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Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai... by coldtea on Monday July 27, 2026 @03:55AM (#49066394)
>Federal prosecutors won't even pursue cases unless they think there's a high chance of success.

Given the incarceration rates compared to average western standards, that's a moot point. Even if they selectively pursue, they do pursue a hell of a lot, and they do get a hell of a lot of convictions - relatively. Factor in the severity of the convictions, also much worse compared to average western standards even for the same offenses, and it's an ever worse picture.

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Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai... by oliwarner on Monday July 27, 2026 @04:36AM (#49066699)
> Given the incarceration rates...

I don't think you make anything moot by compounding more regional stats. Some countries have more crime, they underinvest in rehabilitation, addiction treatment, and social diversion programmes. Shock horror: jobless, homeless addicts commit crimes. The US also has a land border with long land borders.

That is all to say, comparing apples and margaritas doesn't do what you think it does.

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Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai... by watwut on Monday July 27, 2026 @04:46AM (#49066771)
US does not have that much more crime.
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Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai... by oliwarner on Monday July 27, 2026 @07:52AM (#49068248)
It's tempting to redefine as "crimes that result in prison sentencing", but the more you pick at these scabs, the more international discrepancies you uncover in law, policing, sentencing and statistics.

In a way that matters here, I don't believe you are correct, but I cede I haven't the time or machinery to hand to prove it.

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Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai... by someguynamedq on Monday July 27, 2026 @12:40PM (#49072167)
Might as well not leave a comment then
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Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai... by account42 on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @06:19AM (#49081773)
Sir, this is a discussion forum.
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Re:US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during ai... by ta20240528 on Monday July 27, 2026 @08:44AM (#49068873)
"also much worse …"

Why is convicting and sentencing criminals a bad thing?

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