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I think this is the part of the system that I find the most distasteful. If you're charged with a crime, you do everything right, you get bailed, you get found

I think this is the part of the system that I find the most distasteful. If you're charged with a crime, you do everything right, you get bailed, you get found not guilty or the charges are dropped, you don't get the money you paid the bondsman back. It's horrifying.

plagiarist 3y ago
And for Americans living paycheck to paycheck they don't have the option to wait it out. They have to get back to work or be homeless.
ddingus 3y ago
What one can do is pay for their own representation and when acquitted, file a tort to recover financial damages from the entity who picked the fight. That is what I did when I faced this scenario. Takes a long time. Speedy trials suddenly slow down. Pressure to get a person on more charges goes up. Offers get better. Requests for court appearances increase in frequency and more.
bombcar 3y ago
Wait until you find out anyone could get pissed at you and start filing pro se lawsuits, forcing you to defend. And if they’re judgement proof there’s nothing you can effectively do.