20000 bail is 2000 cash out of pocket. 10% is typical for a bail bond.
That's why they set it so high. I agree with you about publicizing ones name
before they are proven guilty. In any case, "innocent until proven guilty"
is just a saying, it has no basis in fact. If it were true, why is it that,
if a jury can't decide if you are guilty or not (hung jury), they can try
you again? If "innocent until proven guilty", their inability to prove your
guilt should default to a not guilty verdict, not the legal equivalent of a
"do over".

"Brenda Ann Dyer" wrote in message
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The release of pictures and due process don't necessarily either go
together
nor are they necessarily mutually exclusive. Pictures of crime scenes are
often shown in the press. Popular opinion rarely enters into jury
deliberations to any significant degree. I will, however, agree with you
on
one point... if a person is supposedly innocent until proven guilty, as
one
is supposed to be in our judicial system, then their name should not be
released to the press unless and until they are found guilty in a court of
law. Many innocent people's reputations have been ruined because of a
high
profile criminal case (at least in their local area). Also, there is a
section in the Constitution prohibiting excessive bail... but excessive
bail
seems more the rule than the exception anymore. I have read cases where a
burglar has to post $20,000 bail.. if they had that kind of money in their
wallet (or even their bank account) they most likely wouldn't be
burglars...