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The Three Strikes Sting
By Kim Workman | March 19, 2009
In a recent special edition newsletter, we revealed that politicians were withholding key information about the proposed three strikes legislation, in order to persuade the general public that the measure was much more punitive than it is. Why do you think politicians find it necessary to continually present to the public a “get tough” approach? Is it about presenting the right political image to the public? Is it about vote catching? Or is it that they are poorly serviced by those government agencies whose job it is to provide solid information on the downstream consequences of legislation?
What do you think?
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