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> Consider something like 1/3 of Americans have a criminal history. really? not as in traffic tickets, but actual conviction of a crime?
by andrekandre 4y ago
> Consider something like 1/3 of Americans have a criminal history.
really? not as in traffic tickets, but actual conviction of a crime?
- rootusrootus 4y agoNo. Not sure sure exactly where it started, but it gets attributed to Andrew Cuomo often enough, citing the 1 in 3 number. That comes from FBI statistics, which define a criminal record to include arrests. Here is a discussion: https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/18/andrew-cuomo/yes-one-three-us-adults-have-criminal-record/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/18/andrew-cuo...