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That's not how it works. They're going to have bail and will probably pay it no matter what. People shouldn't be imprisoned until their trial outside exceptiona
by sudosysgen 5y ago
That's not how it works. They're going to have bail and will probably pay it no matter what. People shouldn't be imprisoned until their trial outside exceptional circumstances. Stealing packages doesn't qualify.
- stjohnswarts 5y agoDangerous people should be jailed and flight risks should be jailed. Everything else is just a bail bond racket and power play by prosecutors. If the "charged" commits another crime or breaks the limits of his "freedom" they should go right back to the slammer until their court date.
- heavyset_go 5y agoPetty thieves are hardly dangerous people. They aren't hijacking trains at gunpoint.
- asdff 5y agoA lot of these rail thefts in particular are organized by gang members.
- heavyset_go 5y agoThen keep them in jail after they're charged with actual dangerous crimes instead of jailing them before their trial preemptively for petty theft.
- asdff 5y agoThat's the thing, these people aren't being taken to trial either.