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A little over a year ago I was the victim of some crimes including: -kidnapping with a deadly weapon -assault with a deadly weapon/firearm -car jacking with
by will_brown 8y ago
A little over a year ago I was the victim of some crimes including:
-kidnapping with a deadly weapon
-assault with a deadly weapon/firearm
-car jacking with a deadly weapon
The defendant has bonded out twice in the case. The first time there was only a charge of grand theft of my car, and bond was revoked after the investigation and the other more serious charges were filed. Thereafter, the defendant bonded out again after all the charges were filed, and posted $300,000+ bond. As the victim (and a lawyer) I knew the defendant would be granted bond (although I believed the defendant was both a flight risk and danger to the community and bond should have been denied), so I requested gps tracking. Less than a week later the defendant was rearrested for violating the terms of bond...all based on the gps tracking.
I’m not sure I trust an algorithm to determine if someone is a flight risk or danger to the community. Historically, the cash bond was like the carrot and stick to making sure a released defendant showed up to court. I think technology, like the gps tracker, can probably replace cash bond in almost all cases.
- jessaustin 8y agoWas the defendant rearrested by police or by bail agents?
- will_brown 8y agoI think on the first violation/revocation of bond the defendant was arrested by police (but the defendant was in another county at the time, so they had to extradite back to the county). The 2nd violation/revocation of bond, I think the warrant was executed by police (but in the same county as the case).
- rdl 8y agoWere those crimes all one incident? If not I would seriously have considered moving.
- will_brown 8y agoAll one incident, while on vacation.
- sandworm101 8y agoBut gps trackers, paid by the defendant, will then become just another bail bond: rich people buying their way out of jail. Then all the evils are back (corporations wanting more people arrested etc). If we are going to rely on gps it needs to be free, or even state-owned.
- gph 8y ago>But gps trackers, paid by the defendant, will then become just another bail bond Why do you think a gps tracker would be that expensive? And why do you think a defendant would have to foot the entire bill? It's not like they are a one-time use piece of equipment.
- sandworm101 8y agoBecause that is how they are deployed today. Look up how much they cost.
- gph 8y agoYou're the one saying they cost an astronomical amount that would preclude poor people from affording them, but that seems refutable by the fact that GPS trackers are commercially available for truck fleets[0] as well as tracking pets[1]. I see nothing over 200 dollars. So show some sources if you really think GPS trackers would be prohibitively expensive as currently deployed. [0]https://www.gpsinsight.com/gps-tracking-benefits/what-is-the-cost-of-gps-tracking/ https://www.gpsinsight.com/gps-tracking-benefits/what-is-the... [1]https://www.pcmag.com/roundup/354245/the-best-pet-trackers-and-gps-dog-collars https://www.pcmag.com/roundup/354245/the-best-pet-trackers-a...
- sandworm101 8y agoNo. Look up how much ankle bracelets cost for people out on bail in the real world today. This is not a free market. People are not pets. There are also incidental costs for things like equipment deposits and expert opinion letters. http://www.recoveryscience.ca/criminal-court-programs/pricing/ http://www.recoveryscience.ca/criminal-court-programs/pricin... Ankle bracelet monitoring costs 4 to 6 thousand dollars per year. Poor people cannot afford that, makinging it little different than the previous bail system. Or 15$/day from this company. 15 is the minimun "on a sliding scale" dependant on defendant income. http://www.judicialoptions.com/inmatecost.html http://www.judicialoptions.com/inmatecost.html