A contradiction is when two things both can't be true. Not just when things are unlikely to be true. It would be a contradiction if people only ended up in pri

A contradiction is when two things both can't be true. Not just when things are unlikely to be true. It would be a contradiction if people only ended up in prison because they wanted to go. In reality many people commit crimes for other reasons, like lack of food and shelter. Its much harder to get a job with a criminal record, so many former criminals end up forced back into criminal activities for food and shelter.