He should have had overrides in place for low bail for someone who attempts to run another person over (and that is just one of the charges).

If the GOP had ordered this thing up from central casting, it could be no more perfect. Expect them to Willie Horton this all the way through 2022.

This guy tried to run over his girlfriend with his car..I would call this
Atempted Murder -- and he's let out on $1,000 bail? Incredibly irresponsible.

The poster above is right.-- The bill should have contained overrides for those charged with violent crime, especially something as serious as Attempted Murder.

Bail is used to ensure a person shows up to court. The question is whether he should have been released at all, given his history or priors.

That works for me. He shouldn't have been released at all

Sometimes bail is set in a way that theoretically allows release but practically denies it.

$1000 basically says, "Yeah, you can go."

I don't think he should have been released, but part of that is in hindsight. Harris County, TX, altered its bail policies. A couple of years later, an analysis showed that a lot of those released without bail in year one were back at the beginning of year two for something worse, and by the end of year two had moved up from trivial to felony. Causing a pushback--how many people that messed up one are worth being let out without trial given the harm that some will cause to their neighborhoods?

The severity of the crime can increase the the flight risk. If the crime you are accused of is a guarantee of life in prison, a person is more likely to go on the run then if you are busted for a crime where the max penalty is something like 90 days.

Not sure why the bail is 5 million now - the guy is a danger to others and should not be out of jail period. Why a person like him should be released only if they have 5 million is beyond me.

Plus, I do think politics plays into the judge and DA's decisions.

I have a friend who was killed in July 2020 after being struck as a pedestrian by a hit and run driver doing a burnout in a parking lot. The unlicensed driver fled the scene and turned themselves in the next day. There was no disputing the facts of the case.

Due I suppose to the pandemic, and who knows what other reasons, the sentencing didn't happen for 15 months, even though there was a plea deal and no trial. 15 months !

This was stupid and a gift wrapped message for them.

Because racial minorities are more likely to get caught up in the criminal justice system. I think the attempt to correct the racial biases in the system have either gone too far or are being implemented poorly for whatever reason.

Funny that those same voices that wanted to let criminals out of jail because of Covid are nowhere to be found now.

I can attest to the fact that neither I, nor any of my fellows SJWs, advocate for lenience in cases of attempted murder.
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