(Source: ACLU - American Civil Liberties Union) This piece originally appeared at MSNBC.com. When Nancy Markham called 911 multiple times between March and August 2014 because of her abusive ex-boyfriend, the single mother didn't know that her calls for help would only lead to more fear and insecurity. Instead of serving and protecting her, the police department of Surprise, Arizona, tried to silence and get Markham evicted from her rental home - all because of an ill-conceived nuisance ordinance the city passed in 2010. Under the law, landlords in Surprise faced civil and criminal penalties if they rented to tenants who called the police four times within 30 days, or when two or more crimes...
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