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Bail is a common mechanism outside of US too.

• Legogris 8y ago
  Depositing money as part of bail is only really a practice in the U.S. and Philippines. https://www.politifact.com/california/statements/2018/oct/09/gavin-newsom/are-us-philippines-only-two-countries-money-bail/ https://www.politifact.com/california/statements/2018/oct/09... > "Only Duterte’s Philippines and Trump’s United States of America have money bail."
  • p0ckets 8y ago
    Canada has bail too. In recent news https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/huawei-meng-wanzhou-bail-hearing-vancouver-1.4940849 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/huawei-meng-...
    • dogma1138 8y ago
      It’s not about the amount of bail but rather the price of a bond. If the bond costs 10% then you can’t pay bail if it’s set to 10 million or even a million or even lower for most people, if it’s capped at say $100 something that even some US states do then it’s not as much of a problem. If you look at the US bondsman industry it’s focused on the states not with the highest average bail set but those with the highest prices on bail bonds.