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    ESSAY#2

    LEGALPROCESSABUSEEXHAUSTEDPESTICIDEPOISONINGVICTIMFURTHERABUSEDBYTHELEGALPROCESS

    by

    MurrayThompson(BAppSciEnvironmentalHealthwithDistinction1998,

    HonsISocialEcology1999,SociologyPhDStudent:UniversityofWesternSydney

    October2010

    Whenisjusticedelayed,anddelayed,anddelayedJUSTICEDENIED! And,ifthesystemoflawthatyouservemakes

    demandsofyouthatcausesmoreinjury,howisthatsystemlessabusiveandlessculpablethanthepoisonerswhofirst

    disregardedyour

    health

    state

    and

    abused

    you

    with

    fascism

    and

    CHEMICALTRESPASS?

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    Coverdesign: MurrayThompsonCopyright2010AllRightsReserved

    Youmayfreelyusethisinformationaslongasallreferencematerialiskeptstrictlyintact

    andIamcorrectlyreferenced.

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    ESSAY#2

    EXHAUSTEDPESTICIDEPOISONINGVICTIMFURTHERABUSEDBYTHELEGALPROCESSThisdocumentis:http://poisoningandlegalaction.com.au/essays/essay2legalprocessabuse.pdf

    by

    MurrayThompson(BAppSciEnvironmentalHealthwithDistinction1998,HonsISocialEcology1999,SociologyPhDPostgraduatestudent:UniversityofWesternSydney)

    POBox5761SouthWindsor

    NSW2756Australia

    14October,2010Email: [email protected]

    Websites: http://poisonedpeople.comhttp://poisoningandlegalaction.com.au

    Thelegal

    system

    can

    be

    viewed

    as

    anegligent

    regime

    when

    it

    fails

    to

    recognize

    and

    accom

    modateinjuryvictims. Further,whenthatsystemaddsextralayersofabuseandmagnifiestheinjuriesalreadysufferedbythevictim,thesystemcanbeviewedassomewhatfascistbydefault. ThisEssayexaminesmylossofinnocencewithintheadversarialjusticesystem.

    MynameisMurrayThompson. Iama55yearoldprofessionalartistandSociologyPhDstudentatthe

    UniversityofWesternSydneyinAustralia. MyDegreeisinAppliedScience,EnvironmentalHealth. Un

    fortunately,Iamalsoa12year(stateofNewSouthWales)DepartmentofHousing(DOH)publichousing

    tenant. Iwouldliketobringtoyourattentionanextensivepublichealth,ethics,humanrightsandenvi

    ronmentalissueregardingpesticidetoxicity. Iwishtospecificallyaddresstheissueoftheseverepesti

    cidepoisoningofmyselfandmythen8yearoldsonin2000/2001inmycurrentBlighParkDOHunit,and

    myutter

    exhaustion

    via

    the

    further

    insult

    of

    7years

    (and

    still

    going)

    of

    litigation

    against

    arecalcitrant

    DOH.

    WhenImovedintomyDOHgroundfloorunitin1998Inoticedthatthewoodenfencesthroughoutthis

    blockof16DOHunitswereinfestedwithtermites. Anumberoftenants(includingmyself)broughtthis

    totheDOH'sattention. However:

    1. DespitehavingadvisedtheDOHinwritingforatleast3yearspriortoacceptingthisunitthatIsuf

    feredfromchemicalsensitiveasthma;

    2. DespitehavingwrittentotheDOHdeclaringthatIdidnotwantmyDOHpropertytreatedwithortho

    doxchemicaltreatmentsfortermites(andthatsafer,alternativetreatmentswereavailable);

    3. DespitehavingphonedtheDOHdeclaringthesameastheabove(whichdetailswererecordedinside

    theDOH);

    4. Anddespitehavinginformedtheveryfirstpesttechniciancontractor(whoonlyinspectedandre

    portedonmyDOHproperty)thatIdidnotwantachemicalizedtreatmentofmyunitdespiteallthe

    above,onDec.7th

    2000,justoneyearintomynowalmostdestroyedPhDstudies,anexternalchemical

    barrierpyrethroidpesticidetreatmentwasforcedonmebyasecondpestcontractor,atthebehestof

    theDOH. Myprofounddeclineintoneverendinghealthproblemsstartedjust10minutesafterthepes

    ticidewasappliedviapumpintodrillholesinconcrete,andviaabovegroundsprayingoftheinfested

    fenceline.

    Withtheimpactofthepesticide'sstrongodourforcingitswayindoors,Ibecameveryillwithheadache,

    incoordination(dizziness/stumbling)

    and

    massive

    fatigue.

    Within

    around

    2weeks

    after

    this

    acute

    epi

    sodeIbegananintimaterelationshipwithadevelopingkaleidoscopeofsymptoms:bodywidejointpains

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    (polyarthralgia);musclespasms/pain;markedlydiminishedeyesight;hearingloss;immunedysfunction;

    lungcongestion;heatsensitivity;EMFsensitivity(ElectromagneticFrequencyradiationfromTVs,mobile

    phones,machinery);SPERM(motility&morphology)IMPACTS;chronic:headaches,tinnitus,fatigue,

    kidneystones,gastricreflux,nosebleed,skinirritation,bonedensityloss,eyedischarge;andactualbrain

    damageandmemorydysfunctionthatdestroyedmyPhDthesis'progress,andwhichhasmademe

    largelyincompetent,

    work

    wise.

    Then,

    asecond

    pesticide

    treatment!

    The

    effect

    of

    these

    exposures

    on

    myemotions(especiallyfear)hasbeencatastrophic. Finally,Iamleftwithapermanentconditioncalled

    MultipleChemicalSensitivity(MCS),aprofoundsensitivityandnegativereactiontochemicalodours.

    Andyet,Ilooknormal. But,normalandpesticidepoisonedcanproducechildrenwithbirthdefectsand

    lymphoma(Montague,20011),sowheredoesthatleavemypotentialfutureoffspring?

    Ihavemedicalreportssubstantiatingmymostprominentsymptoms:xraysshowingjointimpactsand

    kidneystones;bloodtests:pesticideimpactonmyliver;ultrasound:echogenicliver;spermtest(Sydney

    Andrology):unusualspermproblems(Perry,et.al.,2006:1142;Bian,et.al.,2004:999

    3);psychiatricre

    ports:depression/suicidalideation(Parron,et.al.,1995:544);MRIandRPAHSPECT/Ceretecscans:physi

    calbrain

    impact

    (Heuser,

    G.

    et.

    al.,

    2003

    5

    );neuropsych

    tests:

    cognitive

    abnormalities

    (memory,

    adaptive

    ability&infoprocessingspeed)leadingtotheabandonmentofmystudies;andanindustrialhygienist

    report:MCS. Literaturelinkspsychiatric/memory/intellectual/suicidalproblemstopesticidesandtheir

    solvents(MllerMohnssen,1999:1616;Wood&Liossi,2005:663

    7;Parron,et.al.,1995:6062). Thisisa

    PUBLICHEALTHissue.

    Ittookagreatdealoftimeandexpensetoprofessionallyvalidatebothpoisoningevents(thepoorcant

    affordtoprovetheirinjuries). WhileIslowlygatheredthisinformation,mythen8yearoldsonbecame

    wrackedwithabdominalpainseverymorningaftersleep. Thiswasconfirmedbyapharmacologistasa

    classicsymptomofpesticidepoisoninginchildren(Dr.B.Grabau,2005,pers.comm.). Thekerosenelike

    odourofthepesticidewasinsidemyunit24/7fornearly15monthsaftertheunit'sslabwassaturatedby

    thechemicalbarrierapplication,justlongenoughfortheDOHtofinallyanswer20monthsofhealth

    alertsandcomplaintswithanabsoluterefusalofculpability. Theodourwasnowgone,butthedamage

    wasdone. Mysonthenlaterbecameextremelywithdrawnandaggressiveafterafurtherexposureto

    herbicidefromaneighbouringgolfclub.

    About3yearsafterthepesttreatments(afterIgaveuponstudybecausemybraindidntworkproperly

    anymore),Ibeganworkonapoisoningwebsiteandstartedlegalaction. Anddespiteknowingfrommy

    medicalreportsthat:

    1. Pesticideexposure"isasignificantcausativeandcontributingfactortoMr.Thompsonscurrentcondi

    tion"(Dr.B.Grabau2005,MedicalReport);

    2.Stress

    amplifies

    all

    symptoms,

    which

    then

    generate

    depression

    (Dr.

    M.

    Donohoe

    2004,

    Medical

    Re

    port)

    IwasinformedthattheDOH'slegalteamwastoldtopromotethelengthofmylegalcaseuntilthe

    economyimproves.

    Whymustaninjuryvictimsuffer10yearsofillnessandmisery(7yearsinsidelegalaction)tostillnotsee

    alegalmatterdefinitivelyresolved? WhywouldtheDOHslegalteamserveanabusiveandirrelevant

    subpoena,onedescribedbyalegalexpertasstupid? WhywouldtheDOHleaveanargumentwith

    theirformerinsurer(intermsofwhocoversacompensationpayout)tothesixthyearoflegalaction?

    Thishasaddedmanymoremonthsandaseparatecourthearingtomyissue,furtherdelayinganout

    come!

    If

    repeated

    actions

    amplify

    injury

    to

    a

    person,

    does

    that

    create

    an

    ETHICS

    and

    a

    VICTIMS

    OF

    CRIMEissue? DoIhaveabasichumanrighttonotbetreatedthisway? Doanyofus? Thisnowbe

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    comesanextendedHUMANRIGHTSissuebecausemyGPhasalsojustconfirmedthepossibilitythatI

    havehadastrokeofsorts(aTransientIschaemicAttack)! Howmuchtimeandhealthandlifemust

    peoplebeforcedtosurrendertoanunendingandabusivelegalprocessinlovewithitself?

    Islitigationusedasaweaponofpsychologicalassaulttogenerateadesired'failure'ofthelegalprocess

    throughthe

    exhausted

    capitulation

    of

    the

    injury

    victim

    and

    complainant?

    If

    so,

    what

    if

    the

    injured

    com

    plainant'sreactionmanifestsasastroke,orheartattack,orsuicide? Ifbullyinginschoolsisanissue,then

    whynotthislegalcauseandeffect? Thesedynamicsembodyvastethicaldeficiencieswithinthelegal

    system. Itisimperativethatanentirelyindependentbodymonitorthecourseoflegalactioninthe

    contextofthekindofinjurysufferedbyaplaintiff. Thisformofmanagementoroversightisalso

    neededtoseeiftheextractionofextralegalfeesisbeingindulgedviaexcessivepapershuffling. Thele

    galsystemobviouslyenjoysfartoomuchfreedom. Howdidthelegalprofessionandprocessbecomeso

    abusive,unethical,perverseandsacrosanct? Whatisuntouchableandunaccountable(andthatwhich

    disregardsthecriticalcontextofpeopleslivesandhealthstatus)automaticallybecomesfascist.

    Ihaveneverbeenofferedwithinthelegalsystemongoingsupportfromanindependentlegaladvocateor

    anindependentmedicalprofessionalinformingthelegalprocesswiththepowertoforceaccommodation

    orchanges. Whataninnovativeconcept! Andyet,varioustraumavictimsinothercircumstanceswillget

    neededsupport. Ihaveneverbeenspecificallyinstructedinhowtomentallyaddressthedogeatdog

    natureofthelegalprocess. Myinjurieshaveseverelyaffectedmypersonalityandemotions,leavingme

    withastressloadIcannotsustain. AllthisfromtwopesticidetreatmentsIspecificallydidn'taskfor!

    And,Iget

    regular

    emails

    from

    DOH

    tenants

    who

    complain

    of

    similar

    problems

    and

    abuse.

    ThepesticidepoisoningissueissouniversalthatIoriginallysentouta12pageletterto250recipients

    worldwide. Andthevastpotentialforpoisoningsymptomstobemisdiagnosedashavingothercauses

    (Reeves,et.al.,1999:17188,citingSolomon&Mott,1998andZweinerd&Ginsburg,1988;Reeves,et.al.,

    2002:149,citingGoldman,1998)meansthisisaGLOBALENVIRONMENTALISSUE. Belowaredetailsof

    professionalresponsestothatletter.

    1. ProfessorWaionPhoon,A.M.,M.B.,B.S.,F.R.C.P.,(London,Edin.&Glasgow),F.F.P.H.,F.R.A.C.P.,F.F.O.M.,

    Hon.F.A.C.O.M.,Hon.F.A.F.O.M.,D.I.H.,D.C.H.,D.I.H.S.A.,F.R.F.P.S.,F.A.F.R.M.,F.A.M.S.,Occupational&Reha

    bilitationConsultant,EmeritusProfessorofOccupationalHealth,describedmyletteras"wellresearchedandin

    teresting",andtheproblemaddressedbymyletterasoneof"anappallingnonchalanceaboutthepossibleilleffects

    onhumanhealthfromtoxicexposuresinthegeneralandworkenvironments"(Prof.WaionPhoon,Letter,12De

    cember2008).

    2. Dr.ChrisM.Reading,B.Sc.,Dip.Agr.Sc.,M.B.,B.S.,F.R.A.N.Z.C.P.,F.A.C.N.E.M.,Environmental&Orthomolecu

    larPsychiatrist,describedmyletterasan"excellentarticle"(Dr.ChrisReading,Letter,31December2008).

    3. TheSOMAHealthAssociationofAustraliaNewsletterstatedinresponsetomyletter:"Wehavereceivedamost

    impressivesetofpapersdescribingthepredicamentafamilyfindthemselvesinasaresultofenvironmentalcon

    tamination AsMurrayThompson'sresearchwiselypointsoutchemicalcontaminationtargetsthebrain Ifthe

    brainisnotcentredorbalancedcorrectly,thenbehaviourisoutofkilter"(SOMANewsletter:Nutritional&Environ

    mentalMedicine,SOMAHealthAssociationofAustralia,Vol.30,Number3,April2009).

    Feelfreetowriteoremailmeshouldyouwishtofollowuponthisissue.

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    Murr ay Thompson, BAppSc Envir onmental Health wit h Distinct ion 1998 (Aust rali an Inst it ute of Environ-mental Health[NSW] Division Award for Best Overall Graduating Student), Hons I Social Ecology 1999,Awarded a PhD Scholarship, UWS Hawkesbury

    NEW SOUTH WALES CO-COORDINATOR, MCS-GLOBAL WEBSITE: www.mcs-global.orgPostal Addr ess: PO Box 5761, Sout h Windsor LPO, NSW 2756 Aust rali a; Email :poisonedpeo-

    [email protected]; Websites:htt p:/ /poisonedpeople.com & htt p:/ /poisoningandlegalaction.com.au

    Thisletterhasbeensentto:

    DavidBradburyM.P.,FederalMemberforLindsay,POBox712Penrith,NSW2751

    TheHonNicolaRoxonMP FederalMinisterforHealthandAgeing,GPOBox9848,CanberraACT,2601

    NSWDepartmentofHealth,LOCKEDBAG961,NorthSydneyNSW 2059

    IanCohenMLC(NSWLegislativeCouncil),ParliamentHouseMacquarieSt. Sydney,NSW2000

    Ms.SylviaHale(GreensMP),NSWParliament,MacquarieSt.Sydney,2000

    Ms.LeeRhiannonMLC,(NSWLegislativeCouncil)ParliamentHouse MacquarieSt.Sydney,NSW2000

    SenatorBobBrown,GPOBox404,Hobart,TASMANIA7001

    AHEC AustralianHealthEthicsCommittee,NHMRC,GPOBox1421CanberraACT2601

    NSWDepartmentofHealth JusticeHealth,POBox150,MatravilleNSW 2036

    EnvironmentalDefender'sOfficeNewSouthWales(Ltd),Level1,89YorkStreet,SydneyNSW2000

    TheExecutive

    Director,

    Australian

    Law

    Reform

    Commission,

    GPO

    Box

    3708,

    Sydney

    NSW

    2001

    NewSouthWalesBarAssociation,SelborneChambers,174PhillipStreet,SydneyNSW2000

    TheLawSocietyofNewSouthWales,170PhillipStreet,SydneyNSW2000

    HumanRights&EqualOpportunityCommission,133CastlereaghSt.,SydneyNSW2000

    ME/ChronicFatigueSyndromeSocietyofNSWInc.,Suite204,10HelpStreetChatswoodNSW2067

    TheAustralianChemicalTraumaAllianceInc.,309EastBonvilleRoad,BonvilleNSW2441

    LegalAidNSW(Civil&Family),91PhilipSt.,ParramattaNSW 2150

    NSWOmbudsman,Level24,580GeorgeSt.,SydneyNSW2000

    RuralPressLimited,BellsLineofRoad,Nth.RichmondNSW2754

    60Minutes,POBox27,WilloughbyNSW2068

    HawkesburyGazette,291WindsorStreet,Richmond,NSW2753

    PenrithPress,407HighStreetPenrithNSW2750

    TheSydneyMorningHerald,GPOBox506SYDNEYNSW2001

    TheDailyTelegraph,2HoltStreetSurryHills,NSW,2010

    702ABCRADIONATIONALSYDNEY,GPOBox9994,SydneyNSW2001

    2UE954NEWSTALK,POBox954,St.LeonardsNSW1590

    Mr.RayHadley,TheRayHadleyMorningShow,2GB,GPOBox4290,SydneyNSW2001

    Mr.AlanJones,TheAlanJonesBreakfastShow,2GB,GPOBox4290,SydneyNSW2001

    HawkesburyRadio,11FitzgeraldStreet,Windsor,NSW,2756

    AttorneyGeneral'sDepartmentofNSW,VictimsServicesNSW,VictimsofCrimeBureau,LOCKEDBAG5118,ParramattaNSW

    2124

    AttorneyGeneral'sDepartmentofNSW,OfficeoftheLegalServicesCommissioner,GPOBox4460,SydneyNSW2001

    TheHon.JohnDellaBosca,BAMLC,MinisterforHealth,Level30GovernorMacquarieTower,1FarrerPlace,SydneyNSW2000

    CivilLibertiesAustralia,POBox7438FisherACT2611

    Prof.WaionPhoon,PymbleMedicalConsultantsP/L,POBox818,PymbleNSW2073

    DrChrisReading,POBox587,DeeWhyNSW2099

    Dr.BrendanJ.Grabau,CentreManagerandCourseLeaderforBiotechnologyandAnimalSciences,BoxHillInstituteofTechnical

    andFurtherEducation,PrivateBag2014,BoxHillVIC3128

    Dr.MarkDonohoe,POBox328,MosmanNSW2088

    TheHuman

    Rights

    Council

    of

    Australia,

    PO

    Box

    1071

    North

    Sydney

    NSW

    2059

    SOMAHealthAssociationofAustralia,PO915,LeichhardtNSW2040

    DianaBuckland,Founder&GlobalCoordinator,GlobalCampaignforRecognitionofMultipleChemicalSensitivity,4MiaSt.

    KallangurQLD4503

    MrSamAlbassit,Psychologist,YagoonaMedicalCentre,552HumeHwy,YagoonaNSW2199

    Dr.NagwaMorris,SouthWindsorMedicalPractice,508aGeorgeSt,SouthWindsorNSW2756

    1 Montague,P.(NationalWritersUnion)2001,'#726 Science,PrecautionandPesticides,06Jun2001',inhttp://www.rachel.org/en/node/5340;accessed:16July2008. Reference[2]cited:SusanOsburn,RESEARCHREPORT:DOPESTICIDESCAUSELYMPHOMA? AvailablebyU.S.mailfromLymphomaFoundationofAmerica,P.O.Box15335,ChevyChase,MD20825. Tel.(202)2236181.ISBN0970512708. Availableat:http://www.lymphomahelp.org/docs/research/researchreport/rr_2000.pdf. Reference[4]cited:TheUniversalDeclarationofHumanRights,signedbytheU.S.in1948,says(Article3),"Everyonehastherighttolife,liberty,andsecurityofperson."Article4,Section4oftheU.S.Constitutionobligatesthefederalgovernmenttoprotectthecitizenryagainst"domesticviolence"whicharguablyincludesmodernformsofdomesticviolencesuchastoxicassault. Seehttp://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/Constitution/article04/,orhttp://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#A4Sec4.2 Perry,M.J.,Venners,S.A.,Barr,D.B.,Xu,X.,2006,Environmentalpyrethroidandorganophosphorusinsecticideexposuresandspermconcentration,ReproductiveToxicology23(2007)113118,ElsevierLtd.

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    3 Bian,Q.,Xu,L.C.,Wang,S.L.,Xia,Y.K.,Tan,L.F.,Chen,J.F.,Song,L.,Chang,H.C.,Wang,.XR.,2004,StudyontherelationbetweenoccupationalfenvalerateexposureandspermatozoaDNAdamageofpesticidefactoryworkers,OccupEnvironMed2004;61:9991005,ElsevierLtd.4 Parron,T.,Hernandez,A.F.&Villanueva,E.,1995,'Increasedriskofsuicidewithexposuretopesticidesinanintensiveagriculturalarea.A12 yearretrospectivestudy',ForensicScienceInternational79(1996)5363,ElsevierLtd.5 Heuser,G.,Axelrod,P.&Heuser,S.,2003,DefiningChemicalInjury:ADiagnosticProtocolandProfileofChemicallyInjuredCivilians,IndustrialWorkersandGulfWar(IPPH,Volume13,Fall2000;Pages116[ISSN#87555328]),InternationalInstituteofConcernforPublic

    Health,

    http://iicph.org/ipph_Defining_Chemical_Injury;

    accessed:

    16th

    Feb.

    2010.

    6 MllerMohnssen,H.,1999,Chronicsequelaeandirreversibleinjuriesfollowingacutepyrethroidintoxication,ToxicologyLetters107(1999)161175,ElsevierLtd.7 Wood,R.&Liossi,C.,2005,'Longtermneuropsychologicalimpactofbriefoccupationalexposuretoorganicsolvents',ArchivesofClinicalNeuropsychology20(2005)655665,ElsevierLtd.8 Reeves,M.,Schafer,K.,Hallward,K.&Katten,A.,1999,FieldsofPoison:CaliforniaFarmworkersandPesticides,PesticideActionNetworkNorthAmerica(PANNA)RegionalCenter,CaliforniaRuralLegalAssistanceFoundation,UnitedFarmWorkersofAmericaandCaliforniansforPesticideReform(Publishers),http://www.panna.org/files/fields.pdf;accessed:15

    thFeb.2010;citing Solomon,G.M.&

    Mott,L.M.1998,TroubleOnTheFarm:GrowingUpWithPesticidesInAgriculturalCommunities,NaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil,NewYork,NY,USA;alsociting Zweiner,R.&Ginsburg,C.1988,'Organophosphateandcarbamatepoisoningininfantsandchildren',Pediatrics81:121126.9 Reeves,M.,Katten,A.&Guzmn,M.,2002[updateof1999originalversion],FieldsofPoison2002CaliforniaFarmworkersandPesticides,CaliforniansforPesticideReform,http://www.ufw.org/white_papers/report.pdf;accessed:15

    thFeb.2010;citingGoldman,L.

    1998.Healthcareworkersneedtrainingtorecognizepesticideillness.PesticideandToxicChemicalNews4.

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