Lakisha Briggs is a nursing assistant, mother and domestic violence survivor, who was evicted from her home for calling the police one too many times about her abusive boyfriend. Talking to The New York Times, Briggs said she had called the police numerous times in the past after instances in which her boyfriend threatened or beat her. She said
Victims Reporting Domestic Abuse Face Eviction
In Milwaukee, calling 911 to report abuse too many times resulted in residents being labeled a “nuisance.”