This should not be a partisan issue. Everyone--regardless of gender or party--ought to be mad about this.
"Last year in Norristown, Pa., Lakisha Briggs' boyfriend physically
assaulted her, and the police arrested him. But in a cruel turn of
events, a police officer then told Ms. Briggs, 'You are on three
strikes. We're gonna have your landlord evict you.'
Yes, that's right. The police threatened Ms. Briggs with eviction
because she had received their assistance for domestic violence. Under
Norristown's "disorderly behavior ordinance," the city penalizes
landlords and tenants when the police respond to three instances of
"disorderly behavior" within a four-month period. The ordinance
specifically includes "domestic disturbances" as disorderly behavior
that triggers enforcement of the law."
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