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> California already incarcerates 5x more people than any European country, and 10x more than the Nordics Well, most European and Nordic countries don't have 1
by throw1123581321 5y ago
> California already incarcerates 5x more people than any European country, and 10x more than the Nordics
Well, most European and Nordic countries don't have 13% of the population committing 52% of the violent crime. So this is kind of an unfair comparison.
- Clewza313 5y agoWhy? Immigrants, various ethnic and social minorities, and repeat offenders are overrepresented in Europe's crime stats as well. If anything, Europe tends to have much shorter sentences, so reoffenders can commit more crimes.