Man accused of stealing $5 of food found dead in cell

[fstarcstar]

You do understand being a cop isn't being a teacher right Philly? Most of the men and women in the police force deal with some of our societies worst on a daily basis. Most often than not they can't treat a majority like "humans" when alot of them have lost their ability to function in society or need rehabilitation, something cops can't provide at their desks and jail cells. Its alot more complicated than you think.

[Philly]

[Medius]

[Philly]

No, Medius. Don't you get it? Just keep blaming the system and make vague references to legislative bodies. That will bring about the real change.

[exploited]

[jimmyz]

[John Galt]

I'll somewhat agree with comrade about this where bail shouldn't be imposed for 5 dollar shoplifting charges... or many types of petty charges like that. But I also agree with Philly that it should always be reasonable: high enough to get the person to come back to face charges or lose the money, and low enough so that it's something within their reach to get. i think that if someone is arrested again for another crime while awaiting trial for another crime, and the first crime was so petty that it didn't deserve bail, that upon second arrest the person then has to post bail, and that bail should be reasonable. If a third time then the bail ought be doubled, and so on and so forth.

i then also agree that a person should never be allowed to starve themselves to death in the custody of the state. he should have been hospitalized.

[Medius]

[jimmyz]

I had the food at the Iron Hilton as a youte. I know why he didn't eat it. The store manager that pressed charges is a dick. Who puts a guy in cuffs for $5 of junk food. I'd have paid for it myself if I were the store manager. Terrible story.

[Philly]

Jimmy continues to surprise me. Not at all what I would expect him to say in this thread.