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Re:Mass incarceration: A new theory for why so many American... by spacemanmatt on Friday October 02, 2015 @08:39AM (#10318071)
Just how large is the meme, in units that can be reasonably compared to the percent of prisoners in privately-owned prisons?
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Re:Mass incarceration: A new theory for why so many American... by happyscrappy on Friday October 02, 2015 @09:20AM (#10318295)
Don't impugn the ACLU with your lack of understanding of how percentages work.

Edit: LesZedCB just deleted his comment where he adds two different percentage groups from the ACLU site.

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Re:Mass incarceration: A new theory for why so many American... by happyscrappy on Friday October 02, 2015 @08:56AM (#10318138)
Someone would have to do a survey but I would guess that 90% of Europeans buy into it. Of course they also believe that they will be carjacked if they come to the US so I don't think their opinions are useful.
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