Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police

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[–]HopeThatHalps 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The article you mention talks about federal prisoners, not all prisoners.

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2019.html "at the state and local levels, far more people are locked up for violent and property offenses than for drug offenses alone"

[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You really seem to be splitting hairs to me and missing the larger point, but ok

[–]HopeThatHalps 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The larger point is that most people in prison are thre for good cause, it's more a question of how long they should stay, and whether their sentences fit the crime. Rich white guys fair a lot better than poor black guys.

[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The larger point is that most people in prison are thre for good cause

I don't agree with that statement, that's the whole point I'm making.