Keenan Anderson Lived Through Being Tased
Can a taser kill a suspect four hours later in a hospital room?
Five Check Boxes
What happens when a well-meaning legislature makes poorly-executed changes to the law, in the smallest microcosmic anecdote.
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When An Unqualified 29-year-old Became Public Safety Commissioner
Nika Soon-Shiong’s father bought the LA Times. Then she got appointed as a public safety commissioner in West Hollywood, despite having no background at all in criminal justice. While there, she reduced the number of deputies on the street before quitting early to return to graduate school.