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IamLars t1_j2b49ba wrote

Reply to comment by HanaBothWays in California deputy killed by driver, suspect dies in shootout by cloud_coder

Bail is addressed in the amendment outside of cruel and unusual punishment.

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HanaBothWays t1_j2b86bn wrote

Ah okay.

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IamLars t1_j2bkxax wrote

Also, bail is not a fine. You get the money back if you don't turn into a fugitive.

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HanaBothWays t1_j2bmqz2 wrote

Well, if you can’t afford it in the first place and are stuck in jail for a crime you didn’t commit or are forced to plead to a more serious crime than what you actually did, simply because you can’t afford the bail, that is really not good.

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