Comment by FireBeyond

> And why is being charged relevant? You don’t send someone to prison for life for being charged.

Yup. I was charged with a felony of which I was materially innocent.

But this is the right's spin on things, the "well even if you weren't found guilty, there was enough of an issue to arrest you and charge you".

I was watching a Zoom meeting of one of our local Superior Court hearings - was a motion to revoke or modify bail conditions.

The Judge actually rebuked the prosecutor, who had tried to explain why the motion should go their way. "Blah blah, in addition, the defendant has shown no signs of remorse or regret for the situation..."

Judge: "I'm going to stop you there. The defendant pled not guilty and at this moment no verdict has been determined. In the eyes of the law and this court, they have zero obligation or requirement to show remorse or regret for their alleged actions."