Most likely because the career criminals carried calculators ... "Ok, we're at $395, let's head for the exit." ... ignorance of the law is no excuse ... :)
-----Original Message----- From: Jacob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 1:39 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Where was the crime? But in CA... Theft under $400, first time, misdemeanor. Theft, with a prior theft conviction, felony regardless of amount. At 04:22 PM 11/18/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Shoplifting is a crime, at a certain point it is a misdemeanor, at >another level it becomes a felony. > >Prior acts should have no bearing on the charge. Each crime should be >looked at separately, only after conviction should they worry about >sentencing, and only then should they worry about any three strikes rule > >Just my opinion, I couldn't be wrong. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 4:08 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Where was the crime? > > > > Don't do the crime if you can't do the time. > > > > No, no - don't do it... > > > > The guy must have had two other felonies - how many chances does one > > person get? Shoplifting is a crime (just ask > > Wynona Ryder). Nobody forced him to do it... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "William Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 3:57 PM > > Subject: Re: Where was the crime? > > > > > > > that whole 3 strikes law is messed did you read about that guy that >had > > 2 > > > strikes then shoplifted or something and it was a misdeamnor but it >was > > > UPGRADED to a felony because of that new law. > > > > > > Thats always good when the govt UPs your punishment to get you off >the > > > streets lol > > > > > > Oh well > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
