then i saw clearly why they had arranged to have me removed from prison and put in the mental hospital , when i thought of how people treat those who have been in hospitals for the mentally ill ; as soon as i told someone about how i had been followed , harassed , framed , and inconvenienced within an inch of my life , they would pat me gently and condescendingly on the head while thinking to themselves , the poor fool , hes been in maple ridge , and leave as quickly as possible after dropping a few coins at my feet .