11-05-2019, 02:53 PM
So, prison reform and bail reform are two different things under the overarching umbrella of criminal justice reform. I may be wrong in my thinking, but I don't recall Trump ever talking about bail reform, which would make sense. The biggest issues with the cash bail system are that it creates a system in which the poor are punished more harshly than the wealthy, which Trump likely gets his jollies off being in favor of. Now, it does concern me that the commentary regarding this is what it is, because labeling someone a criminal before they have been found guilty, which would be anyone remanded due to lack of bail, is unfair and un-American. It also runs the risk of being brought up in trial for any of these individuals as undue influence on their cases in the courtroom.
I'm all for eliminating cash bail, and Trump's commentary is bullshit, but this isn't really inconsistent with his positions as far as I know.
I'm all for eliminating cash bail, and Trump's commentary is bullshit, but this isn't really inconsistent with his positions as far as I know.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
