{"product_id":"the-burden-of-truth-paperback-1","title":"The Burden of Truth - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeal Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs a serving police officer, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Neal Griffin saw how family ties, loyalty to friends, and their own ambitions could lead young men to make choices that got them hurt, killed, or imprisoned. He explores this complex web of relationships and pressures in \u003ci\u003eThe Burden of Truth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a small city in southern California, 18 year-old Omar Ortega is about to graduate high school. For years, he's danced on the fringes of gang life, trying desperately to stay out of the cross-hairs. Once Omar joins the Army, his salary, plus his meager savings, will get his mother and siblings out of the barrio, where they've lived since his father was deported. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne night, everything changes. Newly released from prison, Chunks, the gang's shot-caller, has plans for Omar. That boy, Chunks thinks, needs to be jumped in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy dawn, Omar will be labeled a cop-killer. Law-and-order advocates and community organizers will battle over Omar's fate in the court of public opinion while the criminal justice system grips him in its teeth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne night can destroy a man and all who depend on him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat he's innocent does not matter.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNEAL GRIFFIN is the author of \u003ci\u003eBenefit of the Doubt, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Voice From the Field, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBy His Own Hand\u003c\/i\u003e. As a police officer, Griffin was Tactical Operations Team Leader, Narcotics Investigator, and Supervisor of a Homicide Unit. He's written about police ethics and the relationship between police and the communities they serve. Now retired, Griffin lives in southern California with his wife, Olga Diaz; they recently bought a cabin in Wisconsin, not far from the Twin Cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9.25 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52580390142259,"sku":"9781250329899","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/esAS4dlvf_9781250329899.webp?v=1761515539","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-burden-of-truth-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}