Topic: We should abolish the three-strikes laws
Three strikes laws are unnecessary because states already have ways of punishing recidivism more harshly.
Three strikes laws decrease intra-community reporting of crime since victims are more likely to be silenced by the perpetrator or take pity on them if it is someone close to them due to the increased punishment.
Three strikes laws destroy families by taking away parents and children for the rest of their lives with no chance of parole.
Three strikes laws destroy the ability of detectives to trace large crime organizations by preventing the use of plea deals to leverage information from lower level gang violence.
three strikes laws discourage criminals from committing again
Three strikes laws disincentive police officers from committing frivolous arrests since those they arrest on the third time will burden the system for much longer.
Three strikes laws don't distinguish between violent and non-violent felonies and often end up putting individuals away for a long time who don't pose a threat to society.
Three strikes laws encourage a more domineering and less empathetic approach to criminal justice, which has been shown to not be functional in decreasing crime or repeat offenders.
Three strikes laws encourage rehab spending to keep people from getting caught up in the third strike.
three strikes laws enforce the stance that recidivism will not be tolerated, people will be held accountable for their actions.
three strikes laws gives people more chances to straight their act
Three strikes laws have not decreased the number of crimes being committed, so they have no purpose.
Three strikes laws increase court fees and court clog because individuals facing a third conviction will deploy everything possible in court to try and avoid the third strike.
Three strikes laws increase recidivism because people in jail for long periods must join a gang to survive and have a good quality of life.
Three strikes laws increase sentences, allowing prosecutors and police to get confessions and testimony from low level offenders.
Three strikes laws increase the state of incarceration, pushing America into a more authoritarian state.
Three strikes laws increase violence against law enforcement since an accused criminal facing the potential for a life sentence is more likely to fight back against law enforcement to escape.
three strikes laws keeps our communities safe by locking up repeat offenders
three strikes laws lack nuance and fail to evaluate circumstances around crimes committed.
Three strikes laws lead to more people being put in jail which ends up being a burden on tax-payers and federal funding.
Three strikes laws lead to prison over-population since more offenders are put away for a longer time. This leads to worse prison conditions and more violence in prisons.
three strikes laws lock up those who don't learn from their past
Three strikes laws make conviction harder because juries do not want to put people into jail for long periods when they haven't committed serious crimes.
three strikes laws make people less likely to be repeat offenders due to harsher punishments.