If you make a significant % of the population into criminals, the population's r...

spiritplumber on Dec 16, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: An Open Letter From Internet Engineers to the U.S....

If you make a significant % of the population into criminals, the population's respect for the law suffers and subsequent legislation is more likely to be ignored or bypassed by the population.

(I wonder how many legislators learn at least a little bit of game theory)