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by maratd 4730 days ago
> By the way, how the hell does bail get set at $500,000 for a single Facebook comment, no matter how insensitive or inciteful?

I think he might graduate high school soon and go off to college, so that represents a flight risk.

And as funny as that is, I'm willing to bet that the above really was the reason given.