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I presume you're hoping he was poor enough that he would have remained imprisoned until his trial, if cash bail were imposed?
by notreallyserio 5y ago
I presume you're hoping he was poor enough that he would have remained imprisoned until his trial, if cash bail were imposed?
- lazyeye 5y agoNo presume he's hoping the woman wouldn't have been stabbed 40x times.
- notreallyserio 5y agoCash bail wouldn't have prevented him from doing anything if he was rich. How do you propose to address this inequality? Me, I'd prefer we evaluate them immediately to decide if they should remain locked up based on the merits of the case and not how much money they have, and get them into court faster.
- zdragnar 5y agoThis same man was previously arrested over 40 times, 16 of which occured in one day. After a certain point, bail should not have been offered. Even if it had, it should have been ruinously expensive for anyone, no matter how rich.
- TheCoelacanth 5y agoWhether or not he should have been let out at all is completely independent of the cash bail system, unless you think that the decision of whether or not to release him should be contingent on his financial situation.
- notreallyserio 5y agoExactly. Too many people confuse "no cash bail" with "no pre-trial jail at all". I'm guessing there is some political messaging involved, sponsored by the bail industry.
- ZeroGravitas 5y agoMaybe I'm the odd one, but when someone is arrested 16 times in one day, for offenses so minor he can be instantly released, I assume that they're probably suffering from some kind of mental illness and needs help and treatment, which could be provided in a secure environment if they are a danger to themselves or others, but just raising the price of bail seems like a conplete non-solution. Looked it up, it's another homeless man.