An identity thief stole $5k from me. I spent two years tracking down how

Re:An identity thief stole $5k from me. I spent two years tr... by Nuzzerino on Monday May 20, 2024 @02:42AM (#40412942)

> You'd think that after two years she'd have done a little reflection to realize that there are two instances of fraud here.

Three if you consider that New York let the criminal walk and go on the lam without posting any bail, due to a 2020 (presumably late 2020) 'law'

From the post:

> The bail reform law, which took effect in New York in 2020, eliminated the requirement for defendants to put up cash bail for most misdemeanors and nonviolent felony charges. It was meant to limit incarceration of defendants in New York who couldn’t afford to get out on bail while their cases play out, according to the New York Civil Liberties Union. The nonprofit’s website says reform has been essential to “upholding due process, advancing racial justice, and protecting public health” during the pandemic.

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Re:An identity thief stole $5k from me. I spent two years tr... by mathieuh on Monday May 20, 2024 @03:52AM (#40413275)

Making people pay for bail is an almost exclusively USA thing. Doesn't seem to be causing many problems in the rest of the world to assess bail on criteria other than "is able to afford it".

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Re:An identity thief stole $5k from me. I spent two years tr... by infotainment on Monday May 20, 2024 @03:56AM (#40413293)

Unfortunate, but realistically this will always happen unless we just kill criminals immediately, or do away with bail. I’d be in favor of either.

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