The three strikes law takes its name from the sport of baseball.

“三击出局法”的名称来源于棒球运动。

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Statistics suggest that the three strikes law has helped reduce crime in California.

统计数字表明，“三击出局法”有助于降低加州的犯罪率。

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In 1994, California adopted, through both its legislature and a popular referendum, what it called a "three strikes law", designed to reduce violent crime.

早在1994年，通过州议会与全民公决，加州开始实行被称之为“三击出局法”的法律，该法律的制定意在减少暴力犯罪。

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Perhaps the best argument, however, is that the Three Strikes law is not nearly as relevant to lowering crime as Mr Jones likes to claim.

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France operates a "three strikes" law which means suspected pirates get three warnings about their activity.

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Indeed, Vincent Schiraldi and Geri Silva, two critics of the three-strikes law, calculate that crime fell 11% more in the 24 states without such a law.

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