Not-So-Hypothetical Proposition 66 Question
I would like to present the following question to Proposition 66 supporters. Our not-so-hypothetical defendant is a gang member who earns two strike convictions in the late ’80s and early ’90s for arson and robbery. In the late 1990s, he picks up two new felony convictions, for domestic violence and drug sales.
Should this man receive a 25-to-life sentence for either offense? (Hint: under Proposition 66, he cannot.)
If you answered “no,” then congratulations. You just freed the man who killed LAPD officer Ricardo Lizarraga earlier this year.
Nonviolent Thugs Coming to Your Neighborhood
By now, I’ve pretty much beaten you to death with examples of extremely violent “nonviolent” third strikers who will soon be released if Proposition 66 passes. So far, I’ve profiled such sweethearts as Charles Rothenberg, Joseph Noble, Steven Mat…
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