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<blockquote data-quote="71buickfreak" data-source="post: 2760064" data-attributes="member: 8373"><p>Actually, it has been proven that the bail system makes things worse for the poor. Write a check, it bounces, you don't ever get it taken care of because you have rent and kids to feed. It comes down with a warrant and a $500-1000 bond (that is not unreasonable, Payne County is brutal on hot checks). If you can't make that bond, you sit in jail for several days, lose your job, lose your ability to pay for rent, lose your car, etc. Several cities across the US have switched to a proactive system where non-violent crimes are no-bond. Instead, they have several people that call you to remind you of your court date, interview you for assistance, etc. If your crime is bad enough or they think you are more of a risk, you wear an ankle bracelet. It has proven to be much more effective and the people can pay their restitutions and fines without clogging up the jails and finding themselves in a worse situation. </p><p></p><p>I am not defending criminals, but we all make mistakes. I got a speeding ticket when I was 18. I mailed in my money order, but somewhere along the way, it never got there. I found out one night when my car wouldn't start and a deputy came to help me. Of course he runs my license, not sure he had the right to do that, but he did it. Boom- warrant, chrome bracelets, one-way ticket to county. It was a Sunday. I had $74 dollars to my name, I was living in my car. The bond was $100, same as the fine on the ticket. No bondsman is going to file paperwork for a $10 bill. I spent 12 hours in jail until finally one bondsman who had somebody else to bond out took care of me. Cost me that $74, but I didn't have to spend the night in the worst county lock up in the state (Pueblo, Colorado). </p><p></p><p>The bond system doesn't really work, and it has created a bondsman network that is essentially above the law. Way too many people have been killed by bondsman "in the line of duty"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="71buickfreak, post: 2760064, member: 8373"] Actually, it has been proven that the bail system makes things worse for the poor. Write a check, it bounces, you don't ever get it taken care of because you have rent and kids to feed. It comes down with a warrant and a $500-1000 bond (that is not unreasonable, Payne County is brutal on hot checks). If you can't make that bond, you sit in jail for several days, lose your job, lose your ability to pay for rent, lose your car, etc. Several cities across the US have switched to a proactive system where non-violent crimes are no-bond. Instead, they have several people that call you to remind you of your court date, interview you for assistance, etc. If your crime is bad enough or they think you are more of a risk, you wear an ankle bracelet. It has proven to be much more effective and the people can pay their restitutions and fines without clogging up the jails and finding themselves in a worse situation. I am not defending criminals, but we all make mistakes. I got a speeding ticket when I was 18. I mailed in my money order, but somewhere along the way, it never got there. I found out one night when my car wouldn't start and a deputy came to help me. Of course he runs my license, not sure he had the right to do that, but he did it. Boom- warrant, chrome bracelets, one-way ticket to county. It was a Sunday. I had $74 dollars to my name, I was living in my car. The bond was $100, same as the fine on the ticket. No bondsman is going to file paperwork for a $10 bill. I spent 12 hours in jail until finally one bondsman who had somebody else to bond out took care of me. Cost me that $74, but I didn't have to spend the night in the worst county lock up in the state (Pueblo, Colorado). The bond system doesn't really work, and it has created a bondsman network that is essentially above the law. Way too many people have been killed by bondsman "in the line of duty" [/QUOTE]
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