More Than 3,000 U.S. Prisoners Locked Up for Life Without Parole for..............???

I didnt read it yet....are these 3 strikes sentences?

Four strikes in Louisiana.

"The theft of the $159 jacket, taken in isolation, carries today a six-month jail term. It was combined at Jackson's sentencing hearing with his previous convictions – all for non-violent crimes including a robbery in which he took $216 – that brought him under Louisiana's brutal “four-strikes” law by which it became mandatory for him to be locked up and the key thrown away."
 
what a load of horseshit. stop being morons and place the blame for this exactly where it belongs.....on YOU. you let a black robed tyrant tell you that you're not allowed to judge the constitutionality of the law because you believe you're too fucking stupid to do anything different. YOU are responsible for the thousands in prison for this crap.

become educated with reality instead of that college shit that some people worship. fully informed jury association
 
So, aside from the racial disparity that crosses pretty much ALL sentencing in this country, what's the issue with 3 strikes? (Or 4 it seems in this case).
 
How about genx kids stealing way more for way less jail time!

THere are state standards for determining felonies. In the OP, that has changed over time.

Are gen X kids committing felonies in states with 3 strikes laws? (or however many).

I like the idea of them using the guideline of 'violent' felony but really....how many felonies do people 'accidentally' commit?
 
IMO the three-strikes law is a travesty of justice.
I think Rockefeller started that nonscence in NY - drug laws, or something. ( too lazy to google).

US has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world - right behind China..This is one reason why.
 
I think Rockefeller started that nonscence in NY - drug laws, or something. ( too lazy to google).

US has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world - right behind China..This is one reason why.

Maybe the reason why is we have too many assholes ignoring the laws....

I am curious though, how many chances should a criminal get .....6, 20, 50, 500 ?

Where do you draw a line and say, 'thats enough'.....

You get 1 forced blow job or rape for free, or 3 before you say enough.

do you get to sell the first 100 lbs of coke for free but go to the can when you hit 101....

Do you wait for the 5th murder before you throw the key away....or the 50th shoplifting charge or what.

Do you actually think a dude that gets convicted for the 4th time only committed 4 crimes in his life....
 
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