tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063716325300920261.post3388447729584456545..comments2023-06-09T06:00:57.201-07:00Comments on Behind the Paper with Brian Nairin: Bail Bonds and the Media: Objective Journalism or Pretrial Services Advocacy…You DecideBehind the Paper with Brian Nairinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00852678584464018778noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063716325300920261.post-46603636691078360882012-12-30T07:49:05.649-08:002012-12-30T07:49:05.649-08:00Don't let the squeaky wheels get you down. I ...Don't let the squeaky wheels get you down. I believe that the general public understands and supports bail. Here in Indiana not only were judges mandated to include public safety in determining bond, this mandate took the form of a state constitutional amendment as opposed to just enacting it as a statute.<br /><br />It is a matter of keeping what's going on in front of the public. This post does a great job of doing that.<br /><br />Jeff Downer Bail Bondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09916011592960430643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063716325300920261.post-45889287473984399572012-12-23T17:10:04.983-08:002012-12-23T17:10:04.983-08:00You could attempt to flood the media with the othe...You could attempt to flood the media with the other side of the story, but what good would it do? Those who have a problem with the Bail Industry or Criminal Justice system are going to refuse to believe facts or opinions that suggest their ideas or beliefs may be unjustifiably biased. The author or authors were willing to sit down and talk with those in the bail industry, gets facts and information, yet still disregard them because the information did not coincide with their preformed opinions. It's hopeless! You can educate them all you wan't, but the ignorant chiefs running the show will still spew their opinionated BS.<br /><a title="Bail Bonds Sacramento" href="http://bail-bondssacramento.com" rel="nofollow">Bail Bonds Sacramento</a><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024660738023339421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063716325300920261.post-30369269525283614582012-12-04T09:11:15.956-08:002012-12-04T09:11:15.956-08:00Brian, another great blog post. Kathy and I were a...Brian, another great blog post. Kathy and I were also interviewed by the author of the story and none of our comments made it into the article.<br /><br />Hovever, the article wasn't published in the SF chronicle. It was published in SF weekly which has a much smaller circulation than the Chronicle. <br /><br />You know an article is unfairly biased against the commercial bail industry when it buries the following comment on the last page:<br /><br />"While the risk assessment wouldn't necessarily set guys like Dorton free, it could ensure them a fair shot based on facts."<br /><br />This whole anti-bail article is based around Dorton's anecdotal case and it turns out that even if a risk assessment OR program was in place, Dorton may not have qualified because of the seriousness of the charges against him.<br /><br />Guess what, high conviction rates clearly show that most defendants are guilty of the crimes they are charged with. The presumption of innocence does not mean that society has to be stupid and release mass numbers of defendants on OR so they can dodge court and punishment for their crimes.alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812201322287708720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063716325300920261.post-71982932981474412132012-12-04T08:03:08.263-08:002012-12-04T08:03:08.263-08:00Is there any way that the bail industry can began ...Is there any way that the bail industry can began to flood social and commericial media with our story? I agree 100 percent that the truth and facts our on our side. Right now we are the back ground noise. What platform exist that we can access to over shadow the stories that are floating around against us? Many bail agents are doing their best locally to get the ear and educate those that matter, but as we know the big machine of PTR is gainning momentum.Anthony Armstronghttp://www.trinitybailbonds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063716325300920261.post-75638925349768126322012-12-04T07:21:57.416-08:002012-12-04T07:21:57.416-08:00Joel, thanks for the comment. I am glad you enjoy...Joel, thanks for the comment. I am glad you enjoyed the blog. Our team spent at least 15 minutes explaining the difference between the two concepts (presumption of innocence and probable cause) to the reporter...but unfortunately none of that made it in to the story.Behind the Paper with Brian Nairinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852678584464018778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063716325300920261.post-42143391961514489022012-12-04T07:06:15.741-08:002012-12-04T07:06:15.741-08:00Brian- I am so glad you mentioned the point about ...Brian- I am so glad you mentioned the point about probable cause. It seems the Pretrial Services Community forgets that the accused defendant is in custody for a reason and that as a result of the "Probability" that the accused committed the crime. In order to fulfill their mandate, Judges set the bail based on the probability that the defendant will return to court so justice can be served. Bonding agencies and Surety companies weigh the probability of the risk in releasing defendants in order to mitigate losses and remain solvent. Driven by these mandates, Judges, Prosecutors, and Bonding Companies have a very limited amount of acceptable risk that they are willing to take when weighing this probability. Pretrial Service Agencies on the other hand take their "Evidence Based Practices" and release defendants with a false sense of security that they will appear, but like most government monopolies, there is nobody to be accountable to. If counties faced with pressures of jail overcrowding want to increase the amount of acceptable risk they are willing to take on, they ought to have their judges re-examine the bail schedules, or expand their bail deviation programs to adjust the bail to an appropriate amount, and still require a secured form of release instead of taking the own promise of a person where there was enough probable cause to make the arrest in the first place.Joel Horowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06929412949124129699noreply@blogger.com