I just don’t see the big deal here. The lady in the article chose to take certain risks, and lo and behold one roll of the dice came up snake eyes. If she wanted to absolutely secure the right to live in a house on Long Island then she could have bought one. She instead chose to rent. She could have bargained for other protetions (such as that she would pay at least part of the rent to the mortgage company), but she didn’t.
If someone buries landmines in their backyard, it’s hard for me to get all weepy for them if they blow their leg off one day while taking the dog for a walk.
I know lots of people here think I’m an asshole, so if that is all you want to say in reply to this then you can save it, I’m well aware already.
Oh wait. I forgot to take into account that she’s black and rented the house for the children! I take it all back! Oh, my heart aches for this poor, poor, dear woman! Why, I have a couple of extra bedrooms! She and the children could live with me! She must be protected from her own decisions, for she is a female and is black and therefore does not know any better!