22 November 2021

How's That Bail Reform Working Out?

At least no one got murdered - for this story. Men are charged with having guns, selling drugs while on bond for shootings and murder, records show - CWB Chicago

[Cook County Board President Toni] Preckwinkle and [Cook County chief judge Timothy] Evans insist that the individuals who are released don’t contribute to increasing crime.

Recently, several people have been charged with new felonies while awaiting trial for allegedly murdering or shooting people, sometimes while on electronic monitoring. Here are some examples:

If you make something cheaper, you will see more of it. The cost of crime has been reduced - as far as the criminals are concerned - and so there is more crime. And the powers that be, stamping their feet and screaming that you are lying about it, won't change the facts.

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