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Man with handgun seeking governor arrested in Wisconsin Capitol, returns with assault rifle (apnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee to c/wisconsin@midwest.social

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This why the bail system is bullshit.

Dude showed up shirtless with a gun demanding to see the governor, and was out on bail by 9pm and immediately went back with a bigger gun and did the same thing.

The amount of money he has shouldn't be a factor on if he's a danger to society

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

It's why I don't understand how "cash bail" is coded as a law and order thing. How is it lawful or orderly to base who gets to walk free on who has money?

Cash bail is clearly about a class-based justice system: those with money walk free, those who don't go straight to jail.