1976 Survey of things people of different nations (India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Yugoslavia, United States) expect to be crimes:
99% ~ Robbery
90% ~ Drug Use, Stealing Public Funds, Incest, Factory Pollution
74% ~ Homosexuality (reportd as "less than three-fourths")
"about half" ~ Abortion, Public Protests, Not Helping Person in Danger
via: "In the Name of Justice" p. 57 (reaction by James Wilson)
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