Tzipporah.Benavraham@f608.n107.z1.fidonet.org (Tzipporah Benavraham) (09/20/90)
Index Number: 10507
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Hmm. Well something all of you should know... there is a thing in the
department of justice called the "victom/witness act for rhe
handicapped". Sonce Willie is handicpaped (as most of us are here) he
could call the cops and say DUE TO HIS DISABILITY the loud stereo
upstairs over him with the "boys" is a probelm to him. By ADA rules,
the cops then have to take the complaint and issue a disturbing the
peace summons.. Then willie could take them to court. The cops CANNOT
ignore this kind of complaint form a handicpaped person.
I know of a group of epileptrics here in NYC as an example who live
near a disaco that blasts so loud most of them suffered seizures. It
was in the papes the new ADA law was used and they as a group got the
cops to issue a summons for "reckless endangerment" and "hnarassment"
to the disco on their behalf.. in the papers, they said living near
that disco and having seizures so often was like the Chinese Water
torture. Amazing.. and the ADA stipulation was what did it! First time
I ever heard in the news about ADA being cited to deal with a crime
against disabled people! I am beginning to like that law.
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Internet: Tzipporah.Benavraham@f608.n107.z1.fidonet.orgWilliam.Wilson@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (William Wilson) (09/20/90)
Index Number: 10525
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
TB> Hmm. Well something all of you should know... there is a thing
TB> in the department of justice called the "victom/witness act for
TB> rhe handicapped". Sonce Willie is handicpaped (as most of us
TB> are here) he could call the cops and say DUE TO HIS DISABILITY
TB> the loud stereo upstairs over him with the "boys" is a probelm
Zippy,
NO, trust me, I was only kidding! I understand your making us aware
of this, but honestly, I feel sort of guilty leaving everybody here with
the impression that the boys upstairs are bad neighbors!
Hey, just the other day a buddy and I got hernias dragging an old
TV set out to the front porch, and while we were sitting there huffing
and puffing wondering whether we would ever gain enough strength back to
pop another pop top on a fresh beer, the boys upstairs came out, picked
up the tv like it was a bag of feathers, carried it down the steps and
out to the curb for the garbage people! (Hey, I don't know that there
arn't women picking up the trash in Bellevue!)
The boys upstairs really are ok, ya know?
(Then again, maybe I'm posting this because I'm afraid they have real
good ears and heard my synthesizer talking about them!)
Willie
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