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    MajorBurnMonique Judge
    9/12/18 6:17pm

    The ACLU link Monique posted lists several other towns with pretty much the same heartless, garbage law.

    I’m sure at least one of these assholes pulled a “welp, if she isn’t gonna leave him...” which worked out really well for her when he stalked her to St. Louis and stabbed her in the legs. The poor woman went to the Hospital there (afraid to report it) and was surprised when the Hospital called in the Police who actually charged and arrested them. She apparently thought they were going punish HER. Maplewood has garbage ass officials. 

    https://www.aclu.org/blog/womens-rights/violence-against-women/missouri-city-banishes-domestic-violence-survivors-calling

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      boredalwaysMajorBurn
      9/12/18 8:49pm

      The whole state of Missouri can go fuck themselves.

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      Cardi B's Other Shoeboredalways
      9/12/18 9:48pm

      Lived in Missouri. Agreed. 

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    F Trump and his GoonsMonique Judge
    9/12/18 5:51pm

    ...calling 911 to report domestic violence more than two times in a 180-day period a “nuisance.”

    Only a serial abuser would draft such a BS piece of legislation

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      MisanthropicMunchkinF Trump and his Goons
      9/12/18 5:58pm

      I originally misread your comment and thought you said “only a serial killer would...”

      Comment still holds up.

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    Vulcan Has No MoonMonique Judge
    9/12/18 7:44pm

    The ACLU settlement will also compensate Watson and the civil-liberties organization with a $137,000 reward and dictates that the city must train its officials on victim-support techniques and to provide the ACLU with annual records on how they enforce the changed ordinance.

    That’s not enough money. She needs more money.

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      Done So DoneVulcan Has No Moon
      9/12/18 8:24pm

      I’m thinking $137,000 for every day she was barred from residency.

      As a start.

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      SarDeliacVulcan Has No Moon
      9/13/18 11:16am

      It’s Missouri. That much money would get her a pretty nice house—the statewide median price is $154k. As noted elsewhere, though, doing this would mean she’d have to live in Missouri, which is a pretty significant downside.

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    Mr.DuckSauceMonique Judge
    9/12/18 5:39pm

    Wow, what a piece of shit town, they should kick those garbage people who is part of that law and helped in evicting her out the town because of their uselessness and their bullshit.

    Fucking Useless Garbage people running a town and this what happens.

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      scowlybrowspinster---Not just grey, NOW INVISIBLE!Mr.DuckSauce
      9/12/18 7:58pm

      Shitty laws, selectively enforced, I’d wager.

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      Fuzzy86scowlybrowspinster---Not just grey, NOW INVISIBLE!
      9/13/18 10:30am

      It’s a St. Louis suburb. I can pretty much guarantee that it has never been enforced against a white person.

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    Foxstar loves BashcraftMonique Judge
    9/12/18 5:55pm

    That is some next level evil shit. I mean goddamn even Satan is knocking on the window and telling the city “Tone it down some!”

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    GratefulDavidMonique Judge
    9/12/18 5:49pm

    Did the town not realize that occupancy permits are meant for determining the status of a space?  Not a person.

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      LegHumperGratefulDavid
      9/12/18 6:09pm

      Yeah, but how’s that supposed to keep the ‘undesirables’ out?

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      Bowl Better TalkLegHumper
      9/12/18 6:31pm

      I just want to know what kind of bullshit legislation earmarks her as the undesirable in that equation.

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    S.ClerMonique Judge
    9/12/18 5:40pm

    ...I just went literally, momentarily blind with consciousness-crushing rage.

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    decgeekMonique Judge
    9/13/18 10:17am

    declares calling 911 to report domestic violence more than two times in a 180-day period a “nuisance.”

    God dammit. Why don’t just let him kill you! Your phone calls are becoming very annoying. 

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      itsnotaboutthepastadecgeek
      9/13/18 2:03pm

      Why did you let him get near you/inside your home? Sounds like you were asking to get stabbed.

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    PaulMooneysTongueMonique Judge
    9/12/18 9:48pm

    Watson was the victim of a local ordinance which declares calling 911 to report domestic violence more than two times in a 180-day period a “nuisance.”

    So they rather have an overworked police system cleaning up and investigating murders?

    Glad she won. But sorry for the residents because they’re the one’s who’re going to eventually have to cough up the money for this egregious policy.  

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      Minimum MausPaulMooneysTongue
      9/13/18 10:42am

      Sorry for the residents who elected the people who put that policy into place? Sorry for the residents who heard about this and didn’t storm the palace demanding an end to the policy? I’m sorry, but they’re complicit.

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    K__Monique Judge
    9/12/18 9:56pm

    im sure their reasoning is you chose to stay in an abusive situation thereby the 911 calls are your own fault for staying.. whoever came up with this clearly has no clue about the psychology of dv

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