If this doens't piss you off, nothing will.
A burglar in Silicon Valley found photos of a child-abductor raping the child. The burglar turned this over to police anonymously. Because of this, police wre able to save the child and arrest the rapist. The rapist will be doing 30 years. But the burglar has also been caught, and because of 3 strikes, the burglar, who has never committed a violent offence, is facing life imprisonment - a very long time given that the burglar is younger than 30.
Details here.