David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

wooden table next to his outdoor
barbecue. “We had three judges, people
from the police department, lawyers, the
sheriff, people from the district
attorney’s office, people from the
community, the school system,” he said.
“And we were asking, ‘Why is this
happening? What’s causing it?’”
Their conclusion was that in
California the penalties associated with
breaking the law were too low. Parole
was being granted too easily and too
quickly. Chronic offenders were being
treated no differently than people who
were committing crimes for the first
time. Douglas Walker, the man on the
back of the motorcycle, had his first run-