Human trafficking is the legal name for slavery, but these laws aren’t limited to only involuntary servitude but also include forced sexual encounters. In fact, if you break California’s pimping and pandering laws and the prostitute in question is a minor, you could also be charged with violating human trafficking laws in California under Penal […]
Child Kidnapping Laws: 277, 278, and 278.5 (PC)
Thanks to Amber Alerts and around-the-clock news networks, it sometimes feels like kids are abducted daily. Movies and TV shows would have you believe that these children are all captured by child molesters and criminals looking for hostages, but the reality is that 90% of abducted children are actually taken by a parent. Because child […]
California Law on Taking a Hostage: 210.5 (PC)
No one wants to end up behind bars, but putting other people at risk to avoid being arrested is likely to result in your facing further charges, whether you lead the police in a high-speed chase or resort to taking a human shield. If you have been accused of the false imprisonment of a hostage […]
Kidnapping Charges in CA: San Diego Criminal Lawyer
When most people envision kidnapping, they imagine a person snatching a young child off the street, but the actual criminal charge of kidnapping is quite different. In many cases, kidnapping does not involve the abduction of a child at all. When it does, the offense is an enhanced charge punishable by even more substantial penalties. […]
False Imprisonment Charges in California
False imprisonment is one of the more easily understood sections of the California penal code as it involves illegally detaining someone against their will. Though the offense, as defined under California Penal Code section 236 (PC), is relatively straightforward, things can get confusing when distinguishing between this charge and the similar crimes of kidnapping, human trafficking, child abduction, […]
Count Olaf Doesn’t Go to Jail for His Crimes, But he Should
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tup-5yOcJuMVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tup-5yOcJuM) Fans of Lemony Snicket have long shuddered at the atrocities committed by Count Olaf. Thanks to Netflix, even more people now know just how evil the frequent not-so-legal guardian of the Baudelaire children […]
Is Jareth, The Goblin King, Guilty of More Than Just Kidnapping?
The villain of The Labyrinth, played by David Bowie, is one of the most charming bad guys in any fantasy film, even though he kidnaps a baby in a strange attempt to seduce a 15-year-old. But while being charismatic is a great thing, it’s not enough to change the fact that Jareth committed some pretty […]
A Small List of the Many, Many Crimes Committed By the Gang in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blLAdGYPhiQVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia | Official Series Trailer | FX (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blLAdGYPhiQ) The entire charm of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia relies on watching terrible people do terrible things, but with all the things the gang has done, it’s a minor miracle any of them are still […]