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Originally posted by zerotime
Originally posted by 2 cents
Again, why is he being punished for crimes he already committed and served time for?
Because he wasn't punished. If you watch the video the DA says they gave him breaks because of the three strike rule and because his felony convictions were more than 10 years apart. In 1999 he was convicted of felony burglary. Even with this conviction there is no automatic sentence of life in prison. He is looking at 25 years to life for his third conviction.
Originally posted by The time lord
So the people now have to pay taxes for this man to stay in prison all his life over some donuts? Are they mad? In England we have similar probation as it's called but it's not a life sentence. What a waste of Prison officers time having to look out for someone for stealing donuts for years in prison, a waste of time if that was the case. I don't see Americans doing that to illegal Mexicans, I bet they give them benifits and say vote for me.
Originally posted by Sublime620
But it was still stealing a pack of donuts... It's not even worth the expense. We're talking tens of thousands of dollars to try, convict, and hold a guy for stealing a pack of donuts.
3rd conviction or not, this isn't even a felony. It's barely a misdemeanor. It's so petty, it's barely worth calling the cops over.
**edit to add:
Why are you even bothering to argue? Apparently the justice system agreed. It's just amazing it even got that far to be considered.
Originally posted by zerotime
The guy wouldn't be stealing any donuts if he was serving 10 to 20 years for his second felony burglary conviction from 1999. But apparently CA can't do that because they already have too many criminals in the system so they keep smacking these criminals on the wrist and telling them not to commit three crimes instead.