What else could it be called, when it was so instantly established that only one in three of those arrested even had prior criminal records, yet that bail was carried through anyway?
Their lives were oppressed, and still are being oppressed. Most of them have to wear those stupid ankle bracelets, at great dollar cost and probably great mental humiliation.
It's pretty cut and dried, even now. I'm outraged at this blatant abuse of power, and I'm outraged that so many refuse to acknowledge that it is even now a grievous and worrisome abuse of power.
-- Most of them have to wear those stupid ankle bracelets, at great dollar cost and probably great mental humiliation. --
That's not an "excessive bail" issue, that's an "absence of probable cause" issue.
-- I'm outraged at this blatant abuse of power ... --
Petersen and Reyna have civil rights too, as well as due process. They will likely be called to justify their actions.