Posted by Ginger (199.227.116.217) on March 16, 2000 at 12:33:10:
In Reply to: Hotel California posted by Alex Spassoff on March 16, 2000 at 09:47:23:
: Ever feel like you checked into the Hotel California when you went to SAFE?
: I am the stepfather of Lucy (19) who was in SAFE Orlando for 15 months before she went AWOL the nite she "earned" 4th phase Feb 5, 2000. Her 4th Marchman Act order expired Feb 6, 2000. Her father has filed a motion for criminal comtempt against her and her mother for "violating" the Marchman Act because she stayed in our house that weekend. We had not talked nor seen her since Thanksgiving Day. It was the next day, when the program was low on female clients, that they conned, manipulated and deceived the parent group in trying to get Lucy's younger sister "evaluated" on phony "druggie" behavior. My Wife stormed out of the meeting amid a bunch of parents screaming at her. She said that's it, I've had enough of you NAZIS.
: After Lucy left her father (Terry) filed a Marchman Act petition in Hillsborough County (Tampa). On Feb 15 about 40 SAFE devotees shoed up in Tampa courthouse to "support" Terry.
: There is more to this tale. the bottom line is Lucy is out. She is clean and sober, has a job and will be starting classes at HCC in May.
: She and others are living proof that you can be alive outside SAFE.
: We are looking forward to the day we can see the Hotel California closed forever.
I just left word with my brother in Bradenton. I
remember his mentioning a civil rights atty who
specialized in abuse of the Marchman Act. I'll be
right back with his name and number as soon as
I have it.