Going from a peak of more than 40,000 annual deaths, 2008 saw a significant decline in drunk driving across thirty-two states. But a new wave in accidental death is crashing into public awareness. In what promises to be a much disputed cause& effect célèbre, deaths from drug use, in twelve states, have now surpassed drunken driving deaths.
 
The statistics are indeed becoming frightening: drug deaths have increased 65% in the period of 1999 through 2004. While traffic deaths have continued a downward trend, with a single-year aberrant jump (2008), drug induced deaths show no sign of diminishing.

Almost three decades ago, a book was widely condemned for supposedly undermining advances in child welfare and abuse prevention. The book (“The Child Abuse Industry”) was a scathing attack on the state of child protective services, variously known as “CPS” around the nation…until, that is, lawsuits such as in Florida—to use one example—have caused bureaucrats to run for cover from public wrath.
 
Amidst charges of running wild, CPS programs seem to be unable to do enough, or of trying to do too much.
 
The current trial of a man in Idaho raises thorny questions of when does parental stupidity deserve to be a crime. Robert Aragon’s truck broke down in the midst of a typically cold Idaho winter in December of 2008…not so typically, the 55-year old father of two told his children (11 and 12) to walk the many miles to their destination.

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Los Angeles Murder Crime

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A school teacher in the Winnetka School District was arrested for murdering his wife aboard a Mexican cruise ship, and waved his right to bail.  The case has been quite shocking since the suspect's first hearing involved him trying to make a statement and speak to the Los Angeles murder victim's family, and the second hearing found the suspect quiet and reserved.

This Los Angeles murder crime has many people unsettled, not the least of which are the students who were in this teacher's classes over the years.  The Los Angeles murder suspect taught at-risk teens in the Conaga Park area and was planning on retiring soon.  His wife had already retired.  The two were former high school sweet hearts who reconnected years later.

Los Angeles Domestic Violence Involving a Porn Star

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Los Angeles domestic violence crimes are usually not the "run of the mill" type.  For example, Los Angeles is home to two film industries - the mainstream industry and the adult film industry.  As a result, the names involved in Los Angeles domestic violence crimes are often household names and involve odd circumstances.

Los Angeles Sex Crime in Woodland Hills

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Los Angeles sex crimes include a wide variety of illegal activity, some of which may seem serious, some may seem quite odd.  A qualified Los Angeles criminal defense attorney will defend any sort of Los Angeles sex crime, no matter how large or small.

A Woodland Hills family was woken up recently by the sound of a middle-aged man in their gazebo who was walking around and masturbating in full view of their daughter.  The man was arrested for trespassing and for violating parole (he was arrested for cocaine possession in 2000. 

Los Angeles White Collar Crime - Mortgage Modification Fraud

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Los Angeles white collar crime is making a comeback, and Los Angeles white collar crime attorneys are gearing up for quite a bit of work.  The recent economic downturn has left many California homeowners in particularly precarious financial positions.  Many people who have recently become unemployed are beginning to have problems paying their mortgages every month.  Increasingly, home loan modification has become a popular practice as homeowners are looking for ways to avoid foreclosure.  And where there is desperation, there are thieves waiting to take advantage of these homeowners’ ignorance.  In increasingly organized fashion, people posing as home loan modification experts are contacting homeowners close to default and offering to help them modify their existing home loans.  Make no mistake:  only the bank that issued your home lo

Los Angeles Sex Crime New: No Retrial For Anand Jon

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The rich and famous do not always get what they want.  Like everyone else in this country, they are subject to criminal investigations and legal trials for bad behavior and illegal actions.  Anand Jon was once hailed as a brilliant clothing designer with a special flair for the innovative use of fabrics.  He has dressed several celebrities for special occasions and was even a guest judge on the hit television reality series “America’s Next Top Model.”  But his seemingly untouchable private life caught up with him in March 2007 when a young fashion model accused the designer of rape. 

Uniform Costs

Police departments are used to singing the blues. Especially when they song is about reducing the number of uniforms. Consider if you will the problem, however, from a taxpayer’s perspective.
 
King County, Washington, home to Seattle and Microsoft, has an annual law enforcement budget of more than $450 million dollars. Defenders of the price tag point out this includes the costs of the judicial system, as well. The growing problems of Seattle’s police department ceding oversight to citizen panels highlights the conflicts of when money mixes with politics, policy, and salary. Seattle has long had a reputation of being authoritarian and independent: to supporters, this translated into a united police culture—to critics, Seattle was inordinately represented by “jackbooted thugs.”
 
Police guild members respond by noting that the larger problems in Seattle policing come from inadequate pay, making it hard to attract new talent. There is of course a subtle threat, implicit in the perception that pay meets integrity.

Sentencing Dr. Evil

If Bernie Madoff repays his legal debt, he will live to be the world’s oldest man…221 years old, to be exact.
 
Madoff, age 71, was sentenced to serve 150 years in federal custody. There are other important numbers, beyond the commonly trumpeted $35 billion in stolen or misdirected monies. Take for example the more than 13,000 investors all around the globe who can claim to be harmed by Madoff. In sentencing Madoff, the federal judge somberly declared Madoff to be “evil.” That’s a substantive Constitutional issue not taught in law school, let alone a bar review answer designed to score points. The other numbers of relevance are typical sentences for Ponzi schemers (12 years). The sheer size of Madoff’s crimes seems to suggest a record sum should receive a record sentence.
 
In that case, judges should take into account inflation and deduct a year for, say, each 1.35% of annual inflation.
 
Leave out, if you can. the issues of whether or not “evil” really applies to Madoff…that is a theological question.

Burbank Man Arrested for Killing Own Father

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A 19-year-old man from Burbank is charged with involuntary manslaughter for killing his own father.  Allegedly, the involuntary manslaughter occurred while the two were in an argument.  Allegedly the son punched the father in the face.
Loock was booked for involuntary manslaughter and released after posting $25,000 bail, Quesada said. He is due in Pasadena Superior Court on July 16.
Involuntary manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought. It is distinguished from voluntary manslaughter by the absence of intention. It is normally divided into two categories; constructive manslaughter and criminally negligent manslaughter.

Los Angeles Meth Lab Arrest

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 A recent raid of a meth lab near Los Angeles has many people puzzled as the meth lab is on land owned by a prominant politician.  Los Angeles drug offense attorneys know that Los Angeles meth labs can lead to heavy jail time, and that meth labs are seen in a very negative light by most of the population.

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