These days, tensions are high not only throughout the country, but around the world: the voicemail inboxes of elected officials are full, social media has been taken over by passionate discussions about the political actions of the Trump administration, and there are more marches and protesters out on the street than ever before.

 

The laws of our country give us the right to assemble and freedom of speech. We

 

When police respond to property crimes, the incident rarely ends in eight rounds of bullets being fired at the suspect. Unfortunately, that is exactly what happened recently when Fort Collins police responded to a burglary.

 

At 8 a.m. on January 21, police responded to a 911 call from a man claiming that a stranger had broken into his home and was stabbing his roommate. Officers claim that when

In one of the first undercover prostitution stings of the year, Northern Colorado law enforcement officers made nine arrests and rescued one at-risk youth in Johnstown.

 

The arrests were made on January 5, although many of the people involved in the sting have already been let go. During the operation, officers posed as solicitors, responding to ads on escort websites for prostitutes. No solicitors were arrested in the sting,

 

Keeping people behind bars has an impact well beyond the actual criminal offenders and their loved ones. In fact, every taxpayer in Colorado is giving some of their money to fund public prisons. Specifically, it costs tens of thousands of dollars to keep a single person in jail for one year.

 

Due to this high cost, Colorado has made a number of moves in the past few years

We have highlighted Colorado’s strict policies against domestic violence in many past blog posts. From the moment an incident is reported to police, Colorado aims to put alleged attackers behind bars at the first sign of harassment or violence through its “victim’s rights” policies.

 

While these policies do help many victims find justice for the wrongdoing and violence perpetrated against them, there are also many cases where simple offenses