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brownredgreen t1_j5mhmfx wrote

Reply to comment by NetQuarterLatte in VISION ZERO 2022: More Dead Kids, More Crashes in Known Danger Zones by mossylegacy

Should Harvey Weinstein have been held in detention before his crimes were proven in a courtroom and a jury found him guilty?

Why wasnt he?

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NetQuarterLatte t1_j5mjvyj wrote

Harvey Weinstein is not the best poster child for pre-trial rights...

The main issue is that the judge in NY can only set bail to ensure his appearance in court. They set to $2M and he did appear in court.

The problem is that the NY laws (incorrectly IMO) makes pre-trial detention be unrelated to public safety and the likelihood to re-offend. And that needs to change.

Under a public safety standard, the sheer amount of victims ought to convince any judge that he is a threat to the public, no matter how much money he has to pay.

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