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How is it, this little shit can get away with breaking more than one federal laws and escape the law?
First of all, didn't you read the article? He's out on $100k bail. That means he hasn't gotten away with anything. He just hasn't been tried yet. Are you willing to forego his right to a trial, just because he's a rich brat?
What is $100,000 bail to someone with access to $100,000,000+? That's like $0.10 to you or me. Does that sound pathetic to you? Imagine all those whom are being charged with murder, rape, armed robbery, and even terrorism; whom can post a $0.10 bail. Do you...REALLY....want them on the streets so quickly?
Did I mention he doesn't have a right to trial? No, I expect him to go to trial like anyone else accused of crimes. That he is treated no differently than someone else that doesnt have access to vast fortunes, political favors, and influence over the courts.
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From the details in the article, I can't see how this kid isn't going to be spending time in jail. If he gets away with the things he's accused of doing, I'll be just as pissed as you that he was able to buy his way out. At this point, though, that would be jumping the gun, so to speak.
So what sort of punishment could an 'average joe' expect to receive after all of this stuff? Just for clogging up a smoke detector in the bathroom is like $2200-5000. For the average 'joe', that's a pile of money. How much is it, to someone with $100,000,000? The 'penalty' becomes laughable.
Threatening someone is battery. The average 'joe' with a court appointed lawyer, could face some serious penalities. Now compare that with someone that can have an army of lawyers that know their shit? Like the 'Dream Team' O.J. Simpson had.
Why do we not see more people behaving like savages on a plane? The penalties are pretty damn stiff. But those penalties are for 'average' people with 'average' resources. What if the penalty was just a nickle? Or you had to wait off the plane until everyone else was on it, to be escorted to to your first class seat? How much would that be a penalty?
Joe. . . do you have a clue on what the point of bail even is?
It is not a punishment. Nor is it proof that someone is guilty.
Bail's sole purpose is to ensure that the defendant is going to show up in court. Is there something that you are personally privy to, that the judge and everyone else are not, regarding the future where this dude skips out on his trial and goes into hiding?
You didnt quite....grasp....what I was explaining.
The purpose of bail is a promise by the defendant that he or she will arrive to court on all the dates of trial without a problem or issue. That the bail is typically one-tenth of the actual amount. So the defendant (or someone posting bail) on $5,000 bail, would pay a fine of $50,000 if the defendant didn't show up. Now try to keep up here, because this is where it gets complicated. If the bail is set to $100,000, that is one-tenth of a million dollars. How big of a burden is that to someone worth over a hundred million dollars?
Likewise, imagine someone whom got caught by police before he or she could execute someone they wanted dead, and had a vast fortune? If they are kept in jail, they cant do harm to that person. But out on bail, they could go after the person. Its sounds unlikely or something out of a good thriller novel. But as the saying goes: truth is often stranger than fiction.
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