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4. that is of course egregious

Tue Jan 4, 2022, 12:50 AM

Jan 2022

but these results are kind of inevitable with legislative bodies insisting on 'three strike' laws (and other punitive apparatus).

In fairness - a lot of lawmakers, and jurisdictions, are waking up to 'unintended consequences' - but it takes a fairly long time to correct a judicial system that has been lurching in one direction for the last 50 years. (and a whole boatload of voters out there that are still not on board with anything less than 'tough on crime.' .)

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