Wednesday's Tribune;

Bears standout Matt Forte stood on a platform in the James R. Thompson Center plaza — his makeshift stage — and read a statement appealing for Cook County to change how it establishes bail for people awaiting trial.

“We must lead the movement to end the money bail system,” the retired running back said during the Tuesday morning rally. “In America, we promise equal justice for rich, for poor, for black, for white, for men and women, and yet we’re not holding up to our end of the bargain in Chicago.”

Rampant crime in Chicago. Let's make it easier for the criminals to get back on the street?

Wednesday's Tribune;

Bears standout Matt Forte stood on a platform in the James R. Thompson Center plaza — his makeshift stage — and read a statement appealing for Cook County to change how it establishes bail for people awaiting trial.

“We must lead the movement to end the money bail system,” the retired running back said during the Tuesday morning rally. “In America, we promise equal justice for rich, for poor, for black, for white, for men and women, and yet we’re not holding up to our end of the bargain in Chicago.”

Rampant crime in Chicago. Let's make it easier for the criminals to get back on the street?

Much Easier solution: Don't commit fucking crime.

Get an education, then get a job. Then they won't be impoverished when they're arrested.

Get an education, then get a job. Then they won't be impoverished when they're arrested.

You are like "The Hawk's" retarded kid

Cash bonds are fine if the government can provide a "speedy" trial. A cash bond combined with "oh, you're trial will be in four months" is a bit of a problem.

But in the end, it depends on the crime and the criminal.

Each case is different, Dart is giving violent criminals house arrest and they re offend and get house arrest again. Drug cases should be I bonds, anything involving weapons should have a high bond.

Exactly . Dart is a fucking moron.

California just passed a law and many other states are doing the same thing to reform the cash bail system. Of course is someone is a true flight risk or danger to society, they need to be locked up. The point of the reform is to keep people out of jail for minor crimes simply because they are poor. It has the positive financial impact of not having to pay to house them. It is very expensive to lock people up, and it makes no sense to lock people up for minor crimes before trial.

Interesting not one mention of sympathy to any of the victims of crime in Chicago in this thread. California had to do something. Their jail system is overloaded with illegals. Without cash bail much faith will have to be put on the judges discression which is scary. Somebody brought up cost. What's the difference of supporting a criminal on welfare or in jail?

Most violent criminals aren't on welfare. If they were it's hundreds of dollars for welfare and thousands for jail.

Free housing, health insurance, food for them, their kids, kids mothers that they've abandoned. Only hundreds of dollars drain when they're out? They don't have $500 for bail. Violent criminals too busy monitoring the stock market to bother
to find time for welfare? We'll save a bundle when they're released? The solution is to buld more prisons as our great leader has mentioned.

California just passed a law and many other states are doing the same thing to reform the cash bail system. Of course is someone is a true flight risk or danger to society, they need to be locked up. The point of the reform is to keep people out of jail for minor crimes simply because they are poor. It has the positive financial impact of not having to pay to house them. It is very expensive to lock people up, and it makes no sense to lock people up for minor crimes before trial.

Illinois is one of 8 states to have more welfare recipients than employed. And the national unemployment % is at a 50 year low. Unbelievable! If a male criminal is too stupid to apply for welfare benefits, he's reaping the benefits from family and girlfriends that do, or creating more future welfare recipients.

Illinois is one of 8 states to have more welfare recipients than employed. And the national unemployment % is at a 50 year low. Unbelievable! If a male criminal is too stupid to apply for welfare benefits, he's reaping the benefits from family and girlfriends that do, or creating more future welfare recipients.

Hi John Kirk