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> But having something to lose is still going to be correlated with class on balance.

I look forward to seeing your data on that, but knowing plenty of both rich and poor people, I'm not going to assume it's correct. A lot of the poorest people I know are the ones richest in social ties. And vice versa, at least if we're counting the sort of meaningful ties that would make one more likely to stay in one place while the machinery of justice works.




If you don't think bail is problematically classist to begin with, then there's no real disagreement here.




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