1). Wrong. I'm claiming that's extremely high bail for Durham, which is not a particularly wealthy county.
2). Howl all you like. Civilized jurisdictions use bail schedules established for that jurisdiction, which takes mean income and other economic factors into account, along with the prima facie facts in the case, the defendant's record, and other factors. If a defendant can demonstrate inability to meet the standards under which the bail schedule was established, a reduction is usaully granted, as long as the defendant isn't a flight risk. But Durham seems to make it up out of thin air.
3). Because Reade's and Collin's was set way too high.
4). She didn't require hospitalization for her alleged injuries. That's the point. Many rape victims are beaten, cut, bones broken, left unconscious, etc., and require hospitalization. Injuries to an alleged victim are always a consideration in setting bail. As for the substance and tone of your statement, GMAFB. There is no evidence to sustain these charges if they were reviewed by an unbiased judge in a probable cause hearing. Too bad NC has no such thing. Perhaps when they figure out we're beyond feudal law in this country, they'll establish such a procedure.
5). Those ties to Duke may be more solid than some lowlife who happened to have dumped his kit in Durham for a few years because the stepmother he's sucking off of lives there. A defendant's past record and standing within his own community is more indicative of whether or not he is a flight risk no matter what jurisdiction the matter is charged in. You have heard of extradition, haven't you? It's safe to say that, either through common knowledge or through counsel, these boys know they would be picked up and extradited if they failed to show up for court, bail would be revoked and they would be held without bail.
A bail schedule that's set up to take mean income in Durham into account isn't appropriate when setting bail for someone who's from a community with a significantly higher mean income. Suppose Bill Gates is accused of raping a girl in Durham? You think a judge is going to feel bound by the bail schedule?
And look at you. I'm asking you to give a decent _reason_ for thinking bail was set too high, and you say Dave's richer than the other two. I ask you why that counts as a reason for thinking bail for the other two was set too high and you repeat your conclusion. Hey, it's always easier when you use your conclusion as a premise. Makes your argument's real compact ;-)
"A defendant's past record and standing within his own community is more indicative of whether or not he is a flight risk no matter what jurisdiction the matter is charged in"
Good luck with that one ;-) If you're ever, God forbid, the subject of a bond hearing while on vacation a thousand or two miles from home, you can try it out and see how it goes ... ROFLMAO