The husband is actually representing a guy who's suing a St. Louis-area police officer for using excessive force. https://apnews.com/2e209574c3ab3c56eb290db8b7c2e0d5 https://www.stltoday.com/news/local...cle_3996bbf8-2e3e-5e92-a488-deb2228f6450.html
If you're curious how this neighborhood evolved, here's a good article. It is a literal divide in class and race. Sam Clemens would be (probably was) ashamed. How St. Louis’ History of Private Streets Led to a Gun-Brandishing Couple A Black Lives Matter march through a gated community highlighted the decisions that divide the city. link And for a pictorial tour of their neighborhood.... linky
You have to understand status. You have to max yourself out and go into debt so you can be an achiever. This sometimes means you cannot afford armed security. You can always rent or mortgage way above your finances if you are white.
maybe they should have forgone the car elevator in the driveway? I did some siding work on a place like that a few years ago... dude actually had an elevator at the end of the driveway for his McLaren.
Is it bad the first thought that went through my mind was how funny it would be if the lift got stuck?
I eagerly await @Volpone's having the courage to visit the RR and 'splain that these home owners are the victims. He sooo wants to be Just Like Them. Still can't figure out how to do it, but never mind...
So, after the Colston statue was toppled in Bristol, the pub named after it has done this. I think the temporary name is awesome and should be kept:
Looks like CHAZ or CHOP or whatever they are calling that place in Seattle's Capitol Hill area is getting cleaned out by the cops. Up to 20 arrests so far. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/us/seattle-protest-zone-CHOP-CHAZ-unrest.html