berchman wrote:
“Though only 5 percent of the world’s population lives in the United States, it is home to 25 percent of the world’s prison population. … Not only does the current overpopulated, underfunded system hurt those incarcerated, it also digs deeper into the pockets of taxpaying Americans.”
–Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), news release on Web site, March 9, 2015
If the U.S. is the greatest country that ever existed, what is the reason for this statistic?
It makes sense to me. There is little theft in Iran for example because they cut off your hands if convicted. And need I tell you what the punishment is for sex crimes?