From: "John Oellrich" 

Phil,

While I am not a big fan of the "3 strikes" law, his life has
hardly been taken from him, it just isn't as pleasurable. And to get this
sentence he had to have two felony convictions before, so he ain't exactly
a law abiding citizen.

--
john

oellrich{at}earthlink.net


"Phil Payne"  wrote in message
news:3E671C38.8616A342{at}isham-research.com...
> You're off you're &%&%ing heads!
>
> http://www.dailybulletin.com/Stories/0,1413,203~21481~1223500,00.html
>
> "Leandro Andrade, 44, of Pomona was convicted of stealing $153 worth of
> children's videos from Kmart stores in Ontario and Montclair in 1996. He
> was sentenced to spend two consecutive terms of 25 years to life in state
> prison for each incident because he had two prior burglary convictions."
>
> "Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote in the court's decision that Andrade's
> sentence was not disproportional to his crimes."
>
> A lifetime in jail for some kiddie videos?
>
> We think Shari`ah law is barbaric - but what does the USA have to offer
> that's better?  An effective death sentence for theft?  Hanging for
> stealing a sheep?
>
> Which is less humane - chopping off a hand or taking someone's life away?
>
> --
>   Phil Payne
>   http://www.isham-research.com
>   +44 7785 302 803
>   +49 173 6242039

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