As crime and violence increased in California, citizens began to feel powerless. Terrorized in their own neighborhoods by criminals, who go in and out of the legal system, Californians began to believe there was no justice for them. Ironically, many people feared so much the gangs, drug dealers, pushers, and hustlers of the streets, they became prisoners in their own homes. An enormous outcry came about, requesting the government to fix the increasing crime rate. …showed first 75 words of 1694 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1694 total…say the law keeps criminals locked up, but with now new prisons being built, eventually they must be let go. Supporters state it deters crime, but the crime rate has been declining nation wide. Supporters proclaim it gives people a sense of relief from crime, but the release of criminal will make that relief short-lived. Supporters state the three strikes law was the right thing to do, but the facts show it should be repealed.