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Re:Be anonymous by ethbr0 on Sunday February 20, 2022 @07:43PM (#30410716)
The FBI has "like a 99.96% conviction rate"?
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Re:Be anonymous by tharne on Monday February 21, 2022 @10:09AM (#30416652)
I don't know if it's 99.96%, but the FBI is well-known for making sure everything is absolutely airtight before making an arrest. Once they make an arrest, you can be sure they have more than enough evidence to convict and then some. When people do avoid a conviction, it's usually by testifying against others in exchange for immunity or leniency.
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Re:Be anonymous by chihuahua on Sunday February 20, 2022 @09:21PM (#30411266)
99.96333 (repeating of course)
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Re:Be anonymous by ethbr0 on Sunday February 20, 2022 @11:03PM (#30411860)
https://www.justice.gov/usao/resources/annual-statistical-re...

I get 93.22% for defendants in US District Court in 2019. And 93.16% for 2018. (Edit: Fixed some math & dates)

Edit: Found the referring agency line item. 91.12% for FBI-referred in 2019, 91.34% in 2018.

If you're going to quote statistics, don't just pull them out of thin air. The government is required to report this stuff, you know?

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Re:Be anonymous by chihuahua on Friday February 25, 2022 @06:03PM (#30473449)
It was intended to be a joke. "333 repeating of course" is a reference to Leroy Jenkins.
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