My point was that in India, the authorities don't preserve justice even when serious crimes have been committed, so its doubtful that they would care about thin

My point was that in India, the authorities don't preserve justice even when serious crimes have been committed, so its doubtful that they would care about things as insignificant as false-advertising. If a society's legal system is demonstrably corrupt, the rest of the society is bound to follow. You could argue that the same thing applies to the United States, and I would agree. Right now, however, I feel that the stage the U.S. justice system is in is that of the functional alcoholic. Its still working for the most part, but it could completely fall apart at any time. >Is that your final conclusion? Yes. It is a shitty place to live, unless you come from a privileged family. It obviously doesn't have to be, and it might not always be but as of today, it is. If you took a hundred random people and asked them which country they would rather live in(Out of the two), probably at least 75 (And this is generous) would say the United States, even though we are in the middle of a downward spiral. If you asked them which country they would rather live in as a lower-middle class citizen, only an imbecile (or perhaps someone with family in India) would choose to live in India. The United States botches rape trials on a regular basis, but still, in spite of our own corrupt system, it's significantly better than what's going on in India. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that you are correct, and that the per-capita rape statistics are similar. However, in the United States, you have a much better chance of bringing the perpetrator to justice.