Pubdate: Thu, 12 Jun 2003
Source: Hattiesburg American (MS)
Copyright: 2003 Hattiesburg American
Contact:  http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1646
Author: Marion V. Silber

'THREE-STRIKES' LAW IS NEEDED

It is time for lawmakers to step up to the plate and pass a "Three Strikes,
You're Out" law in Mississippi, to give long, mandatory sentences for a
third conviction.

There must be a commitment to prioritizing funds and building jail cells to
accommodate the thugs.

These local "terrorists" have changed our way of life, and it's time we rise
up and say, "Enough."

Multi-page rap sheets must become a long-forgotten memory.

Do lawmakers hear the people?

What good does it do the police to haul these evildoers into jail time after
time? Let's try some tough love. We urge lawmakers to pass a Three Strikes
law. Yes, three strikes - not 20, 30 or 40 strikes.

We are calling on lawmakers to restore the freedom we enjoyed as children.

We want freedom from this reign of crime before it's too late.

Marion V. Silber,

Jackson
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