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By itself this statistic doesn't tell the complete story. For example, according to Wikipedia, the incarceration rate in India is 30 per 100000. By itself, the
by jmodp 14y ago
By itself this statistic doesn't tell the complete story. For example, according to Wikipedia, the incarceration rate in India is 30 per 100000. By itself, the incarceration rate does not describe the level of justice in a country though it is suggestive. You would need to know the reported and unreported crime rates and the categories of crimes to understand the difference. A large factor in the US rate is the failed war on drugs.
- aroberge 14y agoI agree with you. I guess I might have been a tad overreacting at the "we-are-the-best-and-only-truly-free-people" attitude I see too often coming from some people from the U.S.