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Subject:
Everyone is a criminal
Category: Relationships and Society > Law Asked by: zarquon-ga List Price: $20.00 |
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19 Mar 2004 11:34 PST
Expires: 18 Apr 2004 12:34 PDT Question ID: 318380 |
I know I saw--somewhere--that someone had done a survey that showed that 100% of the people surveyed had committed a crime that someone else was in prison for. I can't find it. |
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Re: Everyone is a criminal
From: nelson-ga on 19 Mar 2004 13:01 PST |
This sounds highly unlikely. |
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Re: Everyone is a criminal
From: zarquon-ga on 19 Mar 2004 13:24 PST |
Oh? Ever participated in an office pool for the NCAA or other sports event? People are in jail for gambling... |
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Re: Everyone is a criminal
From: ac67-ga on 19 Mar 2004 13:29 PST |
Could it possibly be that everyone has committed a crime that someone else was punished for, referring to Jesus? |
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Re: Everyone is a criminal
From: pinkfreud-ga on 19 Mar 2004 15:03 PST |
This may be of interest: "Self-report studies include discussions with incarcerated offenders and active offenders. In general, these studies suggest that virtually everyone has committed crimes during the course of their lives, including crimes for which they could have been incarcerated for at least one year in prison." http://www.policestudies.eku.edu/POTTER/Lesson4.htm "In contrast to our stereotypical notions of who is a criminal, studies using self-report data reveal a different portrait of who commits crime. Using confidential interview and questionnaire techniques, researchers have asked people if they have ever committed a crime. The results suggest that almost everyone has committed a crime at some point." http://www.lcc.gc.ca/en/themes/crime/discussion_paper/chap02.asp |
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Re: Everyone is a criminal
From: zarquon-ga on 19 Mar 2004 16:09 PST |
Yes, ac67, that's the sort of thing I was looking for--but with a bit more punch, if you know what I mean. I was hoping for statistics I should shove in people's faces :) . Thanks. |
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Re: Everyone is a criminal
From: nelson-ga on 22 Mar 2004 16:09 PST |
Hmm. That's not quite how I read the question. It seemed like zarquon-ga was stating that I (and everyone else) committed a crime and somebody else took the fall and is in jail. OK, I'll admit I'm a criminal, but always victimless crimes. (Let's just say what I did during my trip to Florida is not a crime in my home state of NY.) |
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Re: Everyone is a criminal
From: probonopublico-ga on 23 Apr 2004 23:59 PDT |
Some years ago, the Home Office (UK) studied criminality over several years, following the claim from a sociologist that (after a certain time) over 50% of people in the UK would have a criminal record. I believe that this was called 'The Janus Project', or some such. The projection was actually less than the actual, even though the UK had lifted the age where juniors could be prosecuted for criminal offences (from 8 to 10 years, I think) and First Time Offenders were typically cautioned rather than prosecuted. Now, if you consider that only 30% of crime actually gets reported and that only 10% of reported crime ever gets prosecuted ... Well ... I have had to come to the conclusion that I am the only law-abiding person left in the UK. But, I must confess, that I have been know to break the speed limit ... Well, almost every day - even when I leave the car at home. I am a very fast walker. |
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Re: Everyone is a criminal
From: zarquon-ga on 08 Jun 2004 14:37 PDT |
Found it! I didn't see it on the Internet after all; it was in a pamphlet. Nonetheless, that pamphlet is available on the Net: <http://isil.org/resources/lit/hidden-war-priv.html>. I wonder why Google could not find it. |
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Re: Everyone is a criminal
From: ac67-ga on 09 Jun 2004 10:43 PDT |
Interesting pamphlet...if all that it says is true, I would think the riskiest thing you could do would be to put up a website about it and publish pamphlets - a RED FLAG for sure! |
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