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Oceanblaze17's avatar

Bail reform has proven to be a failure.

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Jonathan's avatar

It's certainly bad political framing

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michaelflutist's avatar

No it hasn't. Putting loads of innocent people in jail for years just because they're too poor to make bail is an outrageous abuse of human rights and act of discrimination. Just because there have been problems with how it's been done and political issues with it doesn't mean it's really ok to hold people for long periods of time without trial.

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Oceanblaze17's avatar

ItтАЩs a failure when they constantly release people who shoplift over and over again and donтАЩt show up on their court dates.

Honestly itтАЩs not worth losing an election over those offenders.

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michaelflutist's avatar

I don't think you'll find anyone who thinks people should be allowed to shoplift with impunity, but you seem to think it's perfectly ok for people to be jailed without trial for years just because they can't afford bail. I'm sure, like (other?) conservatives, you'd change your mind if you were arrested and put in jail for a couple of years because you couldn't afford bail. Remember, anyone can be arrested, and many innocent people are jailed.

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