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I think there is a basis for such worry, "Why Nation Fails" highlight the aspects of corruption and non-independent/transparent judiciary system and absue of police force as a big reasons why countries fail. And if you want to compare western police force corruption to others, I invite you to check what happened in egypt 10 yo.

What name would you prefer for the category that includes Myanmar, Turkmenistan, and Eritrea?

and Russia, Turkey, China, Hungary, UAE, and recently the United States of America.

Would you rather have a judicial "miscalculation" happen to you in the US or Iran?

The US will happily execute someone who could very well be innocent.

Robert Robertson is currently alive on a technicality[0].

[0] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-set-execute-rober...

False equivalency

How? Spouting off the name of a logical fallacy is not a good faith response

Because spouting off the name of one person wrongfully convicted is meaningless. I didn't deny there are miscarriages of justice in any country. Iran's civil rights record is among the bottom in the world, bested only by NK and other hell holes.