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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Tue, Feb 10 2004
And Who Would Know Better How To Jump Bail?
I guess this sort of story lawyer skipping bail might be akin to the saying that doctors make the worst patients.
The American Bail Coalition has a page (scroll down when you get there) briefly outlining the bail laws in U.S. states. Note that four states (and Washington, D.C.) no longer allow traditional commercial bail. The same site also has Bounty Hunter Laws. These bail fugitive recovery agents can be as young as 18 in California, but in Georgia they must be at least age 25.
Are arrested lawyers really more likely to jump bail? I don't know, but this sort of thing fuels the fire for all the lawyer jokes out there. So does knowing all about what's illegal make a person more likely to commit illegal acts? Are some acts more evil than others? Are the crimes of lawyers more depraved than those of a gang member or petty thief? Tell society what you think by being part of the search for The Depravity Scale.
posted at: 09:08 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
I guess this sort of story lawyer skipping bail might be akin to the saying that doctors make the worst patients.
The American Bail Coalition has a page (scroll down when you get there) briefly outlining the bail laws in U.S. states. Note that four states (and Washington, D.C.) no longer allow traditional commercial bail. The same site also has Bounty Hunter Laws. These bail fugitive recovery agents can be as young as 18 in California, but in Georgia they must be at least age 25.
Are arrested lawyers really more likely to jump bail? I don't know, but this sort of thing fuels the fire for all the lawyer jokes out there. So does knowing all about what's illegal make a person more likely to commit illegal acts? Are some acts more evil than others? Are the crimes of lawyers more depraved than those of a gang member or petty thief? Tell society what you think by being part of the search for The Depravity Scale.
posted at: 09:08 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
