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20 hours ago, Koko78 said:
They had that for centuries. They generally set bail. Thus the bail reforms.
That's an incredibly bad can of worms you suggest opening.
I guess that's a failing of mine; I don't like to see "officials" get away with misuse of their office, especially long periods of time.
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8 hours ago, Koko78 said:
As to the bold, that was the entire point of reforming prior bail system. The same alternatives that exist now existed then - they simply were not being used. Judges weren't making sound decisions; many were simply setting bail and incarcerating people with no regard to anything other than putting the scary person in jail.
I'll give you a real world example (and yes, this actually happened.) A judge in a small town set $1,000 bail on a person who couldn't afford it, and set his next court date about 32 days out. The horrible crimes that required this amount of bail? Traffic infractions. The maximum punishment being 15 days in jail. Fortunately, it got caught, and the guy was brought before a county court judge the next day, who reviewed the bail situation and released him.
If it hadn't been caught (and it almost wasn't), he would have spent more than twice the maximum punishment in jail before being back in court - there was no chance he was making bail. Twice the maximum sentence, all while not even having a day in court.
There's your discretion and sound judgment.
So now we've illustrated that the pendulum can swing from one extreme to the other. Again, judges need the authority to use discretion in making bail/no bail decisions. If the judges contnually misuse their authority, as you've illustrated, they need to be removed from their positions. It's a lot like the current crop of politicians misusing their authority to carry out political attacks on their fellow politicians and ignoring the work of the public. They need to be voted out of office if they refuse to do the work promised to the electorate.
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On 2/11/2020 at 7:09 PM, LSHMEAB said:
You do understand we're talking about people who have been convicted of nothing, correct? I would think a pro-Trump crowd wouldn't be so quick to trust the powers that be.
Based on the supposition that an arrest=guilt, then I'm sure that you MUST be opposed to ANY form of bail. Those with means also (apparently) did the crime, so they should also do the time.
Can't have it both ways.
Don't want it both ways: Do want the bail system in place and applicable to all including alternatives for the indigent. There needs to be discretion exercised by the judge in each case being considered. After all, to judge is to make decisions given the facts in place. The law as currently written eliminates the ability to make sound judgements.
I also understand that every person detained, arrested, etc. has been convicted of nothing; also that arrest does NOT mean convicted.
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In the words of a revered 20th Century philosophe (Aretha Franklin), "Who's Zoomin' Who?"
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14 hours ago, LSHMEAB said:
Logic dictates that this particular miscreant is either in prison or will soon find his way there.
If you think treating freedom like a pawn shop is a good idea, fair enough.
Reducing my response to you to a slang phrase: If you can't do the time, don't do the crime. (Please accept my apologies if you don't subscribe to the notion that one should be responsible for one's actions.)
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6 minutes ago, LSHMEAB said:
How so? People not showing up to court? Crime rate? Just curious. Honestly, I don't care about the ramifications. It's unjust to hold people who have not been convicted of a crime because they don't have the cash to pay bail. People should be free to buy whatever the () they want, but they shouldn't be able to buy freedom. This ain't a pawn shop.
When the same miscreant is arrested, freed, arrested, freed, arrested, freed within thirty-six hours, the idea that the law might just be flawed creeps across the state.
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16 minutes ago, Koko78 said:
Absolutely unacceptable. I DEMAND at least living wage, plus free everything, for being unwilling to work.
And the whole idea of a one gig limit on Obama phones cries out for investigation. If only a whistleblower would come forward...well, not exactly come forward...maybe write a message in chalk on the side of a bank in Arlington. You can't hardly download two NBA games a day to watch later anymore.
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Anyone interested in supporting a Go [insert wording of your choosing here] Me initiative to help Ms Pelosi return to some semblance of her definition of normalcy?
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22 hours ago, Gavin in Va Beach said:
You gotta wonder why the Dems let this idiot go on TV. Every time she speaks they must lose a handful of voters.
Imagine the people who elected her....
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1 hour ago, Deranged Rhino said:
Backed by evidence w due process, yup.Such that it have no relation to the "...evidence w due process..." touted during the impeachment cartoon.
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One strand of the impeachment fallout is Trump's firing of two staffers who testified against him. Given the atmosphere where the administration is being attacked from several sides, I have no problem with his sending these folks down the road. Does the media really think Trump should just scold them then elicit a promise from them, "not to do it again"?
I'm sure the fired folk will find a warm welcome among the wound lickers.
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2 minutes ago, CoudyBills said:
Kind of off topic, but can't we have an option to renew DLs completely online? Most people have a decent camera, they could just mail the freaking card once the photo is done.
Please refrain from introducing rational thought into these discussions!
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May your mother rest in peace and may you find peace as you deal with this difficult time.
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Replying toThe Iowa Democrats trying to steal the caucuses from Bernie in broad daylight, getting caught, getting caught again, getting caught again, getting caught again, getting caught again, failing to steal them, and then trying to redo it so they can steal them again._______________________Where is Debbie Wasserman Schultz when they need her?
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On 10/31/2019 at 9:08 PM, row_33 said:
The entire liberal media
was unable to see the dog award meme ais a joke.Fixed
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Joe Biden abuses the privilege of being arrogant. On the other hand, his greatest enemy is early onset dementia; regretably his spouse refuses to acknowledge it and lets him stumble, fumble and throw wild at every public appearance.
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25 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said:
...ever wonder why the Prez is limited to two terms but no one else??..............
My guess is that the no-term-limit office holders are afraid that the President will grow in strength proportionate to themselves thus threatening their fiefdom.
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On 2/2/2020 at 3:45 PM, OldTimeAFLGuy said:
...term limits?...seriously?....what legislation would EVER pass disconnecting the majority of 535 has been lawyers NOT employable in the private sector from the government's teat?....how many of these octogenarian sucklings hang on, reelected over and over by the fickle electorate despite their woeful ineffectiveness, yet cashing in on shear "connections (COUGH)"?...." this PSA is brought to you by the world's greatest democracy to be in your neighborhood soon".....
Thanks, you've added another plank to the lumber wagon entitled term limits rationale. Standing by and watching is not an option.
If you always do what you always did, you always get what you always got.
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The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind. When over 80% of us want term limits, why isn't there a strong grass roots movement to push current office holders at the national level to support term limits?
At least sign the petition at www.termlimits.com
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4 hours ago, Teddy KGB said:
don’t know. I’m not a racist who penalizes millions for the actions of a few.
20% of all dogs have pit in them. This is foolish.
Don't you mean "dogsist"?
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On 1/25/2020 at 7:05 PM, Buffalo_Gal said:
1. I would like to thank you all for sharing recaps, opinions, and clips. We are on vacation and missing all this.
2. While reading TBD on my phone I am not signed. That means I get to see all the "contributors" I have blocked. And, seeing their contributing gems, that just reconfirms why I blocked them in the first place. Oy. Also, is there an APB out on Tibs? Does he just have the day off, or has that sweet-Soros cash run out?
3. WTF would anyone who is against the MSM and Democrats (BIRM) want President Trump to stop tweeting? If you have not figured out four years in that what he tweets (yes, even the insults) have a reason for being tweeted, well, I cannot help you.
4. Sounds like Schiffy finally had his perfidy exposed in the Congressional record. Good. The man is the worst kind of political slime (and as someone with Chuckie as my state's Senator, I can easily spot political slime). That some are still taking what he says as fact is simply incredible to me.As a fellow NY'er, let me ask the choir for a prolonged Amen!
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Given the number of complete games he played for the Bills, I thought he had retired here.
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11 hours ago, Augie said:
For me, I just want to be happy today. I don’t know if I’ll ever get to see tomorrow. I was far happier doing a job I loved in Sarasota than being now retired in Atlanta. Mrs Augie still works and has a great gig. She loves that work, and does well, so I’m happy for that. She is focused on being happy beyond the Finish Line, but she will never be finished. She’s just not wired that way.
But I want nice 75 degree winter weather, tennis after work then a jump in the pool, etc. I used to make my own schedule, and that’s actually better than having NO schedule. I’m not very good at this “retired” stuff.
I know, I don’t expect anyone to shed any tears......but it’s real.
Augie, there's hope for you yet. I worked for thirty-four years and have been retired for twenty-three years; my goal is to retired for as long as I worked. After that, well....
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On 1/24/2020 at 12:50 PM, Another Fan said:
It’s been years since I went on a job interview but I might apply to some other gigs soon.
Besides $$ what other factors have you mentioned in an interview important to you? Company culture, number of staff, etc.. For me it’s having what I feel is the tools I need to succeed and is a good fit. Not taking on something I’m not qualified for. I mean you can BS all you want on the interview on how you can and will do everything under the sun. Eventually I’d imagine it’d catch up to you.
Thanks
You need to ask how your work objectives will be set and my whom. Also ask about your evaluations: Are they annual, completed by whom, do you have input at any stage of the process, etc.
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On the other hand, if you always do what you always did; you always get what you always got.