: but ah, yes, you have the trhee strikes system just to be extra inhumane...So you believe that someone who keeps committing crimes should be allowed to live free in society where they commit more crimes? I think the three strikes system is more than fair and humane for the criminal. When someone commits a crime and gets jail time (first strike) that is warning them not to do it anymore, or else. The second time, that is like telling them we told you once before and you still didn't listen, once more and your in for life. The third strike would be liketelling them "we gave you plenty of opportunities to quit your life of crime and you don't listen. We know now you will not stop unless you stay in jail for life."
Personaly, I (and most Americans) believe all 50 states should have three strikes laws, not just Cali. I don't want any scumbag drug addict child abusing welfare abusing thieving alcoholic living in my neighborhood. The three strikes law is a good way of telling those people either you clean up your act or you spend the rest of your life in jail, you choose.
By the way, how would you feel if someone you love was killed by somebody who had a criminal record a mile long (somebody who should have been in jail)? Would you still feel that locking up that person and throwing away the key is too harsh? I don't know about the UK but in the US it is far too common. It's the same thing with drunk driving. In most cases when someone is killed by a drunk driver, that drunk driver has been arrested before for DWI.
It's all too common. People who shouldn't be even allowed to be in society are, and they are committing more crimes. They don't even deserve freedom. (And by the way I'm not talking about petty crimes and misdemeanors either like littering, shoplifting etc...)
