Pubdate: Sun, 10 May 1998
Source: Calgary Sun (Canada)
Contact:  http://www.canoe.ca/CalgarySun/
Comment: Parenthetical remarks by the Sun editor : headline by hawk

CALIFORNIA'S THREE Strikes Law provides a strong incentive to eliminate
witnesses. Any lawbreaker aware enough to be deterred by 25 to life for a
third felony can figure out that it is in his or her best interest to kill
witnesses of that third-strike offense.

Because of Three Strikes, California is incarcerating people for decades to
life for stealing a pizza or pair of blue jeans. Don't look to the U.S. for
intelligent law-enforcement policy.

Rose Ann Fuhrman

(The guy who stole the piece of pizza was very violent and he forcefully
stole the pizza from a little boy.)

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