Bail has become a way to lock up the poor regardless of guilt or threat

Re:Bail has become a way to lock up the poor regardless of g... by shawabawa3 on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @11:47AM (#17716874)

You've got it backwards.

"time" is the unit of punishment, as it's more equal than wealth.

We agree that both a rich and poor person should serve the same time in prison for the same crime

Therefore, for a fine, both a rich and a poor person should pay the same fine relative to their earnings per unit of time. i.e., if the fine is $100 for someone making $15,000/year, it should be $100,000 for someone making $15,000,000/year

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Re:Bail has become a way to lock up the poor regardless of g... by cs02rm0 on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @12:56PM (#17717453)

That's simple.

But what about someone making $150k a year with no assets vs. someone living in a $1.5m property with no job who made $15k last year on $150k of shares?

What about someone with $1.5m in shares who made a $15k loss on them last year? Do they get paid instead of fined?

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