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matzoh_ball t1_jcdhr8b wrote

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

If you don’t show up for court - especially repeatedly - there’ll be an arrest warrant and you’ll be locked up.

I agree with you that the law can and should be improved. That said, the harm-harm guideline that was introduced with the bail amendments in July 2020 addresses a large swath of the “repeat offenders” who people are rightly concerned about.

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NetQuarterLatte t1_jcdtr6y wrote

Arrest warrants don’t do much though. At least in NYC.

Yuna Lee’s killer was arrested for a misdemeanor, and even though he had an arrest warrant another crime, he was still released (and committed that murder shortly after).

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matzoh_ball t1_jcdwfzl wrote

There’s always exceptions but the vast majority of people who repeatedly miss court appearances have an arrest warrant issued and are eventually arrested. The fact that it was a big deal that Yuna Lee’s murderer had not been arrested is precisely part of the reason it was such a big deal.

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NetQuarterLatte t1_jcdy50v wrote

He was arrested though.

I think the problem with an arrest warrant is that it’s only to bring him in front of a judge.

If the court can’t hold a trial right then and there, then they have to release him if it’s a misdemeanor.

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