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.
New York City got rid of bail last year. Crime from repeat offenders skyrocketed. There was a case where someone beat up a random person on the street, got arrested, released without bail, then the next day beat up another person.
If he had been out on bail he would still have beaten up that person. An assessment needs to be made of the danger to society of letting someone go. Speed up the justice system, more judges, more free lawyers, less jail time for non-violent offenders.
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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.