Agree completely. Why should 2 people arrested for the same minor crime be treated differently because one has money and the other doesnt?Quote:
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Agree completely. Why should 2 people arrested for the same minor crime be treated differently because one has money and the other doesnt?Quote:
Originally Posted by foxtrot
But who is going to pay for all of the nifty SWAT equipment and massive pepper sprayers for all of the Bail Enforcement Agents roaming the country abducting people who missed a court appearance or haven’t paid the Bondsman what they charged so they didn’t have to sit in the county lock up while waiting for the courts to get around to hearing their case?
People should be released with a reasonable bail amount attached to their awaiting trial. There's untold numbers of arrest made where they post bail from $o - $500K and still don't show up. What makes you or anyone in the judicial system believe a no bail, cause everyone's equal, mentality will have offenders actually appear when their court date is dueQuote:
Originally Posted by foxtrot
Pick me up because I failed to appear, and you'll just have to let me out again.
Have fun with that!
The point of bail is to give the accused an incentive to return to court for his/her trial but still enable him/her to take care of things at home or work while awaiting trial. It's better than incarcerating people indefinitely simply because they are accused. Bail is supposed to be set based on risk of flight so someone who can afford more pays a higher bail or may not even get bail if the crime is serious enough. I don't have a problem with the design of the system and don't see either extreme of bailless incarceration or California's new policy as being better.
People aren't being treated differently based on economic status when they're required to post a bail. No more so than some people can afford a Mercedes while some can only afford a used...whatever. The reason for posting a money-based bail amount is to insure the defendant shows up in court (as has been pointed out already). There are ways of lessening the economic impact for those who make less money already. Not to mention the fact that maybe you shoulda thought of that before you did the crime. Will a very small percentage get charged without committing a crime? Maybe.
This is just another leftist scheme that's along the same lines as wealth redistribution. Leftists in this country go out of their way to coddle criminals...they always have...while rarely, if ever, mentioning the impact the various crimes these criminals commit have on their victims.
Not to mention that rich people who can afford to post high bail amounts are really not a big burden on the system. The burden comes from repeat offenders who often don't show up for court and who have very high recidivism rates and those who often commit more crimes while out on bail.
I'll concede that there may be a problem with the current bail system. I don't see this as a fix at all and my guess is that like so many leftist programs, when this fails miserably, the left will wonder what went wrong and bitch that someone needs to come along and fix it.
Completely agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by foxtrot
Seems to me it taxes those who commit crimes the hardest.Quote:
Originally Posted by foxtrot