The Washington Monument Syndrome is alive and well in California. As budgets tighten up, government agencies cut back on services. This is especially true for law enforcement, which manages to have the resources to give out those Nanny State tickets for bicycling without helmets. Don't expect them to come to the rescue for more serious crimes though. Here is my Orange County Register column from Sunday about the latest wrinkle on this situation.
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