Thank you very much for going out your way to do this explanation. It’s something that’s bugged me for a while and I’ve not found a good explanation behind it.
I’m assuming based on this then the median often offers a better “reasonable” person in a given demographic and includes everyone, over mean with top and bottom excluded.
And obviously from your explanation median makes wealth comparisons between nations more accurate.
There are a handful of Whole Life Tariffs but they are exceptionally rare (e.g. Lucy Letby) and it used to be that it had to be given by the home secretary but that's changed since
In the UK we give life sentences on all murders, but they include minimum terms. After the minimum term a person is eligible for parole (which means they could be released but only if a parole board says it's safe to do so). If they are released, they'll be on licence which means they can be returned to prison without trial if it is believed they pose a danger or break other license conditions.
We do have whole life terms but they are reserved for serial killers, acts of terror etc. Anyone on these will never be released (unless on appeal the minimum term is reduced)
In the UK we have minimum terms. Basically the life sentence stands and if released on parole (after the minimum term) then they will be on licence which means they can be returned to prison at any time if it is believed they present a danger in general or break the terms of their licence, without trial.
We do have whole life terms but they are reserved for the most serious murders, such as serial killers
Thank you very much for going out your way to do this explanation. It’s something that’s bugged me for a while and I’ve not found a good explanation behind it.
I’m assuming based on this then the median often offers a better “reasonable” person in a given demographic and includes everyone, over mean with top and bottom excluded.
And obviously from your explanation median makes wealth comparisons between nations more accurate.
Probably a really stupid question, but why is the median used for wealth and GDP rather than the mean (with the top and bottom sliced out)?
Same with the UK on this. Anyone attending university gets a graduate tax. Works quite well but it's not free
Thank you so much, I was sure I looked through RPG memes but couldn't see it for the life of me
That's fantastic, thank you so much. I was driving myself mad looking for it
There are a handful of Whole Life Tariffs but they are exceptionally rare (e.g. Lucy Letby) and it used to be that it had to be given by the home secretary but that's changed since
In the UK we give life sentences on all murders, but they include minimum terms. After the minimum term a person is eligible for parole (which means they could be released but only if a parole board says it's safe to do so). If they are released, they'll be on licence which means they can be returned to prison without trial if it is believed they pose a danger or break other license conditions.
We do have whole life terms but they are reserved for serial killers, acts of terror etc. Anyone on these will never be released (unless on appeal the minimum term is reduced)
In the UK we have minimum terms. Basically the life sentence stands and if released on parole (after the minimum term) then they will be on licence which means they can be returned to prison at any time if it is believed they present a danger in general or break the terms of their licence, without trial.
We do have whole life terms but they are reserved for the most serious murders, such as serial killers