re:
"......Can you think of a possible circumstance where an
immigrant facing deportation proceedings is not a flight risk?......"
Well Hugh, to go along with the ride...
Can you think of any possible circumstances where any
citizen facing incarceration after trial, should not be considered
a flight risk?
Why have bail at all?
Read the court finding again, and put into the proper damned
context, willya?
We don't go throwing people in prison while we go out and
try to figure out a reason to throw them in prison [not for
long, anyway].
When we strip that mandate away from it's Constitutional
roots, we are indeed -ALL- in one heap of trouble.
Thanks.
Can you think of any possible circumstances where any citizen facing incarceration after trial, should not be considered a flight risk?Certainly.
If I am facing a charge where the maximum jail term is 10 years, but I know that if I skip bail I face further charges that could put me away for 30 years, then I am not likely to run, especially if I have a job and if I have a family here to support.
However, if I am here on a visa, and I face being deported from this country if I don't skip out but I might be able to stay if I do skip out, I think it is reasonable to assume there is a flight risk.