re: Rape suspect among 100s of arrestees freed (N.O.)from jail with help from mayor’s aide

These people are innocent until proven guilty. Bail is not supposed to be a system for incarcerating people without trial, which it has become. Reasonable bails and reasonably swift trial times should be the standard and anyone that cares about justice should be asking "why were bails so high before being lowered" and not just "why was the bail lowered".

It's the responsibility of prosecutors to make a good argument for a high bail, not a default high bail that is lowered through influence or graft.