[noyoudumbdolt]

Indeed, serious fraudsters can be worse than some violent offenders. But your whole comment is pointless and ignorant because bail is not supposed to be punishment. Bail is to secure the person’s reappearance at court and, especially when it is denied, to protect the public from a dangerous person. Punishment comes after you’re found guilty.

[dtgriscom]

For the poor, bail is punishing and harmful. The difference between that and formal "punishment" after trial is academic.

[noyoudumbdolt]

So is having to contest a criminal trial at all. But the alternative is to have people flee before their trial, or continue to terrorize the public. The right to a speedy trial is the backstop to all this.