Reasonable bail for a heinous crime?

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HEINOUS
(adjective)

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Associated concepts: heinous crime

[NRA Member]

He shot at 10 cars.......is $100,000 bail per car unreasonable? He is not a brain surgeon with close ties to the community.

He is a total loser.

No that is wrong! he was charged with (4) shootings, the other shootings are unsolved as of today and still under investigation.
I think the bail is high because this story had so much media attention. But if the charges are true he is a threat to the community so jail is a good place for him now.

[NRA Member]

The Eighth amendment of the US Constitution was adopted in 1791 as part of the US Bill of Rights. The amendment reads: “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”[i] The Eighth Amendment has three clauses, namely the excessive bail clause; excessive fines clause; and cruel and unusual punishment clause.

Excessive Bail clause: The excessive bail clause revolves around the principle that “an accused is presumed innocent until found guilty.” Bail is an amount the courts may require an accused to furnish as security to ensure the accused person’s appearance for trial. The bail amount can be money, property or a bond. Although, the bail amount is decided by the court, the excessive bail clause requires reasonableness in fixing the amount. If the accused is able to furnish the bail amount to the court, then the accused will be set free on bail until trial. During the bail period the accused can go back into normal society. The bail system ensures that the accused will come back to court for trial. Courts consider the following in determining bail: 1) the severity of the offence, 2) levels of evidence proffered against the accused, 3) family and employment ties and commitments of the accused, 4) if the accused is able to furnish the bond amount, and 5) if there is any possibility for the accused to flee.

Using the standards above, courts set a reasonable bail amount however, the bail amount should not be too low so that the accused is enticed into forfeiting the bail amount and fleeing. If a court finds that the accused, if released, will likely cause danger to the community a court may deny bail altogether.

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Wow. They actually used the second o in too.