The great gift of 'Incarceration NATIONS' is that, by introducing a WIDE range of approaches to crime, punishment, and questions of justice in diverse countries - Rwanda, South Africa, BRAZIL, Jamaica, Uganda, Singapore, Australia and Norway - it forces US to FACE the reality that American-style punishment has been chosen.
Read MoreBoth my parents are English and came out to Australia in 1967. I was born the FOLLOWING YEAR. My parents, and immigrants LIKE them, were known as '£10 poms.' Back then, the Australian government was trying to get educated British PEOPLE and Canadians - to be honest, educated white people - to COME and live in Australia.
Read MoreDo liberals think nations such as CANADA, Japan, Britain and Australia are pursuing 'racist' IMMIGRATION POLICIES? All have had merit-based immigration SYSTEMS in place for decades.
Read MoreWith Outlook bikers in AUSTRALIA, if you've got a little emblazoned THING that's got 'one percent' on it, that means you're one percent of the population and a dangerous criminal. If it's '99,' it means you're kind of a nice recreational biker. If it's 'zero percenter,' it just shows you're a TOTAL deadbeat.
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