NetQuarterLatte t1_jcd5vfp wrote
Reply to comment by matzoh_ball in Study shows those released under NY's bail reform laws are less likely to get rearrested by mowotlarx
>If they commit crime after crime then they'd eventually be convicted
Not if they never show up to trial.
>and put in jail
That depends on the crime.
For example, if someone keeps playing the knock out game and never seriously injury anyone, that will be a misdemeanor assault at best, and that person can avoid jail forever.
>So the idea that the lack of pretrial detention creates all these repeat offenders is bogus.
I don't think any law creates repeat offenders. That's not my position.
However, the law should be able to stop repeat offenders.
And there are clear loopholes right now.
matzoh_ball t1_jcdhr8b wrote
If you don’t show up for court - especially repeatedly - there’ll be an arrest warrant and you’ll be locked up.
I agree with you that the law can and should be improved. That said, the harm-harm guideline that was introduced with the bail amendments in July 2020 addresses a large swath of the “repeat offenders” who people are rightly concerned about.
NetQuarterLatte t1_jcdtr6y wrote
Arrest warrants don’t do much though. At least in NYC.
Yuna Lee’s killer was arrested for a misdemeanor, and even though he had an arrest warrant another crime, he was still released (and committed that murder shortly after).
matzoh_ball t1_jcdwfzl wrote
There’s always exceptions but the vast majority of people who repeatedly miss court appearances have an arrest warrant issued and are eventually arrested. The fact that it was a big deal that Yuna Lee’s murderer had not been arrested is precisely part of the reason it was such a big deal.
NetQuarterLatte t1_jcdy50v wrote
He was arrested though.
I think the problem with an arrest warrant is that it’s only to bring him in front of a judge.
If the court can’t hold a trial right then and there, then they have to release him if it’s a misdemeanor.
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