Subj : Re: Chinese Scientists Cr
To   : AARON THOMAS
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Sun Mar 02 2025 01:20:00

AT> wasn't fair to poor people," but the crimes they are accused of aren't
  > the crime victims.

RM> Yes, the main thing that should be considered is how likely the person
RM> is to not show up to court later or do other crimes while out on bail.

RM> Without delving into the complexities of being poor, a lot of these
RM> people will continue to do crimes as long as they are able since it's
RM> their only source of income.

AT>I know I said "you're right that it should be based on income" but what you'r
  >aying now makes even more sense. It should be based on a bunch of other facto
  > like how likely they are to show up for court, how likely they are to re-off
  >, etc. Because life is not all about doing what's best for poor people. (I sh
  >d explain it like that to my state rep.)

It's a complex problem for a lot of reasons. Even for serious crimes a
person might kill someone, but had a good reason for going after that
one person and are no threat to the rest of society. Should they be
treated differently than someone who is a more general threat?

An example of that might be a woman who kills her husband after he's
been abusing her for a long time. I think they generally do go easier
is this type of situation.

But that poor person you let out with no bail money because they are
so poor, they have almost nothing to lose if they don't show up in
court unless they were innocent and expect to get off and, if guilty,
not much incentive to stop breaking the law because they are really
just killing time until they get caught again..

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