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After driving all night, two busloads of people from So.
California met up with people from No. California to attend the Assembly Public
Safety Committee hearing on AB2447 (a bill that proposes to amend the 3-Strikes
law so the third strike must be for violent and serious offenses only). Several
FACTS' members testified on behalf of family members and friends at the hearing
in support of the bill. |
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Included in the testimony was an emotional speech by Joe Klaas,
grandfather of the famous little girl Polly who was murdered and whose image
was used to enact the 3-strikes law. Klaas spoke with much passion and was very
upset that the image of his granddaughter had been used to help pass such a
draconian law. At one point his testimony was so passionate that the audience
cheered him loudly--at which the chair of the committee then had to admonish
the audience for no more outbursts.
Click here to
hear the speech in the Assembly by Klaas. |
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After the hearing there was a spirited rally on the steps of the
Capitol as Assemblymembers Rod Wright, Carl Washington and Gil Cedillo spoke
against the 3-strikes law. Dennis Duncan, President of LA chapter of FACTS also
led the way as many FACTS members spoke against the law and told the stories of
their loved ones locked in prison under the 3-strikes law.
For more pictures,
click here. For an audio clip and slideshow of some of the other speeches,
please click
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3-Strikes.
