One (run by the local BLM chair) just forfeited $100,000 after a fine young man they bailed out on his charges of attempted murder and assault pled guilty and then, while awaiting sentencing, went and got himself arrested for assaulting and strangling his girlfriend. On top of three prior felony convictions and 10 prior misdemeanor convictions. Before forfeiting the bond, the judge asked the bail fund witness what research they did before deciding who to bail out. The answer was “look at the on-line court documents.”
In another case, another bail fund (run by a candidate for mayor who has NOT been shot at) bailed out a guy who then went on a drug-fueled crime spree which ended when he held a woman at gunpoint, stole her truck, and crashed the truck into another car, killing a high school cheerleader. Her family is suing the bail project for failing to research his extensive 10 year history of drug arrests and failures to appear for court Before “negligently“ bailing him out. The family is also helping sponsor an anti-bail-funding bill in the legislature - named after the dead daughter - to prevent groups from funding bail of $5,000 or more.
News from Lake Woe, where nobody is average.