@jeffw to politics • 1 year agoTrump’s bond set at $200,000 in Georgia election-related casewww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square96arrow-up1487arrow-down19file-text
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The order also explicitly limits Trump’s ability to attack witnesses or his co-defendants, including on social media.
minus-squarecomedylinkfedilink2•1 year agoIn a practical sense, it does work as you say, and can prevent the poor from obtaining bail. The system wasn’t explicitly designed that way, and rich people who are dangerous to the community can get super high bail set as well. Source: I’m a lawyer
minus-squarecomedylinkfedilink1•1 year agoSure, for all practical purposes it can be, but unlike a penalty like a speeding ticket, you can get your money back if you show up.
In a practical sense, it does work as you say, and can prevent the poor from obtaining bail. The system wasn’t explicitly designed that way, and rich people who are dangerous to the community can get super high bail set as well. Source: I’m a lawyer
But then that does make it into a penalty.
Sure, for all practical purposes it can be, but unlike a penalty like a speeding ticket, you can get your money back if you show up.