Anyone want to understand the failings of money bail? Look no further: strong evidence of a white shooter motivated by racial bias committing a double murder with an assault rifle. But wealth sets him free.https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/20/kyle-rittenhouse-accused-kenosha-shooter-released-2-million-bail/6363593002/ …
Joscha, genuine question: If we could show that cash bail-based systems result in greater rates of pre-trial detention than alternative systems that bail reform advocates are calling for without deltas in no-show rates, would you still support cash bail?
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I don't have a well formed opinion on the interaction of bail, pre-trial detention, the way jails are run, bails are set, public safety etc. I am not competent to have one. I just think the particular argument was impermissible, because it replaces legal philosophy by politics.
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Thanks for acknowledging the limits of your expertise. I think you and Boudin actually share the goal of minimizing pre-trial detention. Boudin just emphasized the unequal application of pre-trial detention as a reason why the current system is flawed.
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