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Originally Posted by Sandy and Ed
Three strikes rule for a life sentence is arbitrary. All it was meant to do was prevent lenient sentences from stupid judges. We need better judges who met out reasonable sentences who can evaluate the criminal “behavior” of the person
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Not sure what is arbitrary about counting to three.
I do believe too many things have been "felonized." Felonies should be reserved for something more serious than, for example, a teacher having the wrong book in a classroom.
In this case it seems reasonable to believe that more than a few of the 12 felony convictions were for serious offenses. If "3 strikes and you're out" seems too harsh, what about 5 or 8 or 11? Everyone deserves a second chance (or third or seventh or...) but, "the thirteenth time is the charm," sounds ridiculous.