7 out of 10 felons in jail are democrats

[Mister D]

I am neither Russian nor American -- I am Jewish.

Of course, Russia falls far short of Scandinavian Standards. But USA falls short of Russian Standards.

I am a person with disability living in USA.

You were Russian Jews until the Russians kicked you out.

BTW, we don't need your life story on every thread. We know.

[CCitizen]

BTW, we don't need your life story on every thread. We know.

My story is much less tragic then stories of millions of people in need of help abandoned by American Society.

[Mister D]

My story is much less tragic then stories of millions of people in need of help abandoned by American Society.

And much less tragic than the many millions murdered by the regime you admire.

[CCitizen]

And much less tragic than the many millions murdered by the regime you admire.

Definitely both USSR and USA had a long history of Human Rights Violations. USA inflicted a cumulative total of 3 million civilian losses in bombing Japan 1945, Korean War 1950-53, and SouthEast Asia 1965 -- 1973.

[Captain Obvious]

The US isn't a champion of human rights, no material nation in our history is but to compare the US to Stalin, Pol Pot, Chairman Mao, etc. etc. is kind of flailing.

In a really big way.

[donttread]

Where a fraction of 1 percent of the US population will see the inside of a prison in their lifetimes.

More than other countries though. Also the complex is so much more than just prisons: County jails, parole, probation, drug court, certain treatment facilities, etc.

[Captain Obvious]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/h...l/nn2page1.stm
Half of the world's prison population of about nine million is held in the US, China or Russia.

Country	Prison population	Population per 100,000
US	2,193,798	737
CHINA	1,548,498	118
RUSSIA	874,161	615
BRAZIL	371,482	193

[Mister D]

The US isn't a champion of human rights, no material nation in our history is but to compare the US to Stalin, Pol Pot, Chairman Mao, etc. etc. is kind of flailing.

In a really big way.

You know I'm not one to shake my pom poms for Uncle Sam but is this guy serious?

[donttread]

The US isn't a champion of human rights, no material nation in our history is but to compare the US to Stalin, Pol Pot, Chairman Mao, etc. etc. is kind of flailing.

In a really big way.

We are not Stalin or Hitler, that is obvious. I believe that the thread has gotten side tracked on who killed how many million , etc. However, our incarceration rate and dismal rehabilitation rates remain a very real and very present danger and a national embarrassment at best. It is also a very good way to grow government at all levels and control with differential enforcement and out of proportion sentences for some crimes. Especially those of the blue collar variety and those that have no victim.

[Mister D]

More than other countries though. Also the complex is so much more than just prisons: County jails, parole, probation, drug court, certain treatment facilities, etc.

Donttread, it's pretty easy to stay out of the prison system. Get real.