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hoolstoptheheels

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I don’t think you have to be that sophisticated to flee.


I am not down with blanket notions that arrested suspects be released until they’ve proven they won’t show up. By the time they do that, they could be anywhere. Simply re-arresting may not be anywhere close to that easy.

I think there’s a bit of a happy medium at play here, although I do understand the unfairness of the advantages of well-heeled suspects. I’m less sure that the best approach is to just release everyone on their own recognizance, or remanding everyone to custody upon indictment (which is probably unconstitutional). So, courts make determinations based on all facts and circumstances, suspects get to make their cases for or against bail amounts, and determinations are made by judges.

Courts issue search warrants based on evidence, not convictions, which is balancing public safety with rights to individual privacy, and “innocent until proven guilty”. I can’t search someone just because I’m suspicious - I have to make my case to a judge. Same here - prosecutors can’t just set bail - they have to make the case. And suspects can make theirs, before a judge decides.

(In response to this post by BocaHoo91)

Posted: 11/29/2023 at 09:44AM



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