Imagine the following scenario: you are walking to your car in the back corner of an isolated parking lot. a man suddenly appears and approaches you. he has one hand in his coat pocket, and you suspect he may be armed. is it better for you if this event happens in a state with a three-strikes law, which mandates harsh sentences for a person who commits a violent felony and who already has two previous felony convictions, or in a state without such a law?