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This is another set of parallel rules for the rich and poor. SBF can walk for less than 1% of his bail amount, but someone stuck in jail on a $1000 bail can't m
by maxfurman 4y ago
This is another set of parallel rules for the rich and poor. SBF can walk for less than 1% of his bail amount, but someone stuck in jail on a $1000 bail can't make a similar deal for $5.
- 7e 4y agoFind me a bail bondsman who is willing to track down a fugitive for $5. That’s what this money pays for: bounty hunters. And they have a minimum wage.
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoI feel like the existence of bounty hunters is a problem in and of itself.
- mr_00ff00 4y agoAhh okay, I actually missed this detail. That is a big problem.
- dragonwriter 4y ago> SBF can walk for less than 1% of his bail amount, Because the main purpose of the bail amount in his case is because bail secomes a virtually automatic default judgement, and its not as easy to keep a person out of reach of criminal process and all their assets out of reach of a default judgement in favor of the US government as to do just the former, so him and his parents being on the hook for the full value is a significant additional cost to attempting flight.