Are the 3 strikes laws unconstitutional?

What does the constitution say about a punishment being fit for the crime that was committed?

If you give someone more punishment based on previous convictions is that not in a way trying someone more than once for the same crime?

A lifetime sentence is too much for any act of theft to me.

I think death is more fitting than a life time sentence for murder and sometimes someone is released from prison before they complete a lifetime sentence they received. In the USA sometimes someone is convicted of a crime when there was no proof they did it. The is how our court system works.

Now I am familiar with the police in Kansas and think they are more likely to not put you in jail if they have reason to believe you did nothing wrong compared to California. If you go to jail that means someone accused you of something and there is a record of it I believe.

I did some donuts in the street in Kansas and the Police heard about me getting into an accident and blocking the road for a while before I drove the car into a neighborhood where they stopped me. They wanted to test my sobriety and I passed and they did not file a report on me for that.

This is America for you. The "land of the free" just like the "religion of peace" they say it and do the exact opposite over and over and over again.

This is just one of thousands of reasons why Europe is better than the shithole America.

Of course not, or they wouldn't exist. And you would do well to actually read them and find out what they say. Nor does the US constitution say anything about "extreme" punishment, only "cruel and unusual" punishment.

It will not stand.

Someone received a life sentence for stealing 50 cents worth of donuts

That is a FLAT OUT LIE. 3 strikes laws only mandate a life sentence for a 3rd FELONY. Stealing $0.50 worth of donuts IS NOT a felony. The INTENTIONALLY misrepresented crime involved FAR more than what you claim.

No. People are on notice of what can happen if they continue to violate the law. Due process is involved here. No one is being denied their Constitutional right to due process.

YOU GET 3 CHANCES NOT TO BREAK ANY LAWS...COME ON

Yes, it is Constitutional.

In your example, they did NOT get a life sentence for stealing a donut. They got a life sentnece for stealing a donut and two other crimes.

I started that by "in your example" because I suspect it is an example and didn't really happen. Every three strikes law I am familiar with requires a serious felony.

No, it's not.

Nope, all criminals are criminals. None of them are better than others.