Subj : Re: Chinese Scientists Cr
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Thu Feb 27 2025 08:07:54

-=> Aaron Thomas wrote to Rob Mccart <=-

 AT> Setting bail based on income sounds like a good idea, but I honestly
 AT> don't know what was wrong with the original system. My state rep said
 AT> "The cash bail system wasn't fair to poor people," but the crimes they
 AT> are accused of aren't fair to the crime victims.

No crimes are fair to the victims. Setting a bail system which some
people can participate in and others cannot based on income and wealth
is inherently unfair, and some would argue contributes to a higher
percentage of poor people being imprisoned than an equal number of rich
people accused of the same crime.

Then again, being able to afford private representation compared to a
public defender is another discussion.


 
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