Re:Barack Obama: Why we must rethink solitary confinement
by cm2187 on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @06:12AM
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The problem is not homicides which have been consistently decreasing over the years. The problem is rather assaults, theft, cars burnt, burglaries, etc. Many of which do not even get reported anymore. For that reason the official statistics are not a good indicator. Alternative indicators that rely on surveys are rather used to measure the evolution.
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Re:Barack Obama: Why we must rethink solitary confinement
by ygra on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @12:01PM
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Wouldn't you have to report them to get reimbursed by your insurance?
Re:Barack Obama: Why we must rethink solitary confinement
by cm2187 on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @02:48PM
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That's right, but only if what was stolen was insured and worth doing the paperwork. So cars burnt are usually fairly reliable (but the gvt often tries to publish the statistics with long delays to hide the extent of a violent episode). Burglaries a bit less, depending on the damage to the property and what was stolen. But someone stealing your mobile phone or punching you in the face because you looked at them the wrong way, not so much. In fact most of the time the police tries to discourage people from filling a complaint, as it creeps up their crime statistics, and worse than that, their unsolved crime statistics.