re: Hammond woman facing $18 million bond, accused of fraudulent Doordash orders

quote:

---

So why is the bond $18 million

---

She's 31 and was using her elderly aunt's card. I'm going to guess the elderly aunt may have diminished mental capabilities. That'll usually escalate things.

Still doesn't make a lot of sense but that's the first thing that came to mind.

quote:

---

She looks like she posts on the Poli Board

---

An entitled bitch who thinks everything is owed to her, stealing from an elderly person? Definitely a democrat poster. Probably posts more on the OT or Movie/TV board. Would say soccer board but she’s clearly not a gay male.

She is obviously white.

Her biggest mistake was not murdering all of the DoorDash drivers. The bond would’ve been much less then...

quote:

---

I’m all for a high amount but this is abuse.

---

Have you met a prosecutor or DA lately? Threaten everyone with the max, get them to plead out of fear, rinse, repeat. Not the same in blue areas with "POC" violators, of course.

quote:

---

left or right is evil

---

My point is authoritarianism and fear is the goal, no matter which direction it comes from. I was going to try to tie the bond amount to the out of state vehicle impoundments that occurred mere decades ago, but I couldn't think of a way to articulate it.

I've got no problem locking this chick up for a felony, but was trying to point out the consistent lunacy of over-charging that exists, particularly on the federal level. Louisiana and Georgia never failed to disappoint me when I lived in either one, either.

ETA: It feels very much like a fear of one's own prosecutorial incompetence. On the consulting side, I tell the younger folk that when you pack slides with jargon and tons of crap to read, that means you're not confident in your own knowledge or ability. That's what over-charging feels like.