It's about to get real ugly in South Carolina. .

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

I've merged the thread. 

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

@FOX10News: A man says without this video of a woman attacking him, he would have been charged with strong-armed robbery.

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Also out of SC. Once again thankgoodness for video footage. 

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

@ABC: Ex-cop Michael Slager charged with murder of Walter Scott has been released on $500,000 bail

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[Hagar]

I'm surprised, based on the video, there was a bail set.  Aren't there times/crimes when there is no bail?  

[tvc184]

21 hours ago, REBgp said:

I'm surprised, based on the video, there was a bail set.  Aren't there times/crimes when there is no bail?  

Typically bail is denied in very limited circumstances on capital crimes. I believe the idea that you may be put to death adds to the risk of flight. 

Looks at the SC Penal Code, this does not appear to be a death penalty case. 

[Hagar]

33 minutes ago, tvc184 said:

Typically bail is denied in very limited circumstances on capital crimes. I believe the idea that you may be put to death adds to the risk of flight. 

Looks at the SC Penal Code, this does not appear to be a death penalty case. 

Thanks, as usual, for educating us TVC.  When we discus the finer points of law, unfortunately, most of us know very little.  

[tvc184]

19 minutes ago, REBgp said:

Thanks, as usual, for educating us TVC.  When we discus the finer points of law, unfortunately, most of us know very little.  

It is occupational knowledge. I don't know much about being an operator at a chemical plant or bank loans (other than being rejected). 

I will say this, knowing what actual laws say is not so important to most people as most can figure out what most laws are such as assaults, theft, property damage, drug possession, etc. I honestly don't expect people to know the exact details of such laws in our state, much less that of other states. Your question above is such an example. It is a great question out of common knowledge.

Even being directly involved in laws and enforcing them I don't expect most people to know about bail. Heck, most officers don't know as it has no bearing on how they do the job. That is a job for judges and to be contested by lawyers. 

What sometimes has me wondering is the total lack of knowledge of procedure or rights even in general terms that is severely lacking. People often spit out the idea of "my rights" when in truth they have no clue what those rights mean. I (and others on here) could probably list a lot of legal issues and court rulings that would have people baffled or stunned.