... . Andrade to be put away for life because of petty theft, I think the three strike law kind of went out of hand with that case. Violent felonies within the meaning of the California three strike law are murder or voluntary manslaughter, mayhem, rape and sodomy by force, duress, menace, or fear of immediate and unlawful bodily injury on the victim or another person (California Criminal Law). Any ... as murder, rape, and assaults causing great bodily injury. The other two-third will be felonies that are less violent or nonviolent but still serious, including less injurious assaults, most r...

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... convicted again? This will not only discourage the more serious crime such as rape and armed robbery, it will discourage the more minor offenses of things like burglary. It's not like this law is secret or unknown to the criminals. The media distorts the true effectiveness of the law by showing trivial cases (like someone stealing pizza) rather than the usual perpetrators. The liberal media obviously has an agenda to push ... in California between 22 and 34 percent. This reduction in crime will be bought at a cost of an extra $4.5 billion to $6.5 billion per year in current dollars . Th...

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