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To: wideawake
Crime and punishment debates are endless.

Before three strikes, if you awoke to find a burglar in your home the guy would run. He knows the odds are that you won't be able to identify him.

Now, he won't take that chance and is going to kill you.
8 posted on 01/15/2003 12:01:13 PM PST by radioman
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To: radioman
Crime and punishment debates are endless.

Yes, although they are by no means alone in that regard, and that doesn't mean they are unworthy of pursuing.

Before three strikes, if you awoke to find a burglar in your home the guy would run. He knows the odds are that you won't be able to identify him.

Now, he won't take that chance and is going to kill you.

Therefore, we should soften the laws so that criminals won't kill us. Is that a fair interpretation?

10 posted on 01/15/2003 12:11:00 PM PST by Imal (If Crimes Were Outlawed, Only Outlaws Would Do Crimes)
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