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Re:Too many laws, too many prisoners by nhebb on Friday July 23, 2010 @09:38PM (#1542864)
The Freakonomics guys correlated the drop in crime in the 90's to the legalization of abortion in the 70's, and others think that the drop in crime is a byproduct of the tougher three strikes rules states have adopted. I'm just speculating, of course, but I wonder whether the internet has been a factor in the drop off. Less boredom = less crime?
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Re:Too many laws, too many prisoners by barry-cotter on Tuesday July 27, 2010 @05:50AM (#1550741)
I wouldn't put much weight on that study.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Impact_of_Legalized_Abortio... http://www.isteve.com/abortion.htm http://www.slate.com/id/33569

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