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Will Medicating the Mentally Ill Increase Public Safety?
LA County Supervisors want to expand “Laura's Law,” to forcibly medicate people who might commit violent crimes. Are the mentally ill more violent than anyone else?
By Warren Olney • • 32m ListenNot all of America's recent shootings have been blamed on the mentally ill, but they've raised suspicions. LA County Supervisors want the state to expand what's called "Laura's Law," designed to head off trouble by forcibly medicating people who might commit violent crimes. Are the mentally ill more violent than anyone else? Does Laura's Law make things better or worse? Also, mixed verdicts in the trial of former council members in the City of Bell and the State of Washington's new advisor on legalizing marijuana. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, will Cyprus be the Mouse that Roared in the Eurozone?
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3 storiesRound One of Bell Verdicts Is In
A jury today found five former members of the Bell City Council guilty of misappropriating public funds by accepting pay for meetings of the Solid Waste and Recycling Authority. Prosecutors argued that it was established for the sole purpose of increasing their salaries.
Read the story8 minWill Medicating the Mentally Ill Increase Public Safety?
The raft of multiple shootings around the country has LA County Supervisors asking the legislature to expand what's called "Laura's Law ." It's named for a woman who worked at a mental health clinic in Nevada County and who was killed by a patient.
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Voters in Colorado and Washington States have agreed to legalize marijuana, but nobody knows what the impact will be. That's according to UCLA Professor Mark Kleinman whose company BOTEC Analysis has been hired to consult on the implementation in Washington and determine what works and what doesn't.
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