I'm well aware of the considerations in determining bail.
Since the bail money was borrowed at least in Reade's case, clearly there was a miscalculation when considering the defendants' financial abilities. Dave's family is considerably more well-heeled than Reade's or Collin's, yet the bail was the same for all players.
$400k bail for a case with weak evidence and no serious injuries to the alleged victim and no flight risk is pretty damn stiff.
"I'm well aware of the considerations in determining bail."
So you're no longer claiming that the bail "isn't appropriate for Durham", right?
"Since the bail money was borrowed at least in Reade's case, clearly there was a miscalculation when considering the defendants' financial abilities."
That's a howler. Lots of defendents have to borrow money for bail. And "financial ability" includes the ability to find someone wiling to make the loan.
"Dave's family is considerably more well-heeled than Reade's or Collin's, yet the bail was the same for all players."
Why isn't that a reason to think Dave's was set too low as opposed to thinking Reade's and Collin's was set too high?
"$400k bail for a case with weak evidence and no serious injuries to the alleged victim and no flight risk is pretty damn stiff."
When you say "no serious injuries" you mean "apart from having being held down and raped by three guys", right? I mean, you wouldn't a general rule that rape isn't "all that serious" unless there are other injuries, would you?
And I'm not sure why you say there's no risk of flight. The defendents aren't residents of Durham, right? They have no community ties but for attending Duke, right?