On 3/24/2009 3:11 PM, andrel wrote:
> Chambers claimed that too many guilty people were not convicted

Not at all.  The people serving sentences in jail were most definitely 
convicted, or they would be released.

> that most of the convicted people were there for petty offences, hence
> my question.

Nor did I say "most."  I said "a large number."  I have no idea the 
ratio of petty convictions to violent convictions, for instance.  Even 
if you knew the ratio, it would be meaningless without also examining 
the ratio of petty crimes committed to violent crimes committed as well. 
  In other words, there may be more petty convictions because more petty 
crimes are committed, but I don't even know if there are more petty 
convictions or not.

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...Chambers
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