Posted on 10/28/2013 4:17:26 PM PDT by zeestephen
California voters turned from locking up repeat offenders for life to approving a process to set many of them free. Such is the fallout of a three-strikes reform measure, Proposition 36, backed by more than two-thirds of California's electorate this past fall in a startling 180-degree switch on crime.
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Commit 3 felonies, Get 1 free
I’m sure those released will be quick to demonstrate their appreciation.
People will ultimately vote for their own executioners. It’s been proven time and again throughout history.
maybe they should let Charlie go free too.
I will say, though, that he has to feel like a rank amateur when he sees the efforts of our sitting administration along the lines of starting a race war. You were ahead of your time, Charlie.
How about when the state can’t afford cells, there are always wood chippers.
lol
low rate of return to criminal activity
Maybe they could all go live with the people who voted them out.
California - home of 30+ million really stupid people.
Excellent suggestion.
I actually agree with this. “Three Strikes” is no better than the schools” “Zero Tolerance Policy.”
Zero discretion is zero common sense.
How about when the state cant afford cells, there are always wood chippers.
“Maybe they could all go live with the people who voted them out.”
They’re just the latest wave released; the illegals and other criminals have already been turned loose due to cost constraints. They’re going to live with the people who can no longer afford to keep them incarcerated...
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