California

March 1, 2017 (Fault Lines) — When you hear the term “elder abuse,” one might think of a caretaker milking a centenarian’s finances, or leaving them to fester in ulcerous bed sores, maybe neglect – the...

February 27, 2017 (Fault Lines) — In California, they passed a law to protect child victims of prostitution. The main effect of the law is to make it so any kid under 18 caught engaging in...

February 20, 2017 (Fault Lines) – On Monday, Michael Mejia shot Officer Keith Boyer as Boyer responded to an accident report. On Thursday, Ed Whelan wrote an article blaming “liberal judicial activism” for Officer Boyer’s death....

February 22. 2017 (Fault Lines) — Does anyone in the criminal justice realm have a responsibility to disclose the names and disciplinary records of law enforcement officers with a history of misconduct? If you were asking...

February 15, 2017 (Fault Lines) — When referring to the homeless, advocates and government officials tend to use phrases like “Barriers to housing, barriers to health care or employment” as problems to be overcome. According to...

February 6, 2017 (Fault Lines) — If Kenneth leaves a park traveling east on his bicycle at 10 mph, and Kyle leaves a police station traveling west in his patrol car at 40 mph, how many...

February 1, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Amnesty has been a bit of a theme over the last couple of years in California. First the California Courts introduced an amnesty program for people with outstanding traffic tickets...

January 30, 2017 (Fault Lines) — One of the few bright spots from the last election was the passage of a ballot initiative that relaxed parole restrictions in the California penal system. The ballot initiative allowed...

January 18, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Last week, a Contra Costa County, California Sheriff’s Deputy residing in Sacramento was arrested for allegedly shooting up his neighbor’s house after he “politely” crashed a gathering there. He arrived...

January 13, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Listen, if you’re going to go to the trouble of stealing a stove, you should probably strap it firmly to your get-away vehicle. Cole Allen Wilkins hadn’t learned that lesson,...