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The only way to slap the bleeding hearts back into reality is to make them live with their choices.
I'm torn. I do not want debtors prisons. I think not being able to pay bail is similar. Money should not be a determinate or justice. How often do we see the rich get off scott free?
And if you haven't left California already, you got rocks in yer head.
So flight risk has nothing to do with it now? So why should cops even arrest people?Often, they don't.
I'm torn. I do not want debtors prisons. I think not being able to pay bail is similar. Money should not be a determinate of justice. How often do we see the rich get off scott free?
And if you haven't left California already, you got rocks in yer head.
the money is returned to the party posting bail when the defendant shows up for court. The defendant doesn't even have to be rich or even have the money him/her/their-self.
You are leaving out a major issue. Most people do not have thousands of dollars laying around they could use for bail money, or have friends with that kind of money. Therefore, they either stay in jail or use a bail bondsman. Bail bondsman charge 10%, which the arrested guy loses even when he shows up. That means that someone with a $5,000 bail is out $500, no matter what.
Is this the end of Justice in California?
Or is that a trick question?
Is it the end of law and order? Should we sell our shacks now and beat the rush to the exits?
“ California's Supreme Court ruled it is unconstitutional to hold people in jail simply because they can't afford bail.
The ruling requires judges to assess community safety and a defendant's ability to pay bail when determining bail amounts.
High bail requirements disproportionately impact poor communities of color.”
https://news.yahoo.com/california-supreme-court-rules-unconstitutional-082922642.html