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The point of the bond is to give a financial incentive for the arrested to show up to court. If anyone other than the arrested was on the hook for the bill ther
by gnopgnip 11y ago
The point of the bond is to give a financial incentive for the arrested to show up to court. If anyone other than the arrested was on the hook for the bill there would be no point. The reality is that judges rarely face any penalty for setting bail too high and preventative detention is used for nonviolent crimes.
- LordKano 11y agoThe reality is that judges rarely face any penalty for setting bail too high and preventative detention is used for nonviolent crimes. Judges can even benefit from it. Elected judges can tout their "tough on crime" bona fides in their ads. Appointed judges become more attractive for higher seats by politicians who promised to be "tough on crime". It's bad medicine.