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>>>> Career criminals, that these tactics are supposed to be for, will laugh in a prosecutor's face for suggesting such stupidity I'm pretty sure the three str
by at-fates-hands 12y ago
>>>> Career criminals, that these tactics are supposed to be for, will laugh in a prosecutor's face for suggesting such stupidity
I'm pretty sure the three strikes law in California was enough to scare any career criminal into co-operating with prosecutors. At least until recently when changes have been proposed.
http://ivn.us/2012/11/09/changes-in-three-strikes-law-reform-california-prison-system/ http://ivn.us/2012/11/09/changes-in-three-strikes-law-reform...
"California’s controversial three-strikes law mandated that anyone with two convictions on their record could be sentenced to life upon committing their third felony of any type. This includes theft, robbery, or burglary and up until 2011, could be applied legally to shoplifting. Passed in 1994 in response to the kidnapping of Polly Klaas by a repeat offender, California’s three-strikes law was the most unforgiving interpretation of the law in the country. Up until Tuesday, California was the only state to demand life-sentencing upon a third felony, regardless of whether or not that crime was violent."
- talmand 12y agoThat type of law is completely different than the practice of piling on charges to cause a reaction from the defense. Most cases of piling on charges for a non-career criminal would be for posturing purposes. Most cases of threatening third strike on career criminals would be for investigation purposes. Or simply, to get a career criminal off the streets.