Huzzah for the Great City of Detroit

[Tribesman]

A corrupt guy jumping bail to another country is the exact same thing.

Errrrr...jumping bail is failing to appear , this was a breach of bail conditions but was in no way jumping bail .
All this was is a case of an idiot doing something that he shouldn't when a simple action by himself would have meant the issue didn't become a legal escalation .
Try again Tuff .

[ICantSpellDawg]

Errrrr...jumping bail is failing to appear , this was a breach of bail conditions but was in no way jumping bail .
All this was is a case of an idiot doing something that he shouldn't when a simple action by himself would have meant the issue didn't become a legal escalation .
Try again Tuff .

Have you read about this guy?

[Xiahou]

Errrrr...jumping bail is failing to appear , this was a breach of bail conditions but was in no way jumping bail .

Yeah, how could anyone get that idea....
Detroit Mayor Jailed For Jumping Bail

[Tribesman]

Have you read about this guy?

Yes he is a prick and a politician , plus he is one hell of an idiot .(actually all them words go together quite well don't they)
But he didn't "jump bail" and he is getting punished in accordance with the law , and this jailing is for his own stupidity when he could have taken easy measures that would have prevented him being in breach of his bail conditions and still allowed on his trip across the border .

[Tribesman]

Yeah, how could anyone get that idea....

You want to rely on a sloppy journalists attention grabbing headline for a legal definition
You reaslly should choose your ideas more carefully .

[ICantSpellDawg]

I'm not suggesting that anyone take his home over this.

[Tribesman]

I'm not suggesting that anyone take his home over this.

Why not ?
Hit him in the pocket , its cheaper for the tax payer than putting him in prison .
Blimey some of you "right wingers" can be real wishy washy liberals when it comes to financial prudence .

[Xiahou]

You want to rely on a sloppy journalists attention grabbing headline for a legal definition
You reaslly should choose your ideas more carefully .

jump bail
v. to fail to appear for a court appearance after depositing (posting) bail with the intention of avoiding prosecution, sentencing or going to jail. Posting bail guarantees that the accused person will give up the money if he/she does not show up in court. It allows the accused person to remain free pending the final decision on his/her criminal case. In some circumstances a criminal defendant can be declared to have jumped bail even before missing an appearance in court, if it is discovered he/she has left the state, the country, disappeared or made plans to flee. At that point the court can revoke the bail and issue a warrant for the defendant's arrest. It is also called "skipping" bail.
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But go on, keep arguing about a meaningless distinction. It's what you do.

[Tribesman]

Oh and just for xiahou who doesn't understand.

BAIL JUMPING - 18 USC 3146, makes it a Federal crime or offense for anyone who has been released on bail to thereafter willfully fail to appear when required to do so.

A person can be found guilty of that offense only if all of the following facts are proved:

First: That the person had been admitted to bail pursuant to an order of a Judge or Magistrate of a Court with proper juridiction;

Second: That the person thereafter failed to appear before a Judge or Magistrate of a Court with proper juridiction as required; and

Third: That the person did so knowingly and willfully.

Pretty clear there isn't it .
Or would you like it in bigger letters ?