I would not usually retweet a story like this but there is a terrible factual inaccuracy, badly in need of correction. The story is also in need of some balance. First, this is just wrong: 👇🏻
https://twitter.com/WCCO/status/1448619710963126275
“On Aug. 17, 202, Brown was sentenced to a year in the workhouse, but he was almost immediately released and given credit for 33 days.” 👇🏻
“WCCO asked attorney Tamburino if this was standard practice.
“In today’s world, unfortunately it is,” he said. “People are being released on no bail or very low bail regardless of how many times they have been in the system.”
Bail has absolutely nothing to do with this. Why? 👇🏻
“In today’s world, unfortunately it is,” he said. “People are being released on no bail or very low bail regardless of how many times they have been in the system.”
Bail has absolutely nothing to do with this. Why? 👇🏻
Bail is an issue before a case is resolved, not after the sentencing. This man was sentenced to one yr in the county workhouse with credit for the time he had served. Bail is no longer a possibility. If you want to criticize the system, let’s at least start w/ the right issue.
This was a sentence negotiated between the county attorney’s office and the defense. It was also a domestic, which can be complicated. The probation report, which includes input from the victim, is a private document. No lawyer looking at this case would have access to that info.
People are frequently furloughed from the workhouse after sentencing for many different reasons. It might have been part of the agreement, or related to Covid, or treatment, or the list goes on…. Bail shouldn’t even be mentioned in this story.
Finally, it is really easy to judge, after the fact, when something goes terribly wrong, without knowing anything about the actual people and their particular circumstances. It is not fair to anyone, including the victims of this tragedy.
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