DcDonkey t1_isva3e6 wrote on October 18, 2022 at 11:20 PM

Reply to comment by cptjeff in D.C. Council Prepares To Vote On Overhaul Of Criminal Code by LocalBearEnthusiast

I will chime in with agreement on the certainty of punishment being a key part of deterrence Maybe, or possibly punishing somebody with a long sentence 3 years after the alleged crime I feel confident in saying will not do much to prevent crime.

Does this mean that the no cash bail movement that activists have been pushing leads to an increase in crime? It's an interesting question and I guess we will know the answer after the studies are finished 10 years from today.

cptjeff t1_iswbbft wrote on October 19, 2022 at 4:11 AM

No cash bail is irrelevant to this, but a good thing done right. Suspects should be held or not held based on assessment of flight or risk to the community, not based on access to wealth. There are certainly activists pushing it who don't want anyone held pre-trial, and those people are morons.