On 24-3-2009 3:01, Chambers wrote:
> On 3/23/2009 3:34 PM, andrel wrote:
>> On 23-3-2009 23:17, Chambers wrote:
>>> For the most part, it seems that our system errs on the side of
>>> letting guilty people go much more often then locking up innocents.
>>
>> Explain the large number of people in jail in the US?
> 
> That has more to do with asinine laws than guilt or innocence.  For 
> instance, a large number of people in jail are short sentences for petty 
> crimes.  Still more are for things like drug possession (not dealing). 
> In these cases, the guilt is beyond question.  It's whether or not those 
> crimes deserve prison sentences that is the subject of debate.
> 
So the people not getting to jail are IYO predominantly for more serious 
crimes? Like fraud and organized crime in stead of drugs and shoplifting?

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