Life in prison for stealing food

[annia]

There's some citizens or lawyers group in colorado trying to pass a
three-strikes law for corporations: break three state laws, and you
can't do business there any more. I think it's a way of highlighting the
double standard: i.e., we crack down on people for three offenses, but
violate three environmental or labor laws and you'll *still* get a huge
tax break, etc. Does anybody know anything about this? Like the name of
the group, for example? I read about it somewhere, but can't remember
where ...

thanks,

annia

PS -- it's horrible about your friend. The entire florida legal system
needs looking at. But by someone with a stronger stomach than me. 

Michael Hoover wrote:
> 
> > California's "three strikes" law. This law
> > requires a mandatory sentence of 25 years to life for a felony committed
> > by a defendant with two previous "serious or violent" felony convictions.
> 
> a guy I knew who was popped last month for marijuana hung himself in
> jail rather than face trial under Florida's 'three strikes' law...his
> 2 previous felony convictions on similar charges would have meant a
> mandatory 25 years to life sentence...this is sick, vile shit...
> Michael Hoover