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9Z7EErh9Et0y0Yjt98A4 t1_iuhq8oo wrote

Reply to comment by Cersad in They caught the Brighton Peeping Tom by capnlumps

The laws are clearly written to disadvantage the poor and there's nothing cynical about admitting that.

You really have to twist your brain into pretzels to see a system like cash bail any other way. Poor people rot in lockup while prosecutors dangle freedom as leverage in plea deals while richer people negotiate from the comfort of their homes. That's a fact, not cynicism.

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Cersad t1_iuhr5u6 wrote

The laws disadvantaging the poor is true. It's also not relevant to my comment.

People advocating for an equitable justice system are advocating for the spirit of the justice system that was founded for this nation, and are supported by plenty of legal, cultural, and philosophical precedents. It's far more than simply "a reactionary moment."

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