Okay, so a freelance
journalist writes an “editorial” about bail, sticks it onto a digital media
site (you know, one of those sites that has to constantly fill space with
“content” and get clicks and views to sell ads), and then the bail insurance
companies point to it and send it everywhere they can. I mean, even if the bail
insurance lobbyists paid for it, what’s the problem?
The problem is that even though the “editorial” says
the bail rules shouldn’t change, the fact is that the bail rules are
changing.
Yeah, I noticed that it said
bail should stay the same, but then it pointed to New Jersey, which just
changed everything.
You noticed that too?
Yeah, so what are the
insurance companies doing about it?
Well, they’re doing stuff just like this -- fighting
to keep everything the same.
What if things don’t stay the
same – what’s the role of the bail agent then?
They don’t know.
So they have no plan for what
to do just in case things do change?
Right.
But you said things are changing.
Yep. In over half the states. More to come.
Is there a way that bail
agents can be a part of the future of American pretrial release and detention?
Yes, but it won’t include insurance companies.
Is that why the insurance
company lobbyists have to convince bail agents that America wants to keep
everything the same even while all of America is actually changing?
Yes.
One last question. Has the
bail industry really existed since Medieval England?
No, only since about 1900. I’m glad you noticed the
historical error.
