> People are bad at statistics. While I don't disagree with this as a general statement, it's not what your example shows. The two ratios you describe are diff

> People are bad at statistics. While I don't disagree with this as a general statement, it's not what your example shows. The two ratios you describe are different things. A 5 to 1 ratio of guilty people in jail to innocent people in jail (which is what your second question asks about) is not the same thing as a 5 to 1 ratio of guilty people going free to innocent people in jail (which is what your first question asks about).