Kly/DT:
The bail for the accused in the Kansas City shootings was set at $10 million. Being so high, why not remand him? What's the point of the high bail?
This was a sickening crime. I'm guessing that bail was imposed as a result of a state statute or state constitutional requirement. If bail is required by law to be set, it would have to be at such a figure that balances the two primary objectives of bail: to secure the presence of the defendant at all court proceedings, and to protect the public from the harm. It could have been just as easily determined that the danger he presents to the community with the likelihood of conviction are so great that the defendant should be held without bail.
This guy will also be facing federal hate crime prosecution, so he'll be also held on a federal detainer.
It's sad that some real quality people, including a 14 year old boy with his grandfather, can lose their lives in a random second at the hands of a loathsome jackass with detestable beliefs.
