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In reply to the discussion: Call police about domestic violence and get evicted [View all]lapislzi
(5,762 posts)Whose life will likely become immeasurably worse if she is evicted.
I would not suggest that violence is anything but a community's problem. But, when the community turns its back and looks inward, only to its immediate surroundings and not the larger world, that's a problem of willful ignorance, and a problem with a much larger context.
I would also remind you that violence is all around us. You cannot protect every child every moment of every day, no matter how much you would like to. "Won't someone think of the children" is a handy catchall for "just get the problem out of my sight."
I don't think you are looking at this the right way, and certainly not in a sensitive way. I don't know what your experience of domestic violence has been, but I am a survivor and counselor. Having neighbors who care and take an interest can be a huge help to the victim.
What "liability" is the property owner subject to?