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Forum (Forum & Focus)

Oct. 18, 2008

Proposition 9: The Real Crime

These various crime-reducing strategies that would become law if Proposition 9 passes have all been tried previously in California and have never been proven to help crime victims, writes Jeffrey A. Lowe. - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Jeffrey A. Lowe

The state of California is in fiscal crisis, with no extra funds for education, health care and other critical social issues that continue to plague our society. Yet, Proposition 9, also called The Victims' Rights and Protection Act or Marsy's Law, is on the ballot. This ill-conceived and disingenuous proposition will actually cost taxpayers more money than it claims to save, all in the name of "victims' rights."

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