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In reply to the discussion: Call police about domestic violence and get evicted [View all]TheMadMonk
(6,187 posts)32. Why shouldn't it be? Cops don't require that corpse lodge a complaint.
Abused children aren't required to file in order to receive justice.
There are many, many examples of crimes, where simple fact of evidence that a crime has take place is enough to get the police to act.
As you probably know, abuse victims suffer from something highly akin to Stockholm Syndrome. They are not mentally competent to choose whether or not to press charges. Requiring that they do so in this day and age, speaks only to the laziness/penury of the police and the state.
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blame the victim of domestic violence on the person getting hit/punched/killed
CreekDog
Apr 2013
#34
what you're saying is if the perp gets in trouble, his victims need to be evicted
CreekDog
Apr 2013
#35
this is your position, quoted verbatim, it sounds like you don't want to take responsibility for it:
CreekDog
Apr 2013
#44
You're bending over backwards to defend someone who is calling for these people to be evicted
CreekDog
Apr 2013
#71
go where? she doesn't care, not one bit. well, she cares about the landlord and neighbors
CreekDog
Apr 2013
#69
Yeah, let's just make the children forced to witness said violence homeless.
strategery blunder
Apr 2013
#14
It's generally going to be the abuser who is breaking the terms of the lease...
strategery blunder
Apr 2013
#29
The first amendment has nothing to do with her renting a piece of private land.
NCTraveler
Apr 2013
#25
WTF? here's the 1st amendment issue...from the article that you did not read
noiretextatique
Apr 2013
#79
You've pretty much made the cops case for them by illustrating the decisions they face themselves
R B Garr
Apr 2013
#51
It is a very good idea. And one I believe many legislators would get behind in many states.
NCTraveler
Apr 2013
#62