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Originally Posted by redwitch
I think the judge was pretty smart --
He had to know Czerner would run thirty seconds after being released, which means no more crimes in this area by him. So, no court costs for the County for convicting this creep nor public defender costs. Also, no housing in jail and/or prison (at least $32,000 a year) costs. In return, the County got $5,000. Seems like a fair trade to me.
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Except that Czerner is still free to continue the scam in another area and the small cost of bail is well covered by the money taken from other victims. And I don't think the judge should be considering income for the county instead of meting out appropriate punishment for the offenses committed. In essence, the low bail enables the perpetrator to continue to prey on more people.