1. This is a very serious topic.
2. Here in California, the legislature has abolished all cash bail.
a. It does not go into effect yet.
b. Of course, the bail bonds industry is planning to have a vote of the people in order to overturn the decision of the legislature.
3. I am terrified of being the victim of violence, for there are so many violent people here in California.
4. But I agree that if a person with money can bail out, then it is only fair that a poor person be able to bail out, too.
5.I believe that the new law lets a judge decide whether or not a person should be released without cash bail.
6. Although I think that Senator Sanders is an obnoxious old man, his idea of bail reform deserves serious consideration.