Is this discrimination?
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Gary Benson
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In today's world. My wife works as a night nurse. 12 hr shifts. She gets off at 5:30 a.m. and sleeps in the daytime. The village blows the air raid siren at 12 noon and again at 1:00 which wakes her even with white noise and ear plugs I've asked the village board to stop but they just laugh. Could this be discrimination? Maybe they should blow the siren at midnight and 1:00 a.m. so night shift knows its lunch time. If village won't listen, what's the next step?
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Re: Is this discrimination?
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Slap the wife,,,or move....?
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Re: Is this discrimination?
[Re: Gary Benson]
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I would guess that the blowing of the siren is mandated by government higher up than the village. They blow the sirens her at noon on Wednesdays.
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Re: Is this discrimination?
[Re: Gary Benson]
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Was blowing the whistle something they did when she took the job?
No, it is not discrimination, just unfortunate circumstance. However, it might be reasonable to question whether blowing the whistle still has a valid purpose. Perhaps do some research on when the practice was started, if an ordinance was passed requiring it, and if so, what the basis was. Also look to see if there is a noise ordinance that whistle blowing may violate and provide a basis for challenge if there is no longer a valid purpose for blowing the whistle.
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Re: Is this discrimination?
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You might have a better argument that it devalues your property. Someone might want to buy your house but once they hear the siren they decline the purchase.
That has been litigated with nuisance barking etc. That is probably the best argument. Towns get all weird when tax values go down.
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Re: Is this discrimination?
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It was started as an air raid siren during the cold war. I wonder if it is one of those old Chrysler ones. Built with a 331 firedome hemi V-8. Supposedly loudest siren ever made. Reputedly 138db @ 100ft. Can be heard for 25 miles. Only in America do we put a hemi on a siren.......lol
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Re: Is this discrimination?
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I know in one town that I live close too they don't blow the fire siren after a certain time in the evening so it doesn't wake/bother people.iam not sure if it still goes off at noon or not.
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Re: Is this discrimination?
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night shift always gets pooped on , it is a day walkers world.
run by people who work 8-5 or there about
but night shift workers are not a protected class
and they are not one race , color , creed , sex .................................................................................................all the other stuff the put in a non discrimination statement
not sure if you say they use it as a noon and 1mp whistle every day , or if they run regular tests at noon and 1
tests fall under the for the public preparedness safety
using it as a lunch start stop is probably just tradition in your town
where I grew up noon for lunch and 9pm for curfew for kids it was just a short siren for those
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Re: Is this discrimination?
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Can't do anything without offending someone It doesn't affect you so everything's hunkydory
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