Democratic Primaries

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts) Wed Jan 8, 2020, 10:31 AM Jan 2020

Elizabeth Warren. Cash bail is an unreasonably punitive and financially burdensome system

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Warren 2020!!!!!!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Elizabeth Warren. Cash bail is an unreasonably punitive and financially burdensome system (Original Post) BeckyDem Jan 2020 OP

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2020 #1

Warren is right, cash bail victimizes minorities and the poor the most. HeartlandProgressive Jan 2020 #2

You are welcome. BeckyDem Jan 2020 #3

Of course she's right, extremely unegalitarian also. The problem Hortensis Jan 2020 #4

Uncle Joe

(58,349 posts)

1. Kicked and recommended.

Reply to BeckyDem (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2020, 11:26 AM

Jan 2020

Thanks for the thread BeckyDem.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

HeartlandProgressive

(294 posts)

2. Warren is right, cash bail victimizes minorities and the poor the most.

Reply to BeckyDem (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2020, 11:56 AM

Jan 2020

Thank you for posting this.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)

3. You are welcome.

Reply to HeartlandProgressive (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 8, 2020, 12:08 PM

Jan 2020

I appreciate her priorities which is helping the disadvantaged.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

4. Of course she's right, extremely unegalitarian also. The problem

Reply to BeckyDem (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2020, 05:11 PM

Jan 2020

is what to replace it with and how well it works.

Of course many, many communities want to fix this and are already implementing new technology such as ankle monitors and such, but an era of underfunding, defunding and taxes cut to the bone is greatly retarding replacement of the current cash-in system with a cash-out out.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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