Two Mothers of Victims of California's Three Strikes Law

At the California State Democratic Convention in San Jose on March 28, 2008, two mothers with sons who were convicted for a third strike under California's draconian three strikes law spoke about an initiative to change the law for the better, the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2008.

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[ValisFan1]

The 3 strikes law is immoral and wrong, it needs to be repealed.

[daguilar456]

Damn the 3 strike law.. A drug dealer, or shoplifter should not be locked up 25 to life, I have kids, and all I do is wanna protect them, but my god, let the puishment fit the crime..!

[ccricers]

If they are going to use the baseball analogy, not all crimes would fall in the strike zone. Victimless crimes would be a ball

[72281livefreeordie]

@vet725 your a fucking asshole. i hope you get cancer and die.

[MrJumpoffabuilding]

LOL YOUR SONS ARE CRIMINAL FAGGOTS. 

[vet725]

now that it affects your son you care??? freakin 3 strikes rox and we are all glad it passed....... 3 STRIKES AND YOU'RE OUT PUNKS!!!!

[SuperMercury60]

The problem is that EVERYTHING is a felony on Cali. There lies the problem.

[TheLordstim]

@DemonosZXZ Absolutely right!!! After 3 convictions! In fact I think in John Wesley's case,he should be executed publicly.A few of those and we won't need to enforce the 3 strikes law.

[DemonosZXZ]

fuck it someone just drop a nuke on cali please i mean jesus christ drop it right on hollywood when all our false idols are sitting there being worshipped and getting the photos shot for the people magazine or our new age bible and then some guy has a drug problem and he goes to jail for life while all our godly celebs walk around free with us as disciples to obsess over there lives on are new age altar called television.

[DemonosZXZ]

@TheLordstim so fucking lock anyone and everyone up just because someday someone just might kill someone i know.

[Khultan]

@Noahthebeast09 California is a terror state manipulated by politicians who dupe their own constituents and California residents are morons for not trying to understand what the measure actually means but the lawmakers never EXPLICITYLY notifed the state residences what it actually means, otherwise, it would have been fucking modified to suit the purpose as demanded BY THE PEOPLE.

[Khultan]

@Khultan This is a 3 year old video. I don't think the message got through to the state of California. The frustrating part is the example of these two ladies who fully voted this California state Republican deception, I think they represent the majority who overwhelmingly outvoted and outnumbered those California voters who either were noninfluential numbers and/or those who DID NOT VOTE.  I voted against this law.