This fence is my photo of the week. Thanks to Architectus for the photo. Unfortunately, it should have been in place on January 5th outside the Capitol building. This fence would have prevented the launching of a thousand posts, media punditry, and stupid comments from Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer. The impeachment word would have disappeared, as well as hundreds of thousands of comments.

One woman and one Capitol police officer might still be alive if this fence had been in place on January 5th. We wouldn’t have been subjected to videos of violent morons trashing the interior of the Capitol. We wouldn’t have had to listen to morons that were silent for months on violence in American cities that were subjected to mostly peaceful protests. There were a lot of rioters that got their Christmas shoplifting done in those summer months.

The presumption of innocence principle applies to jurors. Outside the courtroom, a citizen is free to draw their own conclusions on guilt, or innocence before someone is found guilty, or innocent of a crime by the court. Bail is set to ensure that a defendant that is freed before their trial will show up for the trial.

Oregon is a state that does not allow bail bonds companies. A defendant must make their own arrangements to come up with the money they need to make bail. Some defendants will be refused bail; they may be a flight risk, have a history of FTA (Failure to Appear), or a danger to the community. If bail is set at $100,000 then the defendant must provide 10% of that amount. If the defendant fails to appear in court a family member, or friend that provided the $10,000 is liable for the $90,000 balance. The lesson is this: choose carefully who you endow with bail money.