> At least half of the 3,309 fugitives arrested in FIST VII were later released on bail

Lmfao god bless America right?

That reminds me of one of my favorite lines in one of my favorite movies, Thank You for Smoking. seriously if you are reading this and have not watched it, stop what you’re doing and go watch it right now.

Nick Naylor’s (a tobacco lobbyist) son asks, “dad, why is America the greatest country in the world?” Nick is reading something, doesn’t look up and takes a slight beat to think about it, then just calmly responds, “our endless appeal system.”

That movie is unbelievable. I know out of context that line just seems like edge lord nonsense, but Aaron Eckhardt (sp?) just sells it so hard.

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toyg 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

> our endless appeal system

Mr Naylor's clearly never got involved with Italian justice, where the average criminal trial takes 4 and a half years as it goes through 3 judgement levels (the first sentence alone is likely to take more than a year). By law, a "reasonable" process is expected to take up to 6 years.

As far as I can see, most criminal cases in the US are completed in less than a year.

	▲	BolexNOLA 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yes and no. It reeeally depends on the nature/scale of the crime and the kind of defense they can mount (I.e. can they afford excellent lawyers/have deep pockets).

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cwillu 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm curious what you think “released on bail” means?

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Aurornis 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

What’s confusing about it?

Bail is typically only granted to those who are not deemed substantial flight risks. Capturing fugitives and then turning around and releasing them on bail is ironic.

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jojobas 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Released to the general population with monitoring measures often inadequate to prevent disappearance or guarantee court appearances.

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BolexNOLA 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

That’s a really poorly obscured way of saying “you don’t know what that means.”

I know what posting bail means. I don’t need to explain it to you to prove it. I was just chuckling about TYFS at the end of the day.