More than that, if you use statistical evidence you open the door to things like "poor people are more likely to commit X crime, and you are poor, so you are mo

More than that, if you use statistical evidence you open the door to things like "poor people are more likely to commit X crime, and you are poor, so you are more likely to have committed the crime." While it's valid inference, it's a terrible setup for a justice system. I'm sure there are plenty of causal correlations between being some particular protected class (gay/black/muslim) and committing different crimes, but we exclude discrimination on those for a reason. Statistical inference and justice should not go hand in hand.