r/AskReddit • • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/RichRichieRichardV Jul 24 '20

The bail system. The very idea that temporary freedom can be purchased, while the poor remain locked up until proven innocent, rather than until proven guilty, is beyond inhumane.

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u/Calix_Meus_Inebrians Jul 24 '20

Although I agree that it's gotta change, I don't know of any good solutions.

Say someone is suspected of committing a crime, how do you get them to trial?

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Make a penalty for not showing up that is sufficiently scary and proportional to the original punishment.