This is such an interesting article. I remember that show, and there were times when I wondered about their methods, but not understanding the legal aspects of it, I would just watch it and gloat when some obvious degenerate got arrested for trying to lure minors into sexual exploitation.... Things certainly have changed in the past few years, and NOT for the better. Thinking of the recent conviction of that useless, likely inbred idiot, Mohamed Adan, who murdered Rachel Abraham in front of their three daughters comes to mind. First they said he had a whole life sentence, no parole, then the next day, the media reported a "life sentence" but with parole after 25 years or something. I'll never understand how that works...
Let's hope that the DA follows up on his promise to collect the $18,000 balance of that degerate's bail from the leftist idiot who posted his bond, making it possible for Adan to murder that poor woman.
Unfortunately, as Oregon has essentially abolished bail in almost all forms, it is virtually unheard of for the courts to EVER collect the balance of the 90% of what Oregon calls "security" instead of bail. That makes the "stated bail/security" set forward in court - and often in media - essentially meaningless.
So when a rapist is released on what is called "$100,00 security" what that really means is that only 10% of that amount has to be posted, and if the accused violates the terms of release - or at worst simply absconds - the state makes no effort to ever collect the remaining $90,000.
In my experience (40 years plus in Oregon courtrooms) I have frequently seen cases where a violent criminal has violated his "release agreement," sometimes by simply running away, and then a family member has shown up in court, lamenting that they posted the 10% ($10,000 in this case) but that they never understood they were responsible if their nephew/friend/son failed to appear. The vast majority of times, judges will then refund even the 10% to the person who posted the money, despite the defendant's failure to appear!
This is such an interesting article. I remember that show, and there were times when I wondered about their methods, but not understanding the legal aspects of it, I would just watch it and gloat when some obvious degenerate got arrested for trying to lure minors into sexual exploitation.... Things certainly have changed in the past few years, and NOT for the better. Thinking of the recent conviction of that useless, likely inbred idiot, Mohamed Adan, who murdered Rachel Abraham in front of their three daughters comes to mind. First they said he had a whole life sentence, no parole, then the next day, the media reported a "life sentence" but with parole after 25 years or something. I'll never understand how that works...
Let's hope that the DA follows up on his promise to collect the $18,000 balance of that degerate's bail from the leftist idiot who posted his bond, making it possible for Adan to murder that poor woman.
Unfortunately, as Oregon has essentially abolished bail in almost all forms, it is virtually unheard of for the courts to EVER collect the balance of the 90% of what Oregon calls "security" instead of bail. That makes the "stated bail/security" set forward in court - and often in media - essentially meaningless.
So when a rapist is released on what is called "$100,00 security" what that really means is that only 10% of that amount has to be posted, and if the accused violates the terms of release - or at worst simply absconds - the state makes no effort to ever collect the remaining $90,000.
In my experience (40 years plus in Oregon courtrooms) I have frequently seen cases where a violent criminal has violated his "release agreement," sometimes by simply running away, and then a family member has shown up in court, lamenting that they posted the 10% ($10,000 in this case) but that they never understood they were responsible if their nephew/friend/son failed to appear. The vast majority of times, judges will then refund even the 10% to the person who posted the money, despite the defendant's failure to appear!
Thanks for the post Josh. I look forward to seeing more from you.
Gone are the days when judges would forfeit the full bail even when a defendant committed suicide (the late Judge Charles Crookham comes to mind).