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    From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AARON THOMAS on Thu Feb 27 09:57:00 2025
    Setting bail based on income sounds like a good idea, but I honestly don't kno
    what was wrong with the original system. My state rep said "The cash bail system wasn't fair to poor people," but the crimes they are accused of aren't fair to the crime victims.

    I think that is the problem with the original system, or at least it is the complaint about it. If bail was based on income, or the abilty of the
    accused to pay it, that should eliminate the complaint that the system is
    not fair to poor people. I don't necessarily believe it would lead to more people being let go, which is not fair to victims, and would be more fair
    to everyone... certainly more so than "cashless bail."


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/201 to Mike Powell on Thu Feb 27 13:41:34 2025
    I think that is the problem with the original system, or at least it is the complaint about it. If bail was based on income, or the abilty of
    the accused to pay it, that should eliminate the complaint that the
    system is not fair to poor people. I don't necessarily believe it would lead to more people being let go, which is not fair to victims, and
    would be more fair to everyone... certainly more so than "cashless bail."

    I think I recommended that to my state rep but she's not allowed to have a mind of her own and she has an obligation to follow directions from the big cheese.

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