Part 2 1/2 of 3: Domestic Violence in the County of San Mateo, California

The Dailey Sun~Chronicles – March 2, 2020, REVISED Wednesday, March 18th – County of San Mateo in the City of San Mateo –

“Shelter in Place” and the lack of medical supplies and the hoarding of silly things like toilet paper (T.P.), and bad decisions by pressured, overstressed appointed and elected officials. These are a few of the latest issues; issues are not problems unless we allow others to be problematic.

 

LT can hardly be trusted as a credible roommate in a household where occupants are expected to take care of themselves. He has reached a point where he is a major liability and negative roommate for the household.

 

Particular Issues, as follows:

HAZARDOUS

• Senses Dim – Like 1) not smelling or hearing the pot boiling over and burning on the stove, 2) Not noticing a lamp shade burning, located within ten feet of him to his left on the couch, 3) Often unaware of his surroundings even though they are within sight or hearing, 4) David returned on Saturday, November 30 at 8:45 and found the house filled with smoke, with two pans burned to a crisp in the oven; their attempts to remove the hazards came up short when they failed to use the fan in the living room to clear the air, and 5) So two days ago [Tuesday, November 26} in the middle of the afternoon, Kana (KP) returns via cab and Leland (LT) believes that that cab is waiting in front of the duplex for David. Within ten minutes, LT speaks rumors to Kana that get him mad at David.
• Personal Safety and Health Concerns – These are too numerous to outline here.
• Facility Security Issues – Due to last Thanksgiving Eve’s power outage, the home security system was down for an extra 8 hours while the batteries in the home screen device recharged.
• Facility Safety Issues not resolved for several months – There is only one small fire extinguisher in 1561 Shoreview and it expired certification in 2018. All but one smoke detector in this side of the duplex is out of order; the one that works is located in Room B, DAD’s room.
• Personal Hygiene Issues may be a Public Health Hazard for the other four occupants of the house, especially LT’s roommate Tony Radovan. From minor annoyances like leaving two dirty ashtrays, to not washing or showering daily like the other four roommates do, to refusing to have clean clothes and bedding, to leaving diarrhea on the bottom of the toilet seat any of these things could spread disease.
  • Bias for Violence – LT’s anger is usually followed within seconds with violent behavior toward others. Under state regulations, LT is an immediate candidate for a 51-50 enforced mental evaluation for 72 or more hours at San Mateo Medical Center. Police officers often give the perp a choice whether to go along with a 51-10 or going to jail until an arraignment can be scheduled with a Superior Court judge. DAD plans to file briefs regarding defendant LT during the week of December 2^nd.
  • (1) At about 1 pm, Leland Terry struck David A. Dailey with his left fist on the side of the victim’s head about an inch from David’s right eye.LT spends most of his days sitting on the couch by the front window in the living room. Typically, he either does NOT answer the phone or door OR tells visitors that the person they are looking for is either not home or that the visitor IS NOT welcome and to “go away.”
  • (2) On February 28, 2020, at approximately 8:30 p.m. -during a time when the household is normally quiet watching Star Trek – LT attacks DAD. He is restrained by KP. LT chases DAD into his bedroom and shouts, “You stay in your room!”
• Cognitive Abilities – for example, not remembering where the extra extension cord is located for almost an hour while the goods in the freezer may be defrosting. At about 8 pm. Leland shut off the wall switch, which supplied electrical juice to the extension cord between the living room wall and the refrigerator – freezer.
• Passing Out Syndrome – With a seizure, Leland can black-out, tremor, be unconscious, and not remember much of anything.
  • Potential Harm to Others (while LT is not supervised) There is no-telling what could happen, or worse yet. LT smacked DAD in the head, within view of two witnesses, about 1 pm on Saturday, November 30. DAD was treated for his injuries at Palo Alto Medical Foundations’ Urgent Care Center. This was the same day that the victim returned home to find smoke throughout the house.
• Personal Hygiene – It would be nice if he routinely washed hands before handling food donated by Samaritan House or eating / handling community food items that is shared among Tony, he, and David.

• SERIOUS TO NOT -TOO-CRITICAL

1. Education – Leland Terry has not 1) registered for any college class, horse riding therapy sessions in Woodside, 2) volunteered at Folger’s Stable in Woodside, or 3) has been taking any self-taught learning course in years and years.
2. Behavior – Often acts as a teenager. He does not have a psychiatrist and rarely sees an MD or dentist.
3. Time Management – Most people would state that Leland does NOT make good use of his time. He spends most of the day on the brown couch by the front window watching westerns, police dramas, and science fiction with lethal weapons.
4. Security of the House and Neighborhood – Local SMPD offices seem to know LT from incidents in the past and they no longer respect his judgment; Policemen would rather interview other people than take Leland’s word for it — this is unfortunate and unfair but the bias/stigma is prevalent
5. Eating – Often his roommie Tony Radovan helps by offering food, reminds Leland that dinner time is now, or prepares Lee’s meals, but not beyond cutting his meat for him.
6. Cooking – Not recommended for Leland. One day Katalina asked for help with the oven. Coincidentally, the dial on the gas oven was broken later in the evening and Ken/ Patelo really ‘lost his cool’ and took out his verbal abusive anger-driven language out on David Dailey.
7. Operation of the Shower – Rarely used by Leland Terry. Katalina sometimes badgers Lee to use it.
8. Laundry – David has no knowledge if LT has ever done his since he moved about a year ago into 1561 Shoreview.
9. Operation of Running Water, Inside and Outside
10. Cannot Follow Directions well = Between 7:30 and 7:55 p.m. Tony Radovan and David Daley attempted to ‘school him’ about a short Chavez Market shopping list. Many discrepancies were encountered upon Leland’s return with Tony’s cash, not Leland’s money nor David’s debit card and credit card; David was too sore to do the errand and Tony had been out shopping twice Wednesday already.
11. Pilfering – Leland uses TP bought by other roommates; drinks and makes small pots of coffee using that which Toney purchased at Trader Joes; and eats doughnuts that David gets up as early as 4 a.m. to eat for himself.
12. Inactivity – If one can get exercise sitting on the couch between 8 a.m. until 10 p.m., Leland gets way too much exercise.
13. Scaring Others – Whether on the telephone or ‘greeting’ visitors at the front door or on the front patio, most visitors are reluctant to either return to visit with other roommies nor leave a message for others with Leland.
14. Prescription Medicine – Lee can only renew his Rx at Ted’s Pharmacy if he borrows someone else’s’ telephone. He may run out of medicine some months because he fails to call the pharmacy in order to give them enough lead-time to deliver.
15. OTHER – LT does not ask his roommates whether he can use food items from the refrigerator or freezer. He assumes he can and does without any please or thank you’s.