Date Rape: Officials Are Increasingly Concerned
Rape and date rape are tragedies for those involved. For the victim, it could lead to years of withdrawal over the trauma, for the accused, it could send an innocent person to jail and their life into a tailspin. Key figures in rape accusations and trials are professional and college athletes, in part because they […]
Drug Offenses, the NFL and You: Tips on How to Cope
Matt Jones, star wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars football team, was arrested on drug charges after being founding cutting up cocaine with a credit car in his car. There was also a jar that allegedly had marijuana residue.
While Jones faces felony charges, the two individuals with him face misdemeanor charges.
The specific charge Jones will […]
Robbery - Hard to Tell Thieves from Everyone Else
In movies, thieves are often portrayed as sly and conniving, or hardened and violent. In real life though, there are other types of thieves who do their best to look unassuming and use their cleverness to steal from their victims. Take for example Doris Payne, who spent parts of five decades robbing jewelry stores of high-priced […]
How to Minimize Further Vehicle Tragedy
Tragedy struck the lives of four individuals whose car struck a pillar on the Santa Monica Freeway on Sunday, July 6. On the same day, an Acura was in an accident which killed one of the passengers, however the driver in this incident was healthy enough to flee the scene of the accident.
Car accidents are […]
Update on Weapon Permits
The newly appointed Orange County Sheriff will review the weapon permits given out by her disgraced predecessor, and will likely revoke many of those permits. Gun owners who can’t prove a legal need to carry the firearm they received the permit for will likely have their license revoked.
The former sheriff doled out over 1,100 active carry […]
Marijuana: A Growing Problem in California
California has an odd drug culture, as the state government and the federal government have slightly different attitudes towards drug law and enforcement of the law. One major area of concern for both the state and the federal governments is the growing of Marijuana, since it poses not only a problem in terms of distribution, […]
Vehicular Manslaughter: A Serious Crime in Los Angeles
Vehicular manslaughter is a difficult case to prove, in Los Angeles and the rest of the country. The major factor in proving such a case, is proving gross misconduct or negligence. For example, there was a terrible tragedy near Beverly Hills where a man was killed during a crash. There are not many pieces of […]
Tips on Staying Out of Harm’s Way
There have been a number of reports of late detailing how police officers have shot and killed, or otherwise harmed people who were not necessarily intending on harming anyone.
In Long Beach, the community is furious at the killing of a man who suffered from schizophrenia, but who neighbors claimed was otherwise harmless.
In Orange County, the […]
Los Angeles, Where Violence is On the Rise
West Hollywood, known more for its gay bars and hip night-life than for its crime witnessed a terrible tragedy on March 9. An aging Kazakhstani man was stabbed and lay in the street bleeding for an hour before finally passing away. Weapons crimes, murder and attempted murder are on the rise in Los Angeles, and […]
Sex Offenders as Teachers: Educators Betraying Trust
There is an unfortunately long history of teachers who take advantage of their male or female students, and commit either rape, statutory rape or some other sexual offense. There is also an unfortunate history of students making bogus claims against teachers because they have a grudge over a grade or some other lame excuse.
In the […]