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NetQuarterLatte t1_iwll98l wrote

That only addresses a fraction of repeat offenders, though.

It's a rather timid progress, but progress nonetheless.

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>Notably, however, lawmakers refused to introduce a “dangerousness” standard into bail considerations.

"Refused" is quite an understatement.

Stewart-Cousins threatened to hold climate change and gun control bills hostage in order to block adding a dangerousness standard.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ny-state-of-politics/2022/02/08/stewart-cousins-urges-progressive-advocates-to-defend-bail-law-changes

>She urged advocates to send emails and push back against calls for changing the law, such as allowing judges to consider "dangerousness when determining whether a person accused of a crime should be remanded to a local jail.
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>Stewart-Cousins in her talk with the activist group warned issues like gun control, efforts to curtail climate change and further criminal justice law changes are at risk of not getting done if the opponents of the bail law are successful.

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kanooker OP t1_iwllx0a wrote

Yeah I'm not gonna disagree if you all would concede some things maybe they would too because this is all a pissing contest that makes everything anyone wants on the other side of anything automatically wrong.

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