Fairfax county prosecutor no more cash bail, no mandatory minimum and soft on felons

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm confused. So if you committed a serious crime (not a danger to society) and you are a serious flight risk, the prosecution can't request cash bond?

In those cases they shouldn't request cash bail, they should request the person be held. Dangerous flight risks shouldn't be released because they're rich.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone clarify....arrestees for violent offenses are just not released, right?

They're at least making a distinction between 'breaking into cars' and 'caught with some meth' versus 'rapes on the WOD trail' or armed robbery, right?

right?

The ignorance about our own justice system is astonishing. Eliminating cash bail doesn't mean everyone gets released pretrial. As someone noted, the federal system doesn't have cash bail, and people who are considered dangerous to the community are held pending trial. It just means that people who are not considered dangerous to others don't sit in jail for the sole reason that they can't pay bail.

It's why in cities like Atlanta, the same youth (older teens) are often arrested and re-arrested multiple times for burglaries, assaults, and stealing cars. They're not considered dangerous to others.

That sounds like an issue specific to the juvenile justice system, which is different. And if they are arrested but never convicted, that's an issue with policing or the evidence or the failure to secure a conviction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm confused. So if you committed a serious crime (not a danger to society) and you are a serious flight risk, the prosecution can't request cash bond?

In those cases they shouldn't request cash bail, they should request the person be held. Dangerous flight risks shouldn't be released because they're rich.

If someone is a serious flight risk, they shouldn't be released, unless there are other conditions that could secure their appearance (surrendering passport, ankle monitoring, etc.). But if you really don't trust that someone will show up to court, you hold them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is what the people voted for.

They voted for the D, they didn’t vote for the independent CA candidate who had actual meaningful experience (Fahey)