No, I'm basing it on the fact that she's just another in the long line of offenders who just aren't deterred by the stiff sentence for strike three.
Okay, so in one breath you're complaining that Mark is a ruthless bastard for his "chop her hands off" line, and in this one, you're complaining that life in prison isn't enough.
So, which is it? What would you propose, then, if you don't think Three Strikes is a viable solution?
'Cuz to me, it serves two purposes: a) while, yes, it doesn't deter the career criminals, I bet it *does* deter some people. Which is better than deterring *no* people. And b) as I said before, for those people who *are* going to offend over and over and over again, it (again, ostensibly) limits the number of offenses to three.