Posted on 12/06/2019 9:19:26 AM PST by Olog-hai
Harvey Weinstein violated his bail conditions by mishandling his electronic ankle monitor, which left his whereabouts unrecorded for hours at a time, a New York prosecutor argued Friday.
Prosecutor Joan Illuzzi made the claim at a pretrial hearing for Weinstein while asking a judge to increase his bail from $1 million to $5 million. She accused him of leaving home a piece of the monitoring technology that keeps the ankle bracelet activated.
Defense attorney Donna Rotunno denied it was deliberate. She blamed “technical glitches” like dead batteries. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault. […]
The judge put off any decision about whether Weinstein should face stricter bail conditions over the alleged violations until next week. …
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If he were black they would have revoked bail and thrown him in jail.
Put this fat slob under the jail.
It was getting in the way of the ho’s
Careful while you’re out pussyfooting around there Harvey. There might be some folks that would sleep better at night if you were to take a dirt nap. What better time than when you’re out creeping around ?
Activate the Alexa and Siri option to broadcast the audio. /humor
Unfortunately, there have been other cases where individuals have removed the bracelet, and been able to rape and murder people before being hunted down. Why anyone thinks this is a secure way of tracking criminals needs their head examined. The only true way to make sure you know where these creeps are 24/7 is keeping them behind bars.
Some Epstien$ are worth$ $aving?
Deadlock, good Rutger Hauer movie from the 80s.
Not even sure why this is a discussion. If you violate your bail, you lose your bail and you wait in jail. What’s the confusion?
As someone else posted here: if he were black (or, I’d add, a nobody) this wouldn’t even be controversial.
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