>Too bad you didn't read the rest of the story; he wasn't arrested for
>that, he was arrested on outstanding warrants including a felony drunk
>hit-n-run. Because he was afraid of being arrested for those warrants,
>he skipped a (subpoena'd) grand jury appearance.
Never mind that, what about this:
The district attorney's office said Crooks was arrested on at least two previous charges from Placer County, in northern California.
One was an outstanding warrant for petty theft with a prior conviction, an offense that does not allow for bail under California law.
"Does not allow for bail"? What does this imply, that merely being accused of petty theft in California results in mandatory imprisonment? Why are people worrying about whether Cuba is a police state, sounds like you might have problems a bit closer to home if the cops can imprison people without trial in California?
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