Maybe this will be a case of Scared Straight. One can only hope.
Posted on 09/17/2020 5:27:40 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
A Franklin & Marshall College Kappa Delta sorority sister is one of nine people charged with crimes connected to the riots in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, last weekend. The girl's father on Tuesday blasted a judge's decision to set her bail at $1 million as "obscene" and unconstitutional
Kathryn Patterson, 20, faces felony and misdemeanor charges including arson, vandalism, riot, and disorderly conduct after her arrest early Monday. She was allegedly a participant in the protests over the fatal police shooting of Ricardo Munoz, who according to bodycam footage chased a police officer with a knife in a threatening manner.
Patterson is a Black Lives Matter supporter, posting on Facebook "BLM, all day every day" and commenting, "my left fist, to symbolize black power."
The girl's father, Chip Patterson of Mercersburg, called the $1 million bail set by the district judge "obscene."
"Everything that I know so far, which is not a lot, indicates that Kat is not guilty of those charges. But then again, we'll have to wait and see," he told the Associated Press.
"I cannot tell you how long this night has been," he said. "I think regardless of what these people did or didn't do, the bail amount is just outrageous and clearly against the Eighth Amendment." The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits "excessive bail."
Patterson's defenders say she and her friend Taylor Enterline, another individual who was arrested by police, were doing nothing more than acting as "medics" before they were arrested. The social justice advocacy group Lancaster Stands Up characterized the "absurdly high bail amounts" as "a politically motivated attack on the movement for police reform and accountability."
A GoFundMe page set up for Patterson has received support from the Franklin & Marshall College chapter of Delta Kappa, members of the Black Student Union, and as reported by the Washington Free Beacon's Brent Scher, even the college president Barbara Altmann thanked students for creating the GoFundMe, posting on Instagram that "many of us in our community will be contributing."
Kat was providing medical attention to injured demonstrators and has now been wrongfully accused of crimes she could not possibly commit," the page states. "We as members of the Black Student Union and Kappa Delta Sorority, have created this fund to raise money to support Kat and her family."
The fundraiser has so far raise just over $54,000 toward its goal of $60,000.
An update to the page also urges donors to support the GoFundMe pages for "activists and friends" Enterline and Alexa Wise, a "Black Trans Activist" who was also arrested on charges of arson, riot, and vandalism.
Secret agent man, you are wrong, it is unconstitutional
Bail is “excessive” in violation of the Eighth Amendment when it is set at a figure higher than an amount reasonably calculated to ensure the asserted governmental interest.
If the only asserted interest is to guarantee that the accused will stand trial and submit to sentence if found guilty, then “bail must be set by a court at a sum designed to ensure that goal, and no more.”
To challenge bail as excessive, one must move for a reduction, and, if that motion is denied, appeal to the Court of Appeals, and, if unsuccessful, appeal to the Supreme Court Justice sitting for that circuit.
The Amendment is apparently inapplicable to postconviction release pending appeal, but the practice has apparently been to grant such releases.
And bail isn’t meant to be supplied to activists via go fund me. Perhaps that is why
Maybe if daddy had spanked his little precious angel, instead of bribing her for her love....
We are talking about serious crimes here, all felonies. Maybe the Feds have some charges for the little darling.
“ Bail is supposed to be sufficient to guarantee you will how up, nothing more.“
In the current day of millionaire movie stars pooling millions into bail funds to turn arrests into catch and release $1 million is too low.
Except that we know that all those with ‘medic’ bags, and all those who have “Press” on their helmets are really rioters. They just wear them so they can accuse the police of “assaulting medics and the press”.
Yeah, it’s too high. Unless there’s much more to her charges than we know.
I think a $1 million bail is excessive, but having her experience a week or so in jail might open her eyes a bit. I predict it will be reduced in the near future.
I’ll tell you, I was in college 30 years ago, but the worst type of girl I’ve ever met in my life was the “sorority liberal.” Sadly, she’s a very real thing and was extraordinarily common at my school... e.g., doctor’s daughter, total spoiled brat, vain about her appearance, snobbish about her friends... and strident supporter of a radical left-wing agenda.
Your medics had real training. The rioter medic posers have never shown their credentials.
Disgusting...
Commit a crime and get rewarded!
$54,769 raised for her so far! I bet it will surpass the $60,000 goal.
Hasn’t been any riot since then. Has there?
First offender? Let her plead guilty to a felony, give her the maximum time on probation, and a fine equal to 5 years of tuition at her private college. Make the probation terms strong enough that she’ll violate sooner or later. Or else turn into a model citizen.
They’re all “MEDICS”. Maybe Dad can tell us where we she got her training as a Medic.
They’re all “MEDICS”. Maybe Dad can tell us where we she got her training as a Medic.
First question: Is “Kat” certified to administer emergency medical procedures? If so, she may have a leg to stand on re her alibi. If not, she’s just another lying rioter. IMHO
What’s obscene, you stupid progenitor, is that your spoiled daughter committed criminal felonies by deliberately destroying other people’s property.
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