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Mass Incarceration in California
Mass Incarceration in California Due to the way the new laws are working in California, more people are starting to go to jail, or are at risk of going to jail for small, petty crimes that are not violent or severe at all. It is necessary always to follow the laws, which are continuously changing and evolving. If you are a victim of mass incarceration within California, I would recommend that you hire an experienced California criminal defense attorney, which you can find easily from the many ads that say to hire a "California personal injury lawyer near me." These ads lead to quality lawyers eager to help people. These attorneys recognize the problems associated with innocent people being charged with crimes, as well as people whose sentences are much longer than required, problems which contribute to mass incarceration. It is tough to change people's behavior, so even if laws that require a mandatory minimum jail sentence get removed, it is still very likely that this would not address the issue of mass incarceration. Regardless of the circumstance, an experienced criminal defense lawyer can help you fight your charges so that you do not end up getting found guilty of a crime that could potentially ruin your life.
By Finnegan Pierson7 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: How Severe Should the Raptors Fan Tristan Warkentin's Punishment Be?
To blame alcohol for one’s behavior is a cheap excuse for owning up to foul words and deeds. Following Game 2 of the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors tournament, 28-year-old Raptors fan, Tristan Warkentin, expressed a reference to engaging in sexual contact with NBA player and Warrior Steph Curry’s wife’s genitalia. In a statement, Warkentin showed somewhat remorse for his heinous behavior. Essentially, he blamed it on the Grey Goose and the Patron. He said that “it was an alcohol influenced situation…” The vodka and the Hennessy played a role in his actions and verbiage, allegedly. The police didn’t think that the whole alcohol angle was funny. They arrested him moments after the statements. Warkentin seemed to sober up rather quickly once the cold steel bracelets wrapped around his wrists.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Criminal
The Manson Family Cult's Downfall
Charles Manson, as seen above, is known to have started a Cult in California that led to almost 35 brutal murders; his cult consisted of runaways and vulnerable people who went into his cult just looking for friends and what they got was a family setting, but they may have gotten more than what they were asking for. In order to break down the family he created, we must look at all aspects of his life.
By Scott Lavely7 years ago in Criminal
What Is Malpractice?
Today, we take it for granted that certain professionals have a responsibility to their patients or clients. And that when professionals fail in their responsibility, patients and clients have the right to pursue a claim of malpractice. So what precisely is malpractice?
By Tobias Gillot7 years ago in Criminal
I Thought I'd Always Be a Criminal. Top Story - June 2019.
I am a criminal, I heard that so often that I believed it. My mother told me that my father was killed in a shootout with the police, so I grew up with this idea in my head of who I was based on things I was told. Turns out that my father died almost thirty years after my mother told me that he did. I grew up dirt poor and my step father was physically abusive to me and my sister. We moved to a new city every couple of years, I always felt that I did not fit in. Kids, being who they are, would tease me about my Goodwill clothes and my parents ugly car. I started to steal candy from the local store early on and I learned that if I gave candy to the kids that they would like me or at least pretend to. As I got older I began to associate money with acceptance. I never felt like I was good enough for people to just like me, so I bought friends often by stealing and hustling.
By Daniel Sullivan7 years ago in Criminal
Why 'All Killa No Filla' Is a Great True Crime Podcast
True crime has been on the rise for some time. With the rise in true crime documentaries and dramas comes a sordid fascination with the darker parts of the human mind. Netflix has been pouring its budget into crafting new and unheard crime stories as the popularity of them demands it. But now true crime is leaking into every area of our lives. Our books, the news, our films, and TV programmes, and now our podcasts too...
By Craig House7 years ago in Criminal
High Stakes
For the past several weeks, the Houston Police Department has been working a missing persons case involving a four year old girl. Almost immediately, the stench from her mom's fiancé's story was putrid and from the outside looking in, it appeared that the mom was either covering for her now former fiancé or she was directly connected to the disappearance of her daughter. As hours rolled into days and days into weeks, it became more and more apparent that the beautiful little girl that haunted many of our dreams, more than likely, would never be returning home.
By Nicol Kroy7 years ago in Criminal
Reason First: How Did Unreason Lead Lamont Lacombe to Murder His Cousin?
To say that guns don't kill people, people kill people, is one of the most keen observations ever stated. Though somewhat of a cliché now, the statement rings true. In the case of a Missouri male named Lamont Devon Lacombe, 27, a disagreement over $45 led to the shooting death of his cousin Joseph Lacombe, 26, at Lamont Lacombe’s hands. Now two lives have been ultimately destroyed and damaged because one male emoted instead of thought. Lamont Lacombe represents the small-minded “go-with-your-gut” way of handling personal matters. Never did he stop to think that his actions would lead to such a horrific outcome.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Criminal
