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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
The problem of black incarceration vis a vis bail and its injustices, are rooted in the exact opposite of this situation.
Ruggs got out because he's rich enough to afford to get out.
Those people in lockup awaiting trial should be released on their own recognizance - if they can't cobble together $1000 or $5000 for bail, they aren't going to buy an airline ticket to Venezuela.
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SCD's argument is the same system and mentality that prosecutors use to get easy convictions though. It's a garbage system and mentality, but it just so happens that Ruggs' wealth makes him immune to it.
You can't just customize the legal system to run according to every individual case and the need to satisfy the public's bloodlust. It runs on precedent. What SCD is advocating for in this circumstance would inevitably lead to more harm and systemic racism towards black people.