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Re:How Did Sam Bankman-Fried Get Bail? by dtgriscom on Saturday December 24, 2022 @05:20AM (#34115563)
For the poor, bail is punishing and harmful. The difference between that and formal "punishment" after trial is academic.
Re:How Did Sam Bankman-Fried Get Bail? by noyoudumbdolt on Saturday December 24, 2022 @05:49AM (#34115714)
So is having to contest a criminal trial at all. But the alternative is to have people flee before their trial, or continue to terrorize the public. The right to a speedy trial is the backstop to all this.