6 ms·
> 'Awaiting trial sucks for anybody' There is quite a stark difference between waiting in your home, with your family, while being able to continue your day to
by Voloskaya 7y ago
> 'Awaiting trial sucks for anybody'
There is quite a stark difference between waiting in your home, with your family, while being able to continue your day to day life (if you are a resident/citizen) and not being able to go back to your life, losing your job in your home country, while not being allowed to find a job either in the US, all the while you have to pay for accommodation and food for months or a year out of thin air (in the case of most non-residents).
How can you think both those situations equally suck?
- AmericanChopper 7y agoLosing your job and not being able to get another one is a pretty common outcome of being on bail for serious charges. If you turn out to be guilty (like Marcus is), then it’s really no big deal. If you’re innocent, then the entire pre-trial experience is usually going to completely turn your life upside down. There is no reasonable justification for creating a two-tiered justice system where a certain class of people either have expedited trials, or completely outrageous bail conditions.
- SideburnsOfDoom 7y ago> If you turn out to be guilty (like Marcus is), then it’s really no big deal. I put it to you that the person so affected, and sentenced to time served, would in fact find it to be a "big deal".
- AmericanChopper 7y agoIt’s entirely appropriate for a person guilty of a crime to be punished for it.
- SideburnsOfDoom 7y agonevertheless, they would find it to be a "big deal".