Re:Abolish the Cash Bail System
by alexilliamson on Monday October 12, 2020 @09:09AM
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Do you work at a jail? You must have lots of firsthand experience if you can calculate that frequency with precision to the millionths.
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"99.9999999%" means "almost always". It isn't a precise calculation, which you know. Just look at the US arrest statistics. See how many total arrests there are annually and ask yourself how many of those could be for "no good reason". Even if it's a high percentage like 10%, it is still very unlikely to occur to the average person.