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by mizzao 3886 days ago
Evidence? Most people don't think about prison when they are committing crimes. They might think about whether they will be caught.
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> Most people don't think about prison when they are committing crimes

Selection bias. The sort of people who think about prison when committing crimes are the sort of people who don't commit crimes.

The criminal class is drawn almost entirely from those who suck at thinking ahead.