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rectang • yesterday at 2:16 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

American voters care about conviction rate above all else for their prosecutors.


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elevation • yesterday at 2:45 PM

We like convictions because there's a hell of a lot of actual crime that is never punished. Just my circle of friends has suffered car break-ins, burglaries (no suspects), grand theft auto (never recovered the car), and devastatingly, a rape on school property. Most of these crimes weren't investigated, despite real damages, and the couple that were never saw a conviction.

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direwolf20 • yesterday at 3:34 PM

All countries not only America