[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

We are to be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

I despise this statement. If someone commits a crime, they are guilty of that crime whether or not proven so. A common sense understanding of that statement is that we cannot punish one unless we legally prove them guilty.

[grey_whiskers]

And setting bail so high that someone remains in jail for months, thereby losing their job, (possibly) career, and credit rating, is merely a coincidental by product.

See, the state doesn't *intend* it to be a punishment, just like Hillary never *intended* (cough, cough) to sell US classified information by putting it on an unsecured server.