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I don't think three-strikes laws exist anywhere other than in the US to be honest.
by otippat 4y ago
I don't think three-strikes laws exist anywhere other than in the US to be honest.
- tzs 4y agoNew Zealand had one until last month, when it was repealed. Their ACT and National parties have said they will bring it back if they ever get a chance. I don't know enough about New Zealand politics to know if those parties have a chance of actually doing so.
- rodgerd 4y agoThey're sleepwalking to a win in the next election, sadly[1]. [1] I say sadly, less because I like the current government, and more because they seem desperate to import Bannon-esque culture war nonsense like attacking women's rights.
- spixy 4y agoSlovakia: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20017344/three-strikes-system-to-promote-a-safer-slovakia.html https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20017344/three-strikes-system-to-...
- hemloc_io 4y agonoone else is as beholden to baseball metaphors as us. There's even judges who love baseball so much they quote it in opinions lol.
- asddubs 4y agowhen will the sport of baseball stop wreaking havoc on the justice system at last?
- justnotworthit 4y agoWhenever someone goes in a long baseball analogy to make a point, i start looking around the room uncomfortably.
- p-e-w 4y agoBut whether it's a repeat offense is taken into account by almost every criminal justice system. A first-time thief might get off with a light sentence by claiming that they needed money and made a stupid mistake. That's not going to fly when it happens for the third time.