Missouri town refuses occupancy permit for another unmarried couple

[shain from kane]

http://www.kmov.com
The Associated Press


BLACK JACK, Mo. --Another unmarried couple is being told by a suburban St. Louis town they're not welcome.

A man, his girlfriend and her three children recently bought a house in Black Jack in north St. Louis County. But because Toi Pruitt and Joe Pulliam and the children don't meet the town's definition of a family.

In 2006, Black Jack revised its definition of a family after initially refusing a permit for Fondray Loving, Olivia Shelltrack and their children. That family had filed a federal lawsuit.

The new ordinance allows unmarried couples as long as the children are related to both. None of the children are related to Pulliam.
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[texastoast]

1. I'd say file a valid lawsuit for a frivolous law

And the world just gets crazier.

[ixion]

2. what a bunch of crap

I'd be filing a lawsuit...

[CanonRay]

3. I hope they sue and bankrupt the town.

The pious bastards deserve it.

[Tesha]

4. Always remember: The ACLU (or its local affiliate) is your friend in cases like these.

Frequently, all it takes is a letter from a friendly lawyer
reminding the municipality of the various laws, case law,
and likely outcomes of a lawsuit and suddenly, just like
magic, the problem "goes away".

Tesha

[RaleighNCDUer]

5. Let me guess -

another mixed race or black couple?