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Whether you’re visiting a new art installation, exploring the new neighborhood bistro or sitting in church, you’ll notice tattooed people everywhere nowadays. In fact, over 15% of Americans have tattoos. Tattoos date back 12,000 years and are part of mankind’s early history.  They’ve been a mark of status, of healing, and have risen from theRead more

Three months in jail for possession of ‘blue’ cotton candy!  This one’s for the books, and raises a serious question about law enforcement drug testing. Dasha Fincher was charged with possession of meth with intent to distribute – pardon me, cotton candy. Dasha had cotton candy in her backseat which melted and appeared to lookRead more

WRONGLY INDENTIFIED                                      EQUALS = WRONGLY CONVICTED   Flawed?  Recently, the 2 brothers featured here, were released from a life sentence after serving 24 years in prison.  Mistaken identity, wrongly ID’d by a witness from a third story window –Read more

  LA County Sheriff’s Task Force to Patrol Grapevine   “What the heck is this about?” Great question!  It seems the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department is either trying to be a do-gooder in an effort to save lives; over doses to be exact, or this task force, entitled Domestic Highway Enforcement, is masking its realRead more

Does pepper spray, oleoresin capsicum, the active ingredient in chili peppers, which is as potent as 1000 jalapeno chilis, promote violent behavior?  Think about it.  Would you retaliate after being sprayed, after being rendered temporarily blind, after suffering skin blistering, and more?  This is the conclusion from the LA Supervisors, who have issued a “phased elimination” of its use inRead more

California is rockin’ and rollin’ again!  The announcement is all over the internet and cable news.  Our state’s new governor is up-ending the “discriminatory execution of its people.”  He states, “the death penalty is inconsistent with our bedrock values and strikes at the very heart of what it means to be a Californian.”  However, that’sRead more

There is a general fervor occurring across this country;  however, it just might be a flash-in-the-pan!  The focus is our prison system and how to fix it.  Here’s the reality:  a broken system that breaks inmates and nothing really gets fixed.  Why?  Antiquated laws, and extreme sentencing for non-violent crimes is a factor, with anRead more

Did you know the United States allows child brides – with some restrictions that are very loosely defined, and at the discretion of judges?  You may be surprised to know age limits can be as low as 13, which makes the United States a parallel to poor countries – almost, where child brides are theRead more

It’s that time of year again when Presidents and Governors grant pardons, give clemency, or provide reprieves to inmates.  Although this year, the pressure on Gov. Moonbeam (Brown) has accelerated exponentially!  It’s not one or two inmates receiving the coveted blessings – it may be 740 death row inmates, if the request from  6 other GovernorsRead more

“Ignorance of the law is no excuse,” and in the case of 22-year-old Shawna Andritch of Corona (below), her newborn baby girl, a day old, was found dead near I-15 in a cardboard box.  Ms. Andritch is facing murder charges for the death along with a $1 million dollar bail.  Had she only gone aRead more