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California

Pachamama

(17,079 posts)

3. I voted NO

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2024, 08:31 AM

Oct 24

When I started to read this Proposition I started to have flashbacks to the “3 Strikes your Out” law that California had to deal with that filled California prisons.

Anyone who would take the time to study the implications and costs (financially and all around) would realize very quickly that this is a bad law and will cost taxpayers and be a nightmare that will backfire.

I really hope that the stats you quoted are wrong and it fails to pass.

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Poll shows California's Prop 36 crime initiative poised to pass by large margin [View all] RandySF Oct 24 OP

No surprise. JohnSJ Oct 24 #1

No surprise considering how lax enforcement has been. The citizens are sick of it oldsoftie Oct 24 #2

I voted NO Pachamama Oct 24 #3

I also voted no, for all the reasons Pachamama stated. quaint Oct 24 #4

Even if it passes, they can't force prosecutors to charge people MichMan Oct 25 #5