They sure don’t try to help a guy get back on his feet.
From: Bill Prince
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 4:35 PM
To: AFMUG
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT aintcha glad
There is nothing so broken as a broken bureaucracy.
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On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 2:59 PM <[email protected]> wrote:
I have an employee that was supposed to pay a “fee” to his parole officer or
probation office or some such place.
We have attempted to help him pay.
They will not take a credit card unless we can prove that he has permission
from us, which they have refused to believe when we call them.
They will not give a receipt for a cash payment.
They will not take a certified check.
They will take a western union for a $24 surcharge.
And until he gets this paid (with penalties mounting every day) he cannot get
his driver’s license back.
From: Bill Prince
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 3:53 PM
To: AFMUG
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT aintcha glad
You know what they say about doing the same thing over and over.
If you don't try doing something different, you may never know what will
work, and what doesn't
It's clear what they were doing was not working. People would get thrown in
the slammer for a minor offense, and not be able to post bail right away. When
they eventually posted bail, they had lost their $7/hour job because they
didn't show for a few days. Then they couldn't repay the bond. Then they would
get thrown in jail for not paying that, rinse, repeat.
It ends up being a tax on being poor. Kind of a dumb way to run things.
In fairness, this isn't for every offender. There is a list of criteria
regarding the degree of the offense, risks to the community, and so on.
It has worked well in some other areas already. CA is not breaking new ground
here.
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On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 2:45 PM <[email protected]> wrote:
It will be a really interesting social experiment. Hope it works as they
wish.
From: Bill Prince
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2018 3:41 PM
To: AFMUG
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT aintcha glad
They are such pillars of their communities.
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On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 11:23 AM [email protected]
<[email protected]> wrote:
I read that yesterday. Crazy.
On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 1:33 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
You are not a bail bondsman in California...
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