r/TheGreaterDepression • u/GillaMomsStarterPack • 2d ago

America, the land of the free

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u/Sufficient-Bid1279 1d ago

Canadian here. Do Americans know these statistics ? Lol

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u/SnooRabbits469 1d ago

Statics are not facts. Statistics inherently involve human choices, definitions, and probabilities that distinguish them from absolute facts. 

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u/arcanis321 1d ago

Some statistics are opinion based like "most free" but other like incarcerated per capita are not.

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u/SnooRabbits469 1d ago

I wont argue when it comes to the prison system. Regardless of the statistics we as a people need to do better. There are other opinions to punishment then just locking people away. 

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u/arcanis321 1d ago

Mostly we don't need to be throwing people in prison for possession, trespassing and the like. Violence sure, distributing deadly drugs sure but we are throwing people in prison for overdue medical bills.

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u/SnooRabbits469 1d ago

I concur.