All cops charged in Freddie Gray killing made bail lower than teen who smashed police car with cone

[bigtree]

Jon Swaine @jonswaine
All 6 cops now in custody for Freddie Gray death. All have bail set lower than teen who smashed police car with cone http://gu.com/p/48xmc/stw

The 18-year-old pictured smashing a police car with a traffic cone, in one of the defining images of the Baltimore riots, is being held on half a million dollars’ bail and may face years in jail after his stepfather persuaded him to turn himself in to authorities.

Shaun King @ShaunKing
Allen Bullock, who TURNED HIMSELF IN for breaking these windows, has a $500,000 bail but the officers don't! WHAT?

Bail for Caesar Goodson, Alicia White, William Porter and Brian Rice had been set at $350,000 each. Edward Nero and Garrett Miller each had a bail of $250,000.
http://www.wtae.com/national/baltimores-uneasy-peace-protests-spread/32682148

Shaun King @ShaunKing
Every single officer who murdered #FreddieGray is already out of jail after paying 10% of their already low bail.

[bravenak]

1. Figures. Unequal justice. Always.

[ZX86]

2. Car windows carry more value

than the life of a Black person.

[Suji to Seoul]

18. took the words out of my mouth

[diabeticman]

3. This is BS

[joshcryer]

4. Insanity.

[ananda]

5. Wow

Dammmm

[Whiskey Jim]

6. Bail is set by a elected or appointed judge

Based I the idea that the person will show up on their court date or forfeit the money. Consideration is given based on the likelyhood that the defendant will come to their hearing.

[OldRedneck]

7. And as we all know . . .

. . . black guys skip out on court dates.

Right?

[Whiskey Jim]

11. If that reasoning were true

Wouldn't the black officers have received a higher bail than the white officers?

[woolldog]

14. true, but 500k bail for what is essentially vandalism is excessive. nt

[cyberswede]

20. It's also based on the severity of the crime.

Do you think the accused vandal's crime is deserving of such high bail? If so, why?

[niyad]

22. what flavour would you like on your pizza?

believe it or not, most of us actually know how bail works.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

8. Meanwhile, on FOX "News" the big question is, "Can the cops get a fair trial?"

[okaawhatever]

15. Yeah, between the judge throwing the book at them for bail and a prosecutor whose parents are cops

whose grandfather was a cop, and whose aunts and uncles are cop they should be shaking in their boots about a trial. Do I need to put the sarcasm thingee in my post or is it perfectly clear?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

16. That, and the driver (with the most charges) is black.

[MannyGoldstein]

9. That's pretty $&@#ed.

Our society is not healthy.

[mountain grammy]

10. because property is more important than human beings?

I don't get it. $1million for vandalism? Bullshit.

[VScott]

12. Regardless of any of the crimes or defendents inovled...

it's ridiculous.

Amendment VIII

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Either or all could be released on no bail (including Bullock), it's not like they're a flight risk.

Next up... a GoFundMe legal defense page for either, any and all involved because you know it's coming.

[Liberal_in_LA]

13. wow

[Omaha Steve]

17. .

[annm4peace]

19. and that is why many of us support Black Lives Matter

in minneapolis, a 18yr who was a Sr in high school, who's mom called police because 3 teenagers came to their apartment to beat of Tania, ended up getting shot by police.. the 18 Tania was shot 3 times by police. She had a knife in her hand. She was not threatening the police, and there is conflicting stories if she was yelling I"m going to kill you to one of the girls.

anyhow. .she is in the hospital waiting to have a 2nd surgery and this girl who doesn't have a record.. was charged with attempting assault and the bail is 50,000.. we have to raise 5,000 so she doesn't go from the hospital to jail. It is sickening.

[bigtree]

21. .

[niyad]

23. I was waiting for the catch in the fact that the officers were charged, and here it is.

[AZ Progressive]

24. "How dare you violently protest against the system!"

"You shall be punished mercilessly!"

[Trillo]

25. It can't possibly be racism.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026607469
See, a black woman threatened police and she only had $10,000 in bail.

You should interpret my title line with a certain level of sarcasm, though how much I'm not sure.

[libdem4life]

26. Well, let's face it...they are not as great a flight risk, what with still being paid and money in

the pension fund...and all



here's another

[markpkessinger]

27. White privilege in action

My issue is not that I think the bail amounts set for the police officers, ranging from 250K-350K, were too low. Those are significant bail amounts. But I think a half million dollars for what is essentially a vandalism charge is completely and utterly outrageous. How any judge can justify $500k bail for breaking the window of a police cruiser under Amendment VIII of the Constitution is beyond me. The 8th Amendment states:

"Excessive bail shall not be required, no excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."

The practice of deliberately setting excessive bail amounts for African American defendants charged with relatively minor crimes -- amounts a judge knows full well they will be unable to meet -- while white defendants are treated in a manner more in line with the 8th Amendment, has its roots in the Jim Crow era. It should be abhorrent to every decent, fair-minded American. And it represents one of the many ways the justice system is biased against African Americans. Indeed, it is yet another example of the kind of 'white privilege' far too many white Americans remain blissfully -- and willfully -- ignorant of.

Bail is not intended to be punitive,e nor is it supposed to function as the state's opportunithy to make an example out of anyone.

[Travelman]

28. He was on probation

He's lucky he got bail at all. MOST people who violate probation are immediately remanded without bail and made to serve out their entire original sentence. I've seen it more times than I can count.

Sucks for young Mr. Bullock, but he knew that this was a risk when he decided to get on top of a police car and mug for the cameras while he was on probation for a long string of previous convictions.