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Inside America's For-Profit Bail System


Tzatziki

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Vice have become a joke these past few months, or more. But sometimes, they release some good videos. 

I don't understand how people care so much about who the next president is when you have politicians being legally bribed to change laws that take advantage of underprivileged and poor people for a buck. 

Highest prison population in the world = Not pseudo-commo/capitalist China, not North Korea but the U.S.
Nations with capital punishment = Saudi Arabia, North Korea, U.S. 

 

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I have very mixed feelings on this topic.

 

Let me start by saying that I believe that in the US, decreasing policing has very catastrophic results because we're dealing with violent citizens and a violence-glorifying society. Unfortunately, whenever the justice system shows recession, minorities tend to attain more privilege and confidence in breaking the law. The perfect example would be in populist Mayor Dinkins of NYC in the late 80's and early 90's, and his recent reincarnation in Mayor DeBlasio. DeBlasio made away with the "Stop and Frisk" law which had New Yorkers feeling safer than ever. Now we find our selves feeling more vulnerable than ever and every "strapped" mauro gets to walk around with any weapon they please. Violent crime is on the rise, and in general the quality of life isn't what it was in New York City the last years, as DeBlasio has created an atmosphere of hatred and restrictions towards the NYPD. Landlords are increasingly at the mercy of minority tenants who abuse the system, while DeBlasio attempts to take away ALL landlord rights to their own property. The lunatics are trying to run the asylum, is pretty much what is starting to happen. 

 

 

On the other side of the issue however, the US justice system is run like a third world, corrupt, business. You can't have a civilized nation that has a privately run prison system, funded by the ultra rich, which has to reach QUOTAS. Yes, QUOTAS. Meaning that if hypothetically, if crime were to decrease, they would still have to find ways to fill up prisons, in order to filter tax payer money into private pockets. They make deals with the state, that include provisions like "must maintain 90% occupancy."

 

The violent hip-hop/ gangsta rap industry gets the biggest boost from the media. Why? Because its a superior art form? No. Because the same companies that are heavily invested in media are also heavily invested in the prison system. Crime goes down, you pay some talentless idiots to make some raps songs glorifying gang wars, prison, drugs, and crime, and you're back in business. 

 

Which brings me to my next issue. The war on drugs and the criminalization of marijuana. They've criminalized a substance FARRRRR less dangerous than alcohol, not nearly as addictive as nicotine, and kept it in the hands of violent blacks and hispanic gangs, all so that they can fill up their prisons. Tobacco gives off radioactive Polonium 210 when burned (not additive related but a natural result of burning the leaf), but an herb that relieves headaches, arthritis, glaucoma, epileptic seizures, anxiety, Alzheimer, multiple sclerosis, etc. is deemed too catastrophic. You legalize weed and the private prison system,the DEA, the justice system, and the pharma companies take a big hit.

 

Its not a matter of color or emotion. Its a matter of money. Jordan, the most famous and loved name in the black community is also invested in the prison system. As seen in the video, you give black people a free shirt and their doing cart wheels, show them some money, glorify crime, and you see the results. Same goes for whites, but when whites get arrested skin color is never an issue. A white guy who robs a bank, can go to jail for decades, but a stock broker can rob thousands of people and get away with a few months of time. 

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don't do the crime if you can't do the time. don't do it.

 

it's very simple. if you are arrested...the 14 cds you stole out of an audi and the nice bike you stole from the wimpy white kid, isn't enough to post your bail. these guys offer you a chance to get out of jail to pose for a photo in your cap and gown to use if you become a media story.

 

if you don't pay them back...

 

imagine if they didn't have these services. you'd be posting videos how blacks who lack any wealth, aren't offered opportunities to get out of jail on bail.

 

you post videos of 4th grade rhymes that glorify violence, drugs..the thug life, then post a video that is some 'expose' of those who follow the advice of the 4th grade rhymes.

This is exploitation, pure and simple. You cannot justify for-profit bail bondsmen and for-profit prison systems. 

From Buzzfeed:http://www.buzzfeed.com/nicolasmedinamora/meet-the-bail-bond-queen#.jl9JpJJLn

 

So, if pretrial services work so well, why does for-profit bail bonding remain legal in the United States? Some experts told BuzzFeed News that the large insurance companies that underwrite bail agents often make donations to the electoral campaigns of legislators, prosecutors, and judges around the nation.

?They do a lot of lobbying,? said Jon Wool, an expert on pretrial services who directs the New Orleans office of the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice. ?Whenever they feel threatened, they send in opposition research and money and direct local bondsmen on how to defend themselves.?

Whatever the source of the industry?s political capital, the historical trend for bail bonding is toward prosperity. The number and size of bail offers have increased over the past few decades, even as crime rates have fallen across the country.

Statistics from the Department of Justice show that between 1990 and 2009, the number of felony offenders offered bail increased 65%. The DOJ also found that, between 1992 and 2006, the average bail amount nationwide increased by more than $30,000. In 2012, the total value of bail bonds written in the U.S. was $14 billion, according to the PBUS.

Estimating what portion of that sum actually went to bond agents proves difficult, because regulations on the industry vary widely across the country. Most states let bond agents charge fees ranging from 6% to 20% of the total value of the bail. Thirteen states let agencies take whatever cut they want. Illinois, Oregon, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., have outlawed the practice.

 

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the law provides free counsel (criminal) for those that can't afford the best criminal representation - what more can you ask for? there are scores of poor whites and others who can't afford the 'best'. the best advice here is to stop listening to 4th grade rhymes and don't commit crime.

 

oj could afford an all-star line-up and got a jury of his peers. this was 20+ years ago. the usa is still jim crow?

Don't be play dumb, you know most public defenders can't do a damn thing for you and work more so for the state than their client.

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Tzatziki, I have to hand it to you. You've done a great job of consistently posting without offering a damn thing to the conversation. That has to be some sort of skill......ohh thats right, it falls right in line with the safe space, #onlyblacklivesmatter, movements. Speak and shout and yet manage to say nothing. 

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Don't be play dumb, you know most public defenders can't do a damn thing for you and work more so for the state than their client.

Come on man, at least address the issue, use the facts I posted. 

If you work for the state, you get paid crap. To get paid well you either get promoted by doing your job well or you do your job well and move into private practice. If you represent clients and get the worst outcomes for them, who would let you work? Besides, the defendant can request another attorney. 

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If you would feel confident being represented by a public defender then good on you. Have a look at the defence of that 16 year old in the series Making a murderer and then tell me your thoughts.

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