Comment Re:No it isn't (Score 1) 197
What he should have said was that the U.S. has the largest prison population in the world (not the highest per capita, nor the highest percentage). Which, even with the link you provided, would be the more accurate statement.
However, he could also have possibly stated that the U.S. has the highest per capita/percent for developed (read "1st world") nations.
Regardless, I am both concerned and relieved by this statistic. Concerned because that would infer that we possibly have more crime, but relieved because it means that our law enforcement system is actually doing their jobs.
However, he could also have possibly stated that the U.S. has the highest per capita/percent for developed (read "1st world") nations.
Regardless, I am both concerned and relieved by this statistic. Concerned because that would infer that we possibly have more crime, but relieved because it means that our law enforcement system is actually doing their jobs.
