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How much competition is there going to be the bail bondsman for the homeless guy who gets picked up for vagrancy, or a poor person working paycheck to paycheck
by mikeash 8y ago
How much competition is there going to be the bail bondsman for the homeless guy who gets picked up for vagrancy, or a poor person working paycheck to paycheck who already owes his soul to the local payday lenders?
Your proposal sounds like a great way to get excellent bail services for people who have money, but that’s not how the courts are supposed to work.
- crankylinuxuser 8y ago> Your proposal sounds like a great way to get excellent bail services for people who have money, but that’s not how the courts are supposed to work. Sure about that? The way this country is heading is "One dollar = One vote". And once a sector gets accustomed to a stream of cash, there's no way to stop that flow of money.. No matter how dirty that money is.
- mikeash 8y agoI am sure that’s not how they’re supposed to work. How they actually work is another matter.
- perfmode 8y agoAre you being descriptive or normative?
- crankylinuxuser 8y agoI'm afraid I don't understand.
- taejo 8y agoAre you describing the world as you see it (that's descriptive; obviously you are, not sure why GP is asking) or as you think it should be (that's normative).
- philwelch 8y agoI'm not opposed to judges from releasing people of their own recognizance or under a different form of community supervision if that would be appropriate in that particular situation.