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matzoh_ball t1_jcat2aw wrote

Reply to comment by PandaJ108 in Study shows those released under NY's bail reform laws are less likely to get rearrested by mowotlarx

>So great, those that were a part of the bail/reform group who were initially arrested on a misdemeanor are less likely to be arrested while those on the bail/reform group who had pending case or arrested on a violent felony were more likely to be arrested.

Not quite. Those are people with *prior* violent felony arrests, not people whose *current* charge is a violent felony (since almost all of them would still be bail eligible).

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pirepori t1_jcclaty wrote

Ow yes the fella down the block who 6 months ago smashed the guy’s head in for a loose cigarette and a lighter only threatened and stole a 6 pack of White Claws now, so I guess it’s ok. He did us all a favor

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matzoh_ball t1_jccmp82 wrote

Dude I just corrected a minor detail, not defending or criticizing any policy here.

FWIW, in the scenario you refer to, my question would be why that guy hadn’t been sentenced to jail or prison for smashing someone’s head in. Bail reform has literally nothing to do with sentencing guidelines so your hypothetical scenario wouldn’t have anything to do with bail reform.

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