Posted on 06/18/2017 11:32:01 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Jay Z is continuing his fight against the criminal justice system by helping men who have been incarcerated but can’t get release due to exorbitant bail bonds.
In an essay for Time magazine, Hov attacks the “exploitative bail industry” for their practices that he deems are unfair to black and brown people.
“If you’re from neighborhoods like the Brooklyn one I grew up in, if you’re unable to afford a private attorney, then you can be disappeared into our jail system simply because you can’t afford bail,” Jay writes. “Millions of people are separated from their families for months at a time — not because they are convicted of committing a crime, but because they are accused of committing a crime.”
In his piece, Jay continues, “When black and brown people are over-policed and arrested and accused of crimes at higher rates than others, and then forced to pay for their freedom before they ever see trial, big bail companies prosper.”
That’s why Hov has teamed up with organizations such as Southerners on New Ground and Color of Change on Father’s Day (June 18) to help bail out fathers “who can’t afford the due process our democracy promises.”
“As a father with a growing family, it’s the least I can do, but philanthropy is not a long fix, we have to get rid of these inhuman practices altogether,” he adds.
Since producing docu-series Time: The Kalief Browder Story, Jay Z has been an outspoken critic of the criminal justice system. The rap mogul is currently working on a documentary about the tragic death of Trayvon Martin titled Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story and a National Geographic project called Race with Jay Z, which examines race in America during the 2016 presidential election.
Having said that, I would also insist—if such policies were implemented with respect to bail amounts—that the penalties for jumping bail should be correspondingly increased, and made very strict.
With that stipulation, I'm all for finding new ways in which to fairly and realistically explore such reforms, because I do believe the criminal justice system needs reforming in several areas.
But we clearly can't adopt more liberal policies with respect to bail amounts without also increasing the penalties for skipping out on bail.
I wonder what Jay Z's opinion would be on that nuance?
Hey, let’s not confuse anyone with the facts. It might shatter their fragile sensibilities.
He would not support it because, like all Leftards, he is pro-criminal.
Your willingness to transfer risk onto the bondsmen offering bail is admirable...NOT! Here’s the reality: bail is set at levels that relate to severity of the crime, not the financial circumstances of the accused. Let’s say you and JayZ are successful and bail amounts are halved. More accused persons are able to get bail but the bondsmen start experiencing more people jumping bail. This causes them to increase the amount they charge for bail to cover the increased risk. The accused person is still at a financial disadvantage.
Other factors bearing on this include recent incidents of bounty hunters acting badly. Bondsmen may have to increase the use of such persons to ensure they get the accused in front of a judge instead of having to redeem the full cost of that bond. Law enforcement isn’t going to help the bondsmen any more than they do now. It’s only by happenstance and bad luck on the part of the accused when law enforcement returns them to the system.
Bondsmen are also likely to become much more discerning on who they will bond out of jail. The bond may have been halved but it’s still a significant sum and you have more people wanting your service because it’s now more “affordable”. The bondsmen can do lots of things to manage the risk, including leaving the business if the risk becomes too high. Less bondsmen means less accused getting bailed out of jail.
I don't think Jay Z recognizes any considerations of the sort you mention.
Seems like the answer is obvious: If the bail bond companies are making excessive profits by overcharging for their service, there is a real opportunity here. Jay Z should use his money to start a bail bond company that charges a fair price. Since Jay Z will still make a reasonable profit, he would actually make money while giving the accused a chance to get out of jail until trial.
“I don’t think Jay Z recognizes any considerations of the sort you mention.”
You are most certainly the early-a.m. front-runner for “Understatement of the Day”...LOL!! Maybe Jay Z needs to take this to his business management team so he can really cash in on this golden opportunity. Imagining that meeting in my head just brings a smile to my face as many of the concepts from my post are explained to Jay Z:
Business Mgr. - “OK, here are numbers on the amount to be received for posting bond and the funds at risk for those bonds...
Jay Z - (grabbing crotch) “Yo, yo, yo, dawg...sheeeit, ain’t gonna be no risking Jay Z’s stash — these bros and hos gonna be righteous ‘cause they love my urban poetry...”
You take it from there.
He better hope he doesn’t bail out a Willie Horton...
Jay Z another member of the no ruled mob idiots.
Jay Z sold heroin before his music business. He ruined many lives and no doublt killed a few people with the drugs or other means.
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