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by njharman 3356 days ago
Then educate thyself. Besides all the anedotal evidence of police militirazation, violence, the USA has THE largest prison population in the world and almost the highest % of population in prison, #2 (after seychelles) with 693 per 100k. Iran is way down list at #37 with 287.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarcera...

Also, the way Iran is today (i.e. not the progressive democratic country it was) is due to the UK/USA replacing elected government with a religious autocrat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9ta...

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I suppose if the US simply executed criminals at the rate Iran does, we would have a lower population as well.

We could also lower the number of people incarnated if we had public lashings instead, as Iran does.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Iran

> We could also lower the number of people incarnated if we had public lashings instead, as Iran does.

And hanging people from cranes in public squares...