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Comment by gcbirzan

1 year ago

The threshold, at least in the countries whose laws I'm familiar with, isn't just "will they turn up for trial", but also "are they a risk to other people or are they likely to continue breaking the law". And, to be honest, that makes sense.

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HideousKojima  1 year ago

Sounds like the US bail system to me

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