No doubt California is not the state that would come to mind first when anyone has thought about tough-on-crime state governments, at least not since Ronald Reagan was governor, way back when. There was a time when “officer safety” was paramount and it was understood that virtually any, even remotely, reasonable action that would ensure the safety of a peace officer would be implemented as part of a policy when dealing with suspects. Not anymore. Nowadays, it appears that the folks up in Sacramento have a balancing act going. Officer safety concerns are now outweighed by how much money the...