Holy moly! Check out this article in the New York Times reporting on a study that shows today 1 in every 100 Americans are behind bars (the overall number of prisoners has tripled since 1987).
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Holy moly! Check out this article in the New York Times reporting on a study that shows today 1 in every 100 Americans are behind bars (the overall number of prisoners has tripled since 1987).
When I was a kid in the 50s and 60s it was somewhat common to refer to the "1%". That would be the rebels, the hoods, motorcycle gangs, Black Panthers -- whatever group was being blamed for messing things up for the rest of us.
Now, thanks to modern technology and government for the corporations, we can actually lock up the 1%! I feel safer already.
Matt - the term "one percenter" originally arose from an assertion by the American Motorcyclist Association that it was only 1% of motorcyclists that caused trouble. It didn't refer to 1% of the entire population.
Think how much safer you'll be when they lock up 30% of population like it is for certain demographics currently...and think how much more safer we'll all be when they get out with what amounts to a Master's Degree in Crime, having learned a few things.
On second thought I'd rather not.