I think it's the magistrates responsibility to determine if someone is a threat to the community. They did release him to his friend, but manslaughter, vehicular homocide, and agravated assault are pretty harsh charges. I think the NJ prosecutors must have way too much time on their hands, or this guy didn't get a good lawyer early in the game. The whole situation seems kind of outlandish. I start to see ulterior motives when stuff like this happens.
-- jon mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Thursday, August 8, 2002, 5:26:21 PM, you wrote: HM> Well, on the other hand, when you bail someone out of jail, they kind of are HM> youor responsibility. You are vouching for the fact they don't represent a HM> threat to yourself or the community. HM> I dunno... I could go either way on this one. I guess it all depends on HM> whether or not the guy knew his friend was going to drive or not. HM> M ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
