” ... they can always be re-arrested....provided they haven’t absconded.”
The article is a bit misleading. The three who had charges dropped against them were already out on bail so they were not “released” from custody today. The other two are still in custody because of other charges that were not dropped. Andrew McCarthy said on the Laura Ingraham show tonight that he suspects the prosecutors have stronger evidence on the two “masterminds” who remain in custody than they had on the three against whom charges were dropped.
How much did it cost the government to deal with these people? Cops, lawyers. Never-ending. If you take up the publics resources you should pay. Needing a cop is one thing getting arrested is another.