5 points | by RickJWagner 7 hours ago ago
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But only 8% of the baseline US adult population have a felony record.
https://legalknowledgebase.com/how-many-us-citizens-have-a-f...
And only 18% of those 8% baseline US adult felonies were violent felonies.
https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/vfluc.pdf
So that suggests 2% of the US baseline population have violent criminal records, versus 14% of those arrested by ICE. Precisely what case is the reporter trying to make?
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But only 8% of the baseline US adult population have a felony record.
https://legalknowledgebase.com/how-many-us-citizens-have-a-f...
And only 18% of those 8% baseline US adult felonies were violent felonies.
https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/vfluc.pdf
So that suggests 2% of the US baseline population have violent criminal records, versus 14% of those arrested by ICE. Precisely what case is the reporter trying to make?
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