← Back to context Comment by direwolf20 24 days ago Which group is that? 9 comments direwolf20 Reply WalterBright 24 days ago The group of people who have long arrest records. direwolf20 24 days ago So when someone is arrested, that makes them more likely to do crime in the future, so they should be preemptively jailed even if they didn't do a crime this time? WalterBright 24 days ago > that makes them more likely to do crime in the futureYes. One's past behavior is a strong predictor of future behavior.> so they should be preemptively jailed even if they didn't do a crime this time?No, it means that each successive conviction should result in a longer prison sentence. 2 replies → mminer237 24 days ago Criminals? I'm not sure what you're looking for. direwolf20 24 days ago "Criminals do the most crime" is a tautology mminer237 18 days ago That's why it's a silly question.
WalterBright 24 days ago The group of people who have long arrest records. direwolf20 24 days ago So when someone is arrested, that makes them more likely to do crime in the future, so they should be preemptively jailed even if they didn't do a crime this time? WalterBright 24 days ago > that makes them more likely to do crime in the futureYes. One's past behavior is a strong predictor of future behavior.> so they should be preemptively jailed even if they didn't do a crime this time?No, it means that each successive conviction should result in a longer prison sentence. 2 replies →
direwolf20 24 days ago So when someone is arrested, that makes them more likely to do crime in the future, so they should be preemptively jailed even if they didn't do a crime this time? WalterBright 24 days ago > that makes them more likely to do crime in the futureYes. One's past behavior is a strong predictor of future behavior.> so they should be preemptively jailed even if they didn't do a crime this time?No, it means that each successive conviction should result in a longer prison sentence. 2 replies →
WalterBright 24 days ago > that makes them more likely to do crime in the futureYes. One's past behavior is a strong predictor of future behavior.> so they should be preemptively jailed even if they didn't do a crime this time?No, it means that each successive conviction should result in a longer prison sentence. 2 replies →
mminer237 24 days ago Criminals? I'm not sure what you're looking for. direwolf20 24 days ago "Criminals do the most crime" is a tautology mminer237 18 days ago That's why it's a silly question.
direwolf20 24 days ago "Criminals do the most crime" is a tautology mminer237 18 days ago That's why it's a silly question.
The group of people who have long arrest records.
So when someone is arrested, that makes them more likely to do crime in the future, so they should be preemptively jailed even if they didn't do a crime this time?
> that makes them more likely to do crime in the future
Yes. One's past behavior is a strong predictor of future behavior.
> so they should be preemptively jailed even if they didn't do a crime this time?
No, it means that each successive conviction should result in a longer prison sentence.
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Criminals? I'm not sure what you're looking for.
"Criminals do the most crime" is a tautology
That's why it's a silly question.