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You're putting the cart before the horse; until you change the government and thus the bail system, we need bondsman. Making bounties illegal won't stop judges
by zorga 8y ago
You're putting the cart before the horse; until you change the government and thus the bail system, we need bondsman. Making bounties illegal won't stop judges from setting bails people can't afford and is thus not a valid solution.
- dingoegret 8y agoVery dumb argument. There is no cart and there is no horse. Eliminate the bail system and something has to fill the void.
- a11595 8y agoHis argument is a common expression, not meant to be translated literally to whatever your first language is. It means don't take a tylenol for the pain - take an antibiotic to kill the bacteria causing the pain. maybe you don't get basic medicine either. I can't explain this to you. You need to go back to r/poland so you don't have to translate.
- Klover 8y agoI remember seeing one in LA. I thought it was fake! Like a tourist attraction.
- dogma1138 8y agoThere are several states with no private bail including Oregon and Massachusetts somehow I doubt that offenders in those states are worse off. In a country where judges are elected a multi billion dollar has a lot of power in determining how bail is set by the courts. If you think that judges that get donations from bondsmen don’t take that into account when setting bail you are very naive. This is the exact same problem as private prisons the justice system should not be monetized for profit.
- pinot 8y agoYou finally explained a mystery to me why growing up in Oregon, I've never seen a bailbond place with its flashy neon signs and general run-down areas outside of courthouses. Something I became fairly familiar with moving around California.