(Not to defend three strikes, Art, but you might feel better knowing that if a person has two or more convictions for a serious or violent felony and subsequently gets arrested for a new felony, he can get life in prison, even for a non-violent felony. If the person has only one prior conviction for a serious or violent felony he faces a doubling of the sentence for a third felony. Judges can ignore earlier strikes, too, to avoid injustice.)