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Civil Liberties

mahatmakanejeeves

(61,299 posts) Sun May 30, 2021, 02:14 PM May 2021

TX lege is abt to make it illegal for bail funds to bail out anyone ever ACCUSED OF a violent crime.

LolWhatInsurrectionHat Retweeted

Holy crap. The TX lege is abt to make it illegal for bail funds to bail out anyone ever ACCUSED OF (I assume this means arrested for) a violent crime.

Red states are on a preemption spree right now. They are aiming for all but the most mild of criminal legal changes.

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TX lege is abt to make it illegal for bail funds to bail out anyone ever ACCUSED OF a violent crime. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 OP

savages. mopinko May 2021 #1

Dafuq is going on with Texas?!? TDale313 May 2021 #2

Seems like a misinterpretation of the original tweet Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #3

mopinko

(71,909 posts)

1. savages.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun May 30, 2021, 02:21 PM

May 2021

these people just arent civilized.

TDale313

(7,822 posts)

2. Dafuq is going on with Texas?!?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun May 30, 2021, 02:28 PM

May 2021

I am so over this Authoritarian bullshit.

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)

3. Seems like a misinterpretation of the original tweet

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun May 30, 2021, 02:44 PM

May 2021

"Ban nonprofits from posting bond for those accused or ever previously convicted of a violent crime"

So if the person is CURRENTLY held for a violent crime, or was convicted of one in the past.

Just sayin'

I'm curious to know what the list of 'violent' crimes consists of ... resisting arrest I suppose?

This is almost certainly meant to target protesters.

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