PUBLIC FORUM: FOCUS ON REAL CRIMES

For those few that oppose the "three strikes, you're out" law, you
should realize that the felons affected by this law were caught in
three felonious crimes; it does not reflect how many times they
succeeded in avoiding arrest. No one is naive enough to think that the
three arrests are the actual number of crimes committed.

I don't use marijuana, but I feel that a person should be allowed
small quantities of marijuana, as long as it is not such an amount as
to be obvious of intent to sell. These minor violations are a waste
of time for the police, courts and occupy needed jail space and
should never be considered under "three strikes."

Legalize and tax marijuana and let's focus on real
crime.

By the way, whatever happened to the three-time loser law from the
1960s?

Louis Thompson
Woodland Hills