He was convicted of strong arm robbery and had a bunch of priors. He robbed a child by force. In what world is this acceptable?
I'd have no problem punishing him. Sending him to prison for life for a $2.00 slice of pizza is a bit much.
And Joe had to go back to 1995 just to find this one poor "example", and the guy got out after 5 years, and as of 2010 is on the straight and narrow because he knows one more **** up and he's in there for good.
So you are fine with someone being disproportinately punished for a petty offense if you don't like them.
Taibbi: The Shame of Three Strikes Laws
Have you heard the one about the guy who got life for stealing a slice of pizza? Or the guy who went away forever for lifting a pair of baby shoes? Or the one who got 50 to life for helping himself to five children's videotapes from Kmart? How about the guy who got life for possessing 0.14 grams of meth? That last offender was a criminal mastermind by Three Strikes standards, as many others have been sentenced to life for holding even smaller amounts of drugs, including one poor sap who got the max for 0.09 grams of black-tar heroin.
So you guys are cool with punishing people for minor offenses. Awesome. Make an example out of them.
Same thing with the Kliens... The next Christian Bigot will think twice before trying something like that.