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A Nuisance

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Desmond, M. (2016). A Nuisance. In Desmond, M. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. Crown, pp. 186-196

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[...] What the chief failed to realize, or failed to reveal, was that his department's own rules presented battered women with a devil's bargain: keep quiet and face abuse or call the police and face eviction.

because landlords are notified if a certain property makes too many 911 calls (for domestic violence, for example) and gets them to evict their tenants

—p.192 by Matthew Desmond 7 years, 6 months ago

[...] What the chief failed to realize, or failed to reveal, was that his department's own rules presented battered women with a devil's bargain: keep quiet and face abuse or call the police and face eviction.

because landlords are notified if a certain property makes too many 911 calls (for domestic violence, for example) and gets them to evict their tenants

—p.192 by Matthew Desmond 7 years, 6 months ago