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The Voice


Many years back my wife and I liked to watch American Idol. It was singing talent show, and it produced many good singers. After American Idol ran its course we next started to watch The Voice. One of the interesting things about this show was that in the beginning all of the judges initially sat with their backs to the contestants. Presumably this was so that the appearance of the potential contestant did not influence the determination by the judges as to whether or not a singer was accepted as a final contestant. It didn’t matter if the individual was short or tall, young or old, or fat or skinny … the only thing that mattered was the quality of his/her voice.

Well it seems to me that perhaps the justice system (at least in Milwaukee County)  could make use of a similar format when deciding on bail for someone accused of a crime. Bail or no bail? How much ?

The topic of cash bail policies has come into the spotlight recently after 39-year-old Darrell Brooks Jr. allegedly plowed through a crowd of innocent people attending a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, killing six people, including an 8-year-old boy, and injuring dozens more.

Mr. Brooks was out on bail  … an amazingly low bail.

Now this is not the first time that Mr. Brooks has been the recipient of ridiculously low bail. Why is that? Could it be that Mr. Darrell Brooks Jr. was the recipient of such a low bail amount because he is black? No judge or District Attorney would ever dare to give a white person such a ridiculously low bail. Maybe it would be best, at least in Milwaukee County, to have both the judge and the District Attorney sit with their backs to the defendant when determining the bail. This way, just as on The Voice, the appearance of the defendant would not be a factor in determining his/her bail. Perhaps if the modus operandi of The Voice had been followed weeks ago, six Waukesha parade attendees would still be alive!

12/18/21

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