mule_roany_mare t1_jdy1f9v wrote
Reply to comment by Curiosities in New Yorkers overwhelmingly support bail changes ahead of state budget deadline: Poll by Grass8989
We need to get rid of bail bondsmen
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they inflate the amount of bail necessary by a ridiculous amount
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they keep their fee no matter what
Just set bail to be a sufficient amount to keep a person from running & return it all in full when they show up to court. There is no reason a person should pay a bail bondsmen 10k to cover their 500k bail.
Bail bondsmen shouldn't be picking up bail-jumpers either. That should be law enforcement's job.
TLDR
Bail is just supposed to ensure people show up to court & make it too expensive onerous to run.
It's not a fee for the privilege to waiting for trial outside jail.
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