If someone is rich enough to pay bail no matter how high it is, does that make them innocent?
2006-09-18 08:31:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Bail simply "buys" your freedom until a trial date. Bail is forfeited and a bench arrest warrant issued if you fail to show up for trial. Money then buys the best attorneys and therefore "justice." Example, O.J. Simpson et. al.
2006-09-18 11:34:52 · answer #1 · answered by Brite Tiger 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bail has nothing to do with innocence or guilt.
Bail is simply to provide a financial incentive to show up for trial. The idea of bail is that if it is too costly to flee, then the defendant will actually show up at trial. That is why people who are considered an extreme flight risk are not released on bail.
Bail is only an issue until the trial. Once the trial is over, regardless of whether the person is found guilty or not, the bail is exonerated and either returned to the person, or applied to fines (if any).
2006-09-18 08:34:37 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ability to pay bail has nothing to do with innocence, but bail itself doesn't necessarily have anything to do with innocence, either. Bail is set in relation to the strength of the state's case and the severity of the crime accused.
Perhaps, in a judge's head, he or she calculates the cost of apprehending a bail jumper relative to the benefit in placing him or her behind bars.
2006-09-18 08:37:00 · answer #3 · answered by Nate 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are innocent until proven guilty. If you have a lot of money, you can get a lawyer who is good at leaving reasonable doubt in a juries mind.
2006-09-18 08:39:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bail doesnt mean youre innocent it means youre out until you come to trial.
2006-09-18 08:34:02 · answer #5 · answered by titanbooboo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, just rich!
Though the likelihood of them being convicted is small!
Like Bob Dylan Said, "Money doesn't talk, it swears!"
And Justice isn't blind!
2006-09-18 08:37:10 · answer #6 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Money does not make people innocent
it just makes it harder to prove them guilty
there is a big difference
2006-09-18 08:46:08 · answer #7 · answered by BigD 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Money is more powerful than justice.
2006-09-18 08:35:22 · answer #8 · answered by Sleep deprived 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
til proved guilty
2006-09-18 08:34:21 · answer #9 · answered by goldstar c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask oj simpson
2006-09-18 08:34:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋