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Re:Cops are making fewer arrests since N.J. got rid of cash ... by AlexTWithBeard on Friday November 15, 2019 @12:42PM (#21546888)
The problem here is not with bail though. The problem is with mandatory jail time for expired license.
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Re:Cops are making fewer arrests since N.J. got rid of cash ... by moate on Friday November 15, 2019 @03:40PM (#21548541)
That's not what OP is describing. He wasn't "in jail" in the sense that he was sent to prison for committing a crime. He was being held by the police prior to a trial. This is absolutely a bail/processing related issue being described.
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Re:Cops are making fewer arrests since N.J. got rid of cash ... by bastawhiz on Friday November 15, 2019 @01:17PM (#21547239)
Both are problems, really.
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Re:Cops are making fewer arrests since N.J. got rid of cash ... by rkangel on Friday November 15, 2019 @03:43PM (#21548558)
To be fair, it's actually "automatic arrest for DRIVING without a licence". That doesn't seem completely unreasonable.
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Re:Cops are making fewer arrests since N.J. got rid of cash ... by thomascgalvin on Friday November 15, 2019 @03:57PM (#21548682)
Thousands of people are driving on licenses they do not know are expired. Throwing them in jail is one-hundred percent absurd.
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