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Former New York Gov. David Paterson said Sunday that he’s
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“Iknow [former] Gov. Pataki [had] ‘three strikes you’re out,’ ”
the former governor said. “That seemed to work for a while,
but it’s not on the books anymore.

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“We might want to take another look at that, particularly in this particular period,” he said — as the city phone decals to try to curb personal
reels from such crimes as subway felonies. calls, texts

Pataki told The Post on Sunday that he wholeheartedly agrees.

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“Absolutely we should bring back the ‘three strikes and you’re out law’ I implemented,” the former three-
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criminals are not victims. They’re violent criminals.

“The work we did on criminal justice when was governor made New York safer,” he said.
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The law was later deemed, in part, to be unconstitutional by a federal court, which found that it violated
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The court found that the law allowed judges, not jurors, to determine sentencing facts.

Paterson on Sunday also questioned New York’s controversial 2019 criminal justice reforms that prohibit
judges from setting bail on misdemeanors and many felonies.

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Former Gov. George Pataki pushed through the “three strikes” anti-crime law in the 1990s, but it was later deemed
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He said that while the reforms have some good components, they lack the needed teeth to allow judges
to consider “the dangerousness of a defendant” — a 1971 stipulation that remained untouched when the
latest reforms were instituted.

“Unfortunately, I hope that the legislature in Albany will not get offended thinking that people are blaming
them for doing that,” Paterson said. “But they are the only ones right now that could change it.”

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