

IseetheFACTSHEETasbrieflyandclearlyoutliningmajordysfunctionsinouradversarialsystemofjus

tice,withtheimplicationsoftheseproblemsdeepeningfurtherintoahodgepodgeofextremesandcon

tradictions. Itsays(myemphasis):

your legal representative can be expected to say or do things which go against the interests of other parties,and

other parties legal representatives can be expected to say or do things which go against your interests.You cannot interfere in the professional relationshipbetween another party and their legal representativeYou can only complain about an opposing legal representatives course of action if you have evidence that theyare not acting on instructions, or are acting on instructions that they know are untrue or unethical (OfficeoftheLegalServicesCommissioner,2005).

Firstly,Iwishtoassertthatthetwobulletedpointsaboverepresentamassive,insituandaccepteddysfunction. Thatis,theframingofamonumentalwasteoftimeandresourcesviasetsofPlaintiff

Defendantdichotomiesatwar. Thisinstitutionalizedcombatshouldnotexistinatrulyenlightenedsoci

ety. Theyrepresentaridiculouslycomplexandimmaturestrivingforsupremacyinsideacommercialsys

temcarryingthetaintofvestedinterests. Theyalsosignifystitchedupandprejudicedrulescoddling

preciouscorporateegosandgreedyattitudesobsessedwithanendlesssummerharvestingoflegalfees:theexpandinglegaltaskandelasticaccounting(JusticeAllsop,2008:2)ofthelegalsystem. Howdidthelegalsystemconfigureforitselfsomuchbenefit? Thisformalizedschoolyardscrapandgrabmentality

generatesalongwindedandexhaustingprocessthatconvenientlymaintainsaprofitableragewhiledancingawayfromthegenuineresponsibilitiesthataredemandedbythesuccinctelucidationofsimple

truth.

truthshouldbetheobjectiveofthesystem(JusticeMcClellan2008:4).

Secondly,mylegalcasehasbeenpurposelyextendedleavingmeexhausted,sickerandpoorer. Ifamon

eyedopponentplayswithyouusingunethicalandabusivetactics,thenwheredoesthatlegalsystemstandintermsoftruthanderror,goodandevil?

Itiserroralonewhichneedsthesupportofgovernment. Truthcanstandbyitself.

(Thomas Jefferson,17431826,3rd

AmericanPresident).

Itiserroronly,andnottruth,thatshrinksfrominquiry.(Thomas

Paine,

1737

1809,

Anglo

American

political

theorist,

writer)

MypersonalWW2oflitigationagainsttheDOHleavesmewiththedistinctimpressionofafailureofthe

system(JusticeAllsop2008:3)andleadsmenowtoquestioncompetenceandethicsinbothgovern

mentandthelegalsystem.2 IdonotseeanyevidenceofthemythicalTHERAPEUTICJURISPRUDENCE

insideanadversariallegalworkplacethatcontinuestoabusemetoapointwhereIhaveconsideredsuicide!

TheFACTSHEEThintsatacompoundseriesofflawedpremisesuponwhichthelegalprocessappearsto

bebased. Iofferbelowsimplepointsofcontentiondrawingoutthedefectivenatureofthesepremises,

alongwithdisturbingadditionalmaterial:

2 Thefirstkeytowisdomisconstantandfrequentquestioning,forbydoubtingweareledtoquestionandbyques

tioningwearriveatthetruth.PeterAbelard,Frenchphilosopher,priest;10791142).
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1.Generally: whiletheoreticallyharnessingthepowerofselfinterestoneachsidetounearththebestevidence(LawReformCommissionofWA,nodate:25),legalteams,inseekingtoestablishprotectionfortheirclients,mayultimatelygenerateanunavoidableandpowerfulinvestmentinskewedbiasin

termsoftheessentialnatureoftheargumentputforth. Forexample,wemaybeleftwithpercep

tionsofbiasinexpertswhogiveevidence(JusticeMcClellan2008:18). Thismanipulationofknowl

edgeandinterpretationcanoccurtoapointwheretheargumentstructuresafabricatedstory,apic

tureof

events

and

analyses

that

may

not

even

manage

to

resemble

the

somewhat

disappointing

ap

proximatetruth(LawReformCommissionofWesternAustralia,nodate:25)thatseemstobetherather

mediocregoaloftheadversarialsystem. Butthereisnoneedforprotectionandbiasifweviewtheunencumberedtruthasbeingmostimportant. Inmycase,thereexistsanabjectdenialthatonecan

bepoisonedfromatermiticideapplication,eventhoughthegenerationofmysymptomswasalmost

immediateuponexposuretothepesticidevapoursenteringmyunit. Youhavetowonderatwhat

levelintellectisoperatingwhensocalledscientificprofessionalsdontevenseemtorecognizethe

easymobilityandtoxicityofsolventsasacomponentofsomepesticides. Points3.c.andd.provide

ideashere.

2.Putanotherway,andlookingtowardamoreidealconceptofresolvingtheissueoflyingconflict3,legalteamsshouldnotbeboundtoprotecttheirclientsvigorously. ThisisbecauseprotectionatallcostsautomaticallyinvestsinaninstitutionalizedformofObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder(OCD). Thisdisor

derultimatelyframesthecompulsiontoprotecttheclientinvestmentfromtheunpalatableordifficulthistoricaltruthofamatter,whileenhancingthereputationofthelegalfirmviaastatusenhancingwin. However,ifweweretoimagineamoreefficientandlessdeceitfullegalworkplaceenvironment

inwhichtosettledisputes,therewouldbenoinvestmentonanyleveltoprotectandnocorporate

profiletodefend,advanceandpolish. Therewouldbenocompulsiontowinbecausetherewouldbe

noschizophrenicandantagonisticlegaldichotomycreatingopposingrealities. Theveryexistenceofseparatelawfirmsseeingthemselvespredominantlyaspartofbigbusiness(JusticeWeinberg

2008:23;quotetakenslightlyoutofcontext),andexposedtothetemptationsofvolumelitigation

(JusticeAllsop2008:2)is,intheveryfirstinstance,aformativeinsulttowhatshouldbethecomparativelyneutralandincorruptibleprocessofuncoveringtheunencumberedtruthwithinasimplecom

posite(nondualistic)format.

3.Furthertowardaddressingthisprofounderror,theOCDandincomeimperativestoprotectclients,generatefees,andwinthelegalbrawlensuresthatethicalabuseswillbeacceptedandperpetuated

insidethelegalprocess:

3In

an

adversarial

system

creating

business

is

best

done

by

creating

+maintaining

conflict

and

unfortunately

in

our

societythisappearstobesupportingtheliar(TheRichardHillmanFoundation,2008[online].Article:OnlyVICTIMSCryOut! Source:http://www.rhfinc.org.au/article/familylaw.html . Accessed:18thMarch,2010).
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a. TheDefendantwastestimeandresourcesattackingtheinjuryvictimscharacter,minimizingordenyingdocumentedandmeasurableinjury,andserving,sometimes,pointlesssubpoenasthatdonotevenremotelyrelatetothelitigationissue.b. Expertscurrentandbeneficialevidencecanbedestroyedinsideatrialinaninfantileattackbytheopposingside. Liescanwiniftheattackisdexterouslywaged(seeJusticeMcClellanstakeon

this4). Today,thisisespeciallyapparentintermsofasystemthatrequiresustotreatothersas

adversariesand

to

battle

each

other

in

ineffective

dehumanizing

formalized

forums

[where]

we

allbecomecasualtiesofthesystemandeachother(Redgwell2009). Thedegenerativetrendof

todays(legal)decliningstandards(JusticeWeinberg,2008:1)isobvioushere,alongwithaninevitableandalmostuniversalerosionoffaithintheadversarialsystem(JusticeMcClellan2008:6)

5.

c. Further,theDefendantinachemicalinjurycasemighthirebias:medical/scienceprofessionalswhosuspiciouslydeclarethatchemicalsorchemicalapplicationscannotpoisonpeople.

6 More

smoke,mirrorsandbadsciencewastingtimeandfailingtoaddressthehorribletruthofmajoris

sues(suchasthegrowingworldwidetsunamipandemicofpesticideinduceddiseases7).

d. Morespecificallyintermsofthedumbingdownofknowledgeinmylegalcase,medical/scienceexpertscanlazilyappealtostrangeformsofamazinglyinclusivescientificlogicthatinterpretsunmonitoredchemical/pesticidebehaviourasmagicallyactingpreciselyaccordingtoinflexible

chemicaldoctrinesofremarkableimmobilityinsoilandimpossibilityintermsofhumanpoison

ing. Thismagicexcludescurrentresearchshowingclearlythatchemicalsortheirextendedvapours

move8andthattermitechemicalbarrierapplicationskilltermitesbeyondthephysicalplacementof4 Ihavepreviouslywrittenofthereluctanceand,formany,thecompleterefusalofexpertstogiveevidenceinan

adversarialtrialwhereastheyperceiveit,probablycorrectly,theobjectiveoftheparties,orperhapsoneofthem,isnottoidentifythetruepositionbuttorewardawinnerinacontest.Theyrefusetosubjectthemselvestoaprocesswhereaskilfuladvocateisbriefedtodestroytheexpertsopinion,whoisconfinedtoansweringtheadvocatesquestionswhichhavebeencarefullycraftedtoexposetheclientscaseandobfuscateordenytheopponentsposition.Whateverbethebenefitsoftheadversaryprocess,weignoretheresponseofcontemporaryexpertsattheriskofthelossofpublicconfidenceintheciviljusticeprocess.(JusticeMcClellan2008:19)

5 Citinghimselfinanearlierarticle:ADRAnIntroduction,SpeechdeliveredtotheChineseNationalJudgesCon

ference,China,inApril2008,whereinhecitedSirAnthonyMason(theformerChiefJusticeoftheAustralianHighCourt),TheFutureofAdversarialJustice,apapergivenatthe17thAIJAAnnualConferenceon68August1999.

6 Ofinteresthere:HelenSeabrook,ofUnisearch,anoffshootoftheUniversityofNSW,saysitispartofherjobto

negotiatewith

lawyers

who

pressure

an

expert

to

"modify

achoice

of

phrase

and

emphasis

in

the

report".

She

does

not

findlawyers'manoeuvresunethical. "Itisveryrarethatyoucan'tfindasolutionthattheexpertwillfindethicallyacceptable." (Bacon2003)

Alsosee:1.http://www.secretariat.unsw.edu.au/acboardcom/minutes/cor/CORm8_04.pdf [p.3];2.http://www.audit.nsw.gov.au/publications/reports/financial/2005/vol2/18

0454_University%20of%20New%20South%20Wales.pdf[p.57];3.http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/Committee/EET_CTTE/completed_inquiries/2002

04/research_agencies/report/d01.htm (dowordsearchon:conflictofinterest;and4.http://www.auqa.edu.au/qualityaudit/reports/auditreport_unsw_2006.doc [p.16]. Thisdocumentisnolonger

availableonline. Mydownloadedcopyofthisdocumentstatesonpage16:TheAuditPanelnotestheintroductionofaUniversityConflictofInterestPolicy,arevisedProtectedDisclosuresPolicyandrevisedgrievanceproceduresasevidenceoforganisationalfollowupfromissuesraisedbytheinvestigationofallegationsofresearchmisconduct,includingarecommendationfortheappointmentofaUniversityGrievanceManager.Whilethematterinrelationtoresearchmisconducthasbeenfinalised,theUniversityisawaitingareportfromtheNSWOmbudsmanonitsmanagementof

complaintsprompted

by

the

particular

case.

All

accessed:

August

2009.

7 "Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplearedyingaroundtheworldeachyearfromtheeffectsoftheuse,ormisuse,of

pesticides"(Konradsen,vanderHoek,Cole,Hutchinson,Daisley,Singh&Eddleston2003:249261).Another200chemicalsareknowntocauseclinicalneurotoxiceffectsinadults[p.2167] Solventneurotoxicityin

adultsiswellknownfromacutepoisoningcasesandfromoccupationalstudies[p.2172]Thefivesubstancesrecognisedascausesofdevelopmentalneurotoxicityshowsimilarpatternsinthedevelopmentofscientificdocumentationoftheirrisks. Thispatternofdiscoverystartedineachinstancewithrecognitionofadultneurotoxicity,typicallyinpeoplewithoccupationalexposure,andofepisodesofacute,highdosepoisoninginchildren.

Thecombinedevidencesuggeststhatneurodevelopmentaldisorderscausedbyindustrialchemicalshascreatedasilentpandemicinmodernsociety. Althoughthesechemicalsmighthavecausedimpairedbraindevelopmentinmillionsofchildrenworldwide,theprofoundeffectsofsuchapandemicarenotapparentfromavailablehealthstatistics. Additionally,asshownbythisReview,onlyafewchemicalcauseshavebeenrecognisedsothefulleffectsofourindustrialactivitiescouldbesubstantiallygreaterthanrecognisedatpresent.

Theconsequencesofapandemicofdevelopmentalneurotoxicityextendbeyonddescriptivedataforincidenceandprevalenceofclinicallydiagnoseddisorders.1,3 IncreasedriskofParkinsonsdisease

97orotherneurodegenerativedis

eases98is

afurther

potential

consequence

of

the

pandemic

[p.2174]

(Grandjean

&

Landrigan

2006).

8 itisonlyrecentlythatithasbeengenerallyrecognizedthatthereisasecondcontaminanttransportprocess

whichwilloccureventhroughaverylowhydraulicconductivityclayliner:thatprocessischemicaldiffusion diffusion
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thepesticide.9 TheseexpertsfailtorecognizewhataGooglesearchcanuncover:thatpesticides

penetratedmyunitshighlyporousconcreteslabunderlyingtwojoinedunits10

(thisbeingwhymyelderlyneighbouralmostdiedin2001withnumerousboutsofbronchitisanddoublepneumonia

requiringhospitalization). Thepossibilityofgapsorcracksintheslabthatmayhaveallowed

penetrationoftheproductoritsvapoursintotheinteriorofyourunitcannotbediscounted

(APVMAAdverseExperienceReportingProgramLetter/Report,28July2004). Mylegalteamand

associatedscience/medical

professionals

are

steadfastly

attempting

to

elucidate

this

INCONVEN

IENTTRUTH,notrepudiateitwithmagicalfantasiesbasedinunscientificbias.

4.Evernoticed? WithinanyadversarialsystemorframeworkinstitutionalizedOCDengineersamassiveandwastefulpapershufflingexerciseontworidiculouslyopposingandcombativefronts. Inpoliticstwomainpartiesshuffleadvertisingandwastepreciousdollars. Inthelegalsystemwefirstnoticeun

cooperativediscoveryandpreliminarymatters(ChiefMagistrateJudgeGrimm[USA],2008:2)11

re

sultinginyearswhereargumentsandpositionsareadvertised. Interestingly,verydeepsociologicalaspectsofthisfanaticismmaybeviewedsubliminallyandontologicallyasaneuroticandinadequate

purificationdevice:areligiouslikeobsessionwithscrupulosityframedinsidedetailedandburden

someactivityultimatelygeneratedasafunctionofalmostprimalguilt. Thisunavoidableandunre

solvableguiltspringsfromanuncomfortableawarenessofacascadeofformative,developmentalandnormalizedinadequacieswithinatoxiclegalframework. Thistypeofphenomenonisawidespread

occurrence

within

human

society.

5.Myinjuredhealthstatus(pesticidepoisoning)wasnotimmediatelyandintelligentlyfactoredintothegenesisandfunctionalityofthelegalinquiryprocessinmycasewhenitstarted. Nordoesthelegalsystemappeartobecapableoftherapeuticallydoingso. Asaresult,theoriginalproblemoftheDe

fendantsindifference,negligenceandfailureofDutyofCare(notactingappropriatelyonthebasisof

repeatedhealthalerts),thesubsequentnegligentdeploymentofpesticideontwooccasions,my

mountingshockasaresultoftheseinvasions,andtheconsequentgenerationofaraftofcompoundingphysicalandpsychologicalinjuriesallbecamesynergizedandabsorbedbyafurtherinsult,thisbe

ingMYDEATHLYENSHROUDINGASAPOISONINGANDBRAINDAMAGEDVICTIMINSIDEAPROCESS

THATNOWFAILSTORECOGNISEANDCOMPENSATEFORANAGGRAVATEDANDLAYEREDHEALTHEVENT:LEGALSTRESSAMPLIFYINGPOISONINGSYMPTOMSANDPSYCHOLOGICALSHOCKLAYEREDOVERTHESTRESSOFPOISONINGANDSHOCKAMPLIFYINGPOISONINGSYMPTOMS. Whenbureauc

racyattacks! Erroroverlayserror,insultbindstoinsult,incomprehensionfollowsincomprehension,

andscrambled

complexity

builds

on

scrambled

complexity.

A

dynamically

flawed

legal

system

takes

aninjury,andthenmagnifiesitfurtherviastupidlymandatedargumentandprotectioninsideanex

haustingandinsanelyexpensivefeeharvestingprocessx2. ShadesofBleakHouseandjusticedelayedanddenied

12,whileIhavealsosufferedaminorstrokeontopofallmypoisoningsymptomsandout

comes(andbeenprescribedAsproProtect)! But,whocaresifthelitigantisthatcompromised? Cer

maybethedominantcontaminanttransportmechanisminawellconstructedclayliner. Furthermore,contaminantscanescapefromawastedisposalsite,bydiffusionthroughaliner,evenifwaterflowinthelinerisintothelandfill(Rowe,R.K.1994).

9 Termiteswerekilledinbifenthrintreatments,andthissuggestedthemovementofthechemicalfromtreatedinto

untreatedsections. Su&Scheffrahn(1990)reportedthemovementofapyrethroid(tralomethrin)fromtreatedsandtotheagarlayerintheirexperimentagainstR.flavipes,causinghighmortalitieseventhoughthetermitesdidnotreachthetreatedarea. Manyotherresearchersalsoreportedtheroleofvapourphaseintheirexperiments.Ebeling&Pence

(1958)noticed

that

the

vapour

phase

of

chlorinated

hydrocarbons

had

penetrated

into

areas

beyond

the

treated

soil

andwaskillingthetermites Althoughbifenthrinhaslowvolatilitywhenappliedondrysoil,itpossessesahighermigrationpotentialinwetterconditions(Fecko1999). Themovementofthetermiticide(andemulsifier)wasprobablyfacilitatedbywatersolubility(Smith&Rust1990;1991)andvaporpressure(Suetal.1982;Smith&Rust1990;1991).Whenthevaporpressureishighenough,someofthetermitesmighthavesatisfactoryamountsoftoxicantdepositedonthecuticle. Penetrationofthetoxicantthroughthecuticlewillslowlyaffectthetermiteswithoutdirecttermiticidecontact(Suetal.1982;Smith&Rust1991). Thismayexplainthedeathofthetermitesintheuntreatedsection.(Yeoh&Lee2007)

10 "Thoughfairlyimpervioustowatermovement,concreteiseasilypenetratedbyvaporsandsolvents. Itisalso

pronetocracking. Forthesereasons,theEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)believesthatconcretealonemaynotprovideaneffectivebarriertopesticidemovementandhasproposedthatconcreteinpesticidesecondarycontainmentstructuresbesealedorcoatedtoreduceitspermeability." (Broder&Nguyen1995)

11 Notealso:IthasrecentlybeenestimatedthatinonecasecurrentlybeingbroughtintheFederalCourt,thecostof

discoveryalonewillexceed$20million. Thatisbothoutrageousandintolerable. Itmattersnotintheleastthatthe

partiesto

that

litigation

are

large

corporate

entities,

presumably

able

and

willing

to

ensure

that

they

leave

no

stone

unturnedinpursuingtheirinterests.(JusticeWeinberg,2008:10).12

Thephrasejusticedelayedisjusticedeniedappliestoallaspectsofthelegalsystem(P.Dodd[solicitor]2009.
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tainlynotalegalsystemthatblundersmonstrouslyandmonolithicallytowarditslightattheendof

theblacktunnelimposeduponme. AtleastIstillhavehalfabraintothinkwithandhelprationalizetheunendingtrauma.

6.Almostanythingcanbejustifiedwithinapreciouslegalframeworkbecausetheprofessionalrelationshipbetweeneachclientandtheirlegalrepresentativeshasinrealtermsbeenplacedaboveethics

andhealth. Whatthelegalprocessacceptsasnormal,andwhatthecombatantscanpotentiallydo,

hasestablished

as

aformat

superior

to

basic

ethics,

human

rights

and

aform

of

Duty

of

Care

that

ap

pearsallbutinvisibletotheprocess. Whatisapparenthereisaninbuiltdispensationfortheholy

professionalrelationshipandelongatedlitigationprocess. ThisisnotdissimilartostatingthatGodis

onyourside Therefore,ifalegalsystemisdependentuponjustifyingitself,thenthatsystemwilltendtodisregardmostotherconcerns. Itwantswhatitwantsbecauseitseesitselfasbeingmoreim

portantthananythingelse. Elevated. Worsestill,pathologicaljustificationwithinauthoritystructuresleadsultimatelytoformsoffascism.

13

7.Further,theformativedesignflawsintheadversariallegalprocesshaveultimatelymadepossibleandlegal:PROTECTED(evenrequired)psychologicalabuseorbullyingoftheopponentacrosstheinflamedlegaldivide. ThisdangerouslyvergesonPROTECTEDassaultandarepudiationofessentialhuman

rights. SUICIDESARISEOUTOFTHISADVERSARIALPERVERSITY!14

Whatifalegalteamactuallyhopedforasuicideinordertomaketheiroppositiongoaway? Thatthesegrossdysfunctionsexistasrealities

or

potentials

and

are,

at

least

in

part,

encouraged

and

used

by

the

adversarial

justice

system,

shouldbeasourceofabsoluteoutrageamongstallthinkingpersons. Thisdemonstratesthedysfunc

tionalrealitiesandpathologicalpotentialofanegativeanddestructivesystemreliantupontheestablishmentandpreservationofconflict.

8. Ifyouknowthatachemicalorotherinjurymakesapersonsuicidal,andifyouhidebehindalegalprocessthatallowsyoutocallaPlaintiffaliar,amiscreantorworse;andifyouprolonglegalaction

(thusmakingtheextendedprocessintoanabusiveprisonsentence)becauseagovernmentdepart

mentsbottomlineismoreimportantthanhumanphysicalormentalhealth,orlife;thenhowcanthis

notbecalledfascism? Professionalfascism? Thisisjustonewayinwhichcomplexityfallsoveritself.

9.Moregenerally,theadversariallegalsystemenablestoomanytoparticipateinbadcharacter:legaldummyspittingoverminororinappropriatelyamplifiedissues,commentsandinsultsresultingintoo

manysuingtoomany.15

Addtothistheprominentcatastropheofthewellfundedstiflingofopinion

andactivism

through

suing

opponents.

Then

arises

the

consequent

exhausting,

bankrupting

and

de

structionofthosesued.16

Whatwearewitnessingintheaboveandothergeneralexamplesofliti

13 Inverybroadterms,therecanbesaidtobetwomainconcernsthathavebeendebatedinthisjournal:the"what"

andthe"how"oflawyers'ethics.Thefirstofthesefocusesonthecontentoflawyers'ethics,bothempiricallyandnormatively,examiningissuessuchaswhetherlawyersshouldactforanyclientirrespectiveofthemoralityoftheirobjectives,howfarlawyersshouldgoinpursuingclientinterests,howtoreconcileconflictsofinterest,whetherthereshouldbelimitstothelawyer'sdutyofconfidentiality,howtosafeguardclients'moneyandhowbesttoensureaccesstojusticeThesecondconcernoflegalethicsraisesthequestionofhowtoensurethatlawyersactuallyupholdwhatevernormsareregardedasappropriate;or,forthosewhorecognisethattherearenocategoricallycorrectanswerstoethicaldilemmas,withthequestionofhowtoensurethatlawyersatleastcareaboutandarecommittedtoactingmorally.(Nicolson,D.&Webb,J.2004)

14 Forexample,theCanadiangovernmenthasalreadybeenpresentedwithstudieslinkingtheadversarialsystemof

justiceto

suicides

by

parents

going

through

it

(Eckert,

T.,

2003).

Also:

The

Equal

Parenting

Network

estimates

that

as

manyas100people(mostlydads)suicideeachyearasadirectresult,andanother200people(mostlydads)suicideeachyearasanindirectresult,oftheinjusticeandprejudiceagainstfathers,andagainstnoncustodialparentsduetotheFamilyCourtsystemandtheChildSupportAgencyregime Thesefactorstogetherwiththeliesanddistortionsoftruthgeneratedinanadversarialsystem,nottomentionthehugelegalfeesandtheextendedperiodofstressanduncertainty,constituteapowerfuldriverofsuicideandmurdersuicide(EqualParentingNetwork,2007).

15 See:http://www.dallasfortworthinjurylawyer.com/2009/01/california_to_rescue_good_sama.html#more in

termsofrescuersbeingsued(Malik,S.2009).Also:On14December2004,Gunnsfileda216page,$6.3millionclaimagainstagroupofconservationistsandor

ganisationswhobecameknownastheGunns20. Thewritwasanextraordinarydocumentthatsoughttosueapennilessgrandmotherwhohadopposedlogginginherdistrict;anationalpoliticalleader,SenatorBobBrown;adoctorwhohadraisedpublichealthconcernsaboutwoodchippiles;prominentconservationists;Australia'sleadingwildernessconservationorganisation,theWildernessSociety;afilmmaker;andseveraldayprotesters.(Flanagan,R.2007).

Isthisnotanexampleofdisguisingmotivesbytheformalitiesofjustice(Gibbon,E.1776);justiceusedasalitiga

tionweapon

in

favour

of

corporate

fascism?

16 Howdowearriveatafairprocessbetweenpartieswhomayhaveunequalresources?(JusticeMcClellan

2008:14).Also:despitestrenuouseffortscurrentlybeingundertaken,therewillbelittle,ifany,improvementinaccess


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gantimmaturityandfascismisthewreckingofthedemocraticfabricofsocietyandadisturbingcontributiontoagrowingenvironmentalholocaust.Thispathologicalburdenoffractiousandtotalitariancorporatelitigationultimatelyestablishestherepudiationoftruth

17bysuppressinginformation,

education,freedomofspeech,andenvironmentalrecovery(especiallywhentruthiscocoonedinsidea

settlement). Inotherwords,legalgamesmanshipintricksofdiscoveryandtrialtacticsthatweaken

theprospectsofgettingtothetruth(JusticeRudolphJ.Gerber,nodate). Thelegalprocess,then,has

becomeso

warped

and

loaded

that

it

has

misrepresented

denial

and

repudiation

as

discovery,

and

turnedinquiryandtruejusticeintoaTVpowerplaymoneygame. Ithasmadethedefamationof

medicalprofessionals,corporatesponsorshipandbiasinscienceandmedicine,thefailureoflegalprocessDutyofCare,litigationfascismandhumanrightsabuses,thesuppressionofPEACE,andpre

ventionfromeducationlegal. Theabnormalhasbecomenormal(McGraw,P.2010).

Whatamonumentalinternalcontradictionforasocietythatespouses,today,somuchaversionforra

cism,totalitarianism,environmentaldamage,badsportsbehaviour,vandalism,inordinatebankprofits,

goldenhandshakes,andpaedophilia! Hidingcontextualtruthfromanargumentisfraud. Repudiatingtruthisbookburning. Promotingargumentsandconflictforthesakeofmakingmoneyisindustrialand

political18

.How

did

the

legal

system

manage

to

abrogate

Duty

of

Care

on

all

levels?

This

obscene

en

cumbrancethatdeniesmedicalcontextandessentialhumanrightsmeansthat:

THELEGALSYSTEMHASASSUMEDAUTHORITYOVERNATUREANDHUMANRIGHTSINBECOMINGAVASTWORKPLACEENVIRONMENTTHATCHOREOGRAPHSTHEABUSEOFHUMANDEMOCRATIC,

EDUCATIONAL,ETHICAL,FINANCIAL,MENTALANDPHYSICALHEALTH!

Therefore,ouradversarialsystemisultimatelyafunctionallyillegal,incomprehensible,unethical,inhu

mane,inefficientanddestructivewayofconductinganinvestigation. Theimperativestoadvanceandextendconflict,andcreateandsubstantiatestories,makesjusticeagame19resultinginthestrippingofrealcontextfromrealsituationsandissues. Gamesdeludeanddestroy. Wearepayingtheburdensome

priceofahighlyregulatedandcomplexsociety[that]cannotfunctionwithoutacapacitytoobtainqual

itylegaladvice(JusticeWeinberg2008:9;footnote2). HOWEVER,ifoursocietyiscomplexanddegen

erate(typical

features

of

most

empires

before

they

implode

20

),and

ifthe

legal

process

is

likewise

overly

complex(asJusticeMartinnotedpreviously)andcorruptedfromtheobsessiveandunmanageddimin

tojustice(JusticeWeinberg2008:4).Questionsofaccesstojusticeandfairnessmaybementionedandinadequacieslamentedbuttheidentifiedproblemsareacceptedasincapableofaneffectiveresponse(McClellan2008:6).

17 Thetroublewithlyinganddeceivingisthattheirefficiencydependsentirelyuponaclearnotionofthetruththat

theliaranddeceiverwishestohide. Inthissense,truth,evenifitdoesnotprevailinpublic,possessesanineradicableprimacyoverallfalsehoods(Arendt,H.1969).

18 See:Keen,nodate:trademayalsofuelwarbyprovidingincentivesforviolenceandthemeansofcarryingoutvio

lence.19

Thishighlypaid,upstandingmemberofthecommunitysaidifIamdefendingablokeIwanttomakelifedifficultfortheirwitnesses. HewentontoargueImnottheretofindthetruthnoonestheretofindthetruth. Anadver

sariallegal

system

is

never

going

to

force

people

to

behave

well

(Biggs,

2009).

20 LiketheWesternRomanEmpire[that]couldnolongeraffordtheproblemofitsownExistence(Tainter,2006:97).

Alsosee:AnEruptionOfReality:Hasoursocietybecometoocomplextosustain?(Monbiot,2010).
http://www.sitesell.com/poisonedpeople.htmlhttp://www.healthyworldaffiliates.com/1628


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ishingreturnstocomplexity[that]havemadesocietiesvulnerabletocollapse(Tainter2006:94,citingTainter,1988,1999),thenWHEREISTHISQUALITYEXPECTEDTOBEFOUND?

Wecan'tavoidthefactthattheadversarysystemofjurytrialdoesmakejusticeagame,inwhichsometimestheworstteamwins,becauseithasadreamteamoflawyers,orbecausethere'ssomethinggonewronginthejuryroom,or

becausethe

judge

is

biased

(GeoffreyRobertsonQC,1998).

Dangertoallisperpetuatedbecauseweareinternallyculturallyembattledandconflictedvialegal,politi

calandeconomicadversarialism.21

Weareunabletolearnfromerrorbecauseadversarialconflictpro

tects,repudiatesandhidestruth. Thisgeneralpoliticalchildofthehumanconditionhastypicallyestab

lishedascyclesofhistoricaldegeneracyleadingtocollapsesofwholecivilizations. Becausewecantin

controvertiblylearnacrossgenerations,wearenowimmersedinsideamiasmaofcriticalandcompound

ingcivilisationscaleproblems.

weareincreasinglyconfrontedwithcomplex,interconnectedsocialandenvironmentalproblemsthatspandisciplines,knowledgebasesandvaluesystems

(EmeritusProfessor

Valerie

Brown

AO,

BSc

MEd

PhD

2010).

Weareundersiegebyaplagueofmodernphysicalandpsychiatricdisordersarisingoutofdisplacedand

shatterednaturalenvironments. Publichealthonaplanetaryscaleisthreatened. Wearenowtoxico

logicallyandpsychiatricallyhandicappedthroughdestructivehumanactivities,includingworldwide

chemicalpoisoning22

andinsaneadversarialsystemsattackingemployment,freedomofthought,know

ledgeandgenerationallearning. Wearemonitoringourownextinction(ProfessorStuartHill,1999,

pers.comm.)becauselockingupknowledgeaboutchemicaltoxicityinsidelegalsettlements(orbywayof

threats)isadvancinggenerationalamnesia. KNOWLEDGETHATCOULDSAVELIVESANDREPAIRAND

ADVANCECIVILIZATIONISBEINGLOCKEDANDLOSTINSIDECOMBATIVELITIGATION. THISREPRESENTSASOCIOLOGICALEXTINCTIONLEVELEVENTANDMORE

Historyshowsthatdegenerationofthecriminaljusticesystemcontributesgreatly

to

the

downfall

of

states,

and

is

asign

of

rot

within

apolitical

system

(Aulich2006).

"...intheabsenceofthetruth,allofusstandhelplesstodefendourselves,ourfamiliesandourhealth"

(ErinBrockovich)(http://www.brockovich.com/philosophy.html)

Thereismoreatstakeinsidethislegalissuethanwecanpossiblyimagine. Weneedabetterwaytodis

coverfuller,contextdependenttruth.23

TRUTHiswhatmatters,notprotectingclients,winningargu

ments,establishingcareers,ormultiplyingfeesonthecrucibleofaninjuredlitigantsmisery. WeneedtobethinkingINTEGRATIVELYondeepontologicallevels. Weshouldbeaimingforaglobalsocietywith

morepeaceful

systems

of

politics,

economics

and

justice,

and

abetter

prospect

of

truth,

understanding,

healthandsustainability:mutualismreplac[ing]adversarialism.(Karlberg&Ronald2004)

21 RobertKaganhasdescribedtheAmericanapproachtoregulationasadversariallegalismtoreflectalegalstyle

thatismorecomplex,formal,adversarialandcostlythanthatofothercountries. Heattributesadversariallegalismtoaviciouscycle. WhileAmericanswantgovernmenttodomore,governmentisalsomistrusted. Thus,Americansseektoachievetheirgoalsbydemandingmoreofgovernmentwhilecontrollingitstillfurther. Bureaucracies,asaresult,areconstrainedbyformalrequirementsandbufferedbythreatsoflitigationandjudicialreview.

2(Shapiro,

2002)22

"Pollutioncausessomepeopletocommitviolentcrimes: Inourmyopia,we'veneglectedthisobviouspossibility.Yetarapidlyexpandingbodyofresearchshowsthatheavymetalssuchasleadandpesticidesdecreasementalability

andincrease

aggressiveness"

(Hatherill,

1999).

23 Rosenbaumcallsfora"morallyinspiredtransformationofthelegalsystem,"a"massiveattitudeadjustment"that

wouldreplacethesterileformalityofthelawwithconscienceandspirituality. (ReedBusinessInformation,nodate).


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Wecannotcontinuetofightlegallyandinanyotherdomainthewaywedonow,andsomehowexpecttoprosperandsurviveasaspecies.

Pleasewriteoremailmeshouldyouwishtoofferanyadviceorcommentsregardingmymanifoldcon

cerns.

Murray Thompson, BAppSc Environmental Health with Distinction 1998 (Australian Institute of Environ-mental Healt h[NSW] Division Award for Best Overall Graduating Student), Hons I Social Ecology 1999, Cur-rent Sociology PhD Post graduate Student : University of Western SydneyNOTE:Thisessayoranotificationoftheonlinelocationofthisessayhasbeensenttonumerousotherrecipients(see:

http://poisoningandlegalaction.com.au/letters/essay3complexityletterrecipients.htm).

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