is it fully effective
2006-10-15 13:19:27 · 9 answers · asked by avhssux13 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I think it is. If you haven't figured it out by your third strike you deserve what you get. Criminals push the envelope. That is part of their makeup and the thrill is not getting caught. So they would never stop.
2006-10-15 13:22:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would include a reference to the case of Jerry Dewayne Williams. He received a sentence of 25 years to life under California's three strikes law for stealing a slice of pepperoni pizza.
Wisconsin has a three strikes law too for drugs. I know an old hippie guy who got busted with pot too many times so now every subsequent offense is a felony... Like a month ago the cops pulled him over (he forgot to pay a parking ticket so his registration was suspended), they searched his car, and found a small marijuana leaf and a stem. Most cops would probably toss away anything that weights less than a feather but this cop knows him personally and doesn't like him, so he put it in an evidence bag and now the guy is facing a felony charge and 10 years in prison. Yeah he's an old hippie who smokes pot, but this guy would never harm a soul, doesn't steal, and we're going to be paying like $40,000 a year in tax money to keep him locked up in prison. I really don't think it's effective even as a deterrent- none of his other hippie friends are going to stop smoking pot because of what happened to him.
Contrast that with a first offender who kills another person, pleads guilty to manslaughter and is out on the streets again in 8 years and you have a system that's really not fair.
2006-10-15 14:04:30 · answer #2 · answered by Jason 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think a great point I would like to hear about is how actual third strikes are handled in terms of how often are charges lessened or things rearranged so that that it isn't a "third strike." I imagine there is quite a legal industry and literature around that part of the topic.
2006-10-15 13:23:57 · answer #3 · answered by Pup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Three strike law means that you are allowed to violate a law for three times but the fourth offense will be dealt with accordingly.
2006-10-15 13:21:50 · answer #4 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No because it groups petty and serious crimes together. So for instance, a guy goes out and rape women and get caught 3 times, his 3rd time he gets 25 to life. Now a drug abuser gets caught buying drugs 3 times, and his 3rd time he gets 25 to life? Do you think that is fair. A person abusing drugs not harming anyone but themselves but they get the same charge as a rapist???(some drug abusers don't do crimes in order to get the money to get high, some are working, or have money from family)
So look into petty crimes versus serious crimes
2006-10-15 13:25:54 · answer #5 · answered by KryBaby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell no, not in this racist country. Look up your stats, people of color get harsher and longer sentences for doing the same crime ( if their guilty at all). Why would any race let another race locked them up when they are treated different? America needs to change its ways and be more fair in the Justice system before something crazy happens.
2006-10-15 14:14:49 · answer #6 · answered by mazz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What exactly is your position?
Anyway, it is effective for society but not necessarily effective for the convict. I'm not sure life is prison is going to deter those that have the mentality that would get them arrested and in prison in the first place.
2006-10-15 13:22:53 · answer #7 · answered by Pretty_Trini_Rican 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that it is a great law. If people break the law they get they deserve.
2006-10-15 17:17:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
more money for schools means less need for prisons
2006-10-15 13:21:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋