>>Do you know that in the U.S. 715 out of 100,000 people are in jail? In the Netherlands 123 people only. (Source: Charles Groenhuijsen) Is this proof that on average U.S. citizens are more evil people than we are? <g>
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>No. It proves that our law makers care more. :)

Or perhaps that our lawmakers are more careless < pun intended >.

Seriously, a higher percent of people in jail could reflect any of a number of things, including more crime, more arrests, more convictions or longer sentences. We don't have enough data to draw any conclusions.

Tamar