Bond for nearly killing a human: $100,000. Killing a dog: $50,000

[rainbow4321]

What is wrong w/ this picture..the bonds for the teens that have pretty much killed the Hispanic youth were set at $100,000 and $20,000---with the $20,000 bond later revoked. The bond for the ass that reportedly maimed/burned a dog (who just died this week) gets a $50,000 bond.

Shouldn't the teens bond be at a hell of a lot higher?? DON'T get me wrong, I am NOT minimizing the dog's death..but the teens who attacked the Hispanic boy (who is expected to die) should not have been given a bond at all or it should have been set much, much higher.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/042806dnmetdog.776cf7a8.html

A man was arrested early Thursday in connection with the torture of a puppy who was found severely burned on Good Friday. The dog later died.

Dallas police arrested Deshann Quatrail Brown, 21, at his mother's home in the Denton County community of Corinth shortly before 1 a.m. He faces several charges, including cruelty to an animal.

Brown was being held at the Lew Sterrett Justice Center in Dallas in lieu of $50,000 bail. Mercy, a 10-month-old pit bull mix, had been doused with gasoline and set on fire. She was rescued on April 14, but she was unable to survive the extensive stab wounds and burns that covered 60 percent of her body.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/042806dntexspring.123faf2b.html

Keith Robert Turner, 17, and David Henry Tuck, 18, are charged with aggravated sexual assault, investigators said. Prosecutors are considering whether to attach hate-crime charges, but unless the victim dies, the possible penalty would be the same. If the boy dies and it is ruled a hate crime, Tuck could face the death penalty, authorities said. Turner would be too young to face execution.

The victim, who was not identified,] suffered severe internal injuries and remained in critical condition Thursday. "It's more than likely the boy won't live," Harris County prosecutor Mike Trent said.

The case has been turned over to the homicide division, Martin said, normal procedure in severe assault cases.

Authorities set bond at $100,000 for Turner. Tuck's bond was initially set at $20,000, but it was revoked Thursday. He was being held in the Harris County Jail.

[Broken_Hero]

1. weird priorities, it seems...n/t

[Gato Moteado]

2. it's freeper mentality

since the victim was a hispanic, the freeper mentality is to lower the bond.

[LeftyMom]

3. Anyone who would do either is too dangerous to be free

But it's possible that means was an issue as well.

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. What kind of a monster would torture a puppy?

:grr: For that matter what kind of a monster would do what those two teenagers did? What a sick world we live in. I suppose this is Clinton's fault for getting that bj :eyes: and not bush's fault for ordering and condoning torture of innocent Iraqis, some of whom were sodomized also.

[Freedom_Aflaim]

5. In theory its not the crime that sets the bail

In theory, bail is not meant to be a punishment, but rather a dollar amount that insures that the accused will show up for trial and not jump bail. Richer people have higher bail amounts because they can afford to lose more $$.

Of course the more heinous the crime, the longer the possible jail sentence, which in turns means influences how much $$$ one might be willing to give up to avoid trial.

Nonetheless, I still agree and it seems that $100k seems to low.

[LisaM]

6. The bail for hurting the boy SHOULD have been higher

However, given the strong connections between those who abuse animals and then go on to abuse and murder people, it's not really as disparate a crime as it sounds.

[TygrBright]

7. Easily explained...

Just look at how much money Americans spend on their pets versus how much we spend on kids.

cynically,
Bright

[TahitiNut]

8. An Appearance Bond is exactly that ... insurance against showing up.

The charges are also exactly that: allegations. Guilt has not been established. The amount that assures a defendant appears is based on many factors, including most prominantly the "flight risk." If the person, for example, has family or friends outside the jurisdiction of the court (e.g. an immigrant), possibly in a country with which the US doesn't have an extradition treaty that covers the offense with which they're charged, the bond will be made higher. The bail is forfeited, but the charges are not dropped. Indeed, "flight to avoid prosecution" can be a more serious felony than the one being evaded. The point is: the bail is not set presuming guilt. It's set to assure appearance.

[The Stranger]

9. Yet AGAIN we see on this board a false choice presented: animals or humans

This is a false choice, a straw man, set up where it does not exist. The fact that those who assaulted the teenager received only a $100,000 bail has utterly fucking nothing to do with the bail that someone received for torturing and burning to death a puppy.

If animals receive rights -- IT DOES NOT TAKE AWAY RIGHTS FROM PEOPLE. IT DOES NOT, DOES NOT, DOES NOT. Yet we continually see this phenomenon on these boards, as if the fact that the bail for those who assualted the teenager was not higher is somehow related to that of the person who burned to death the puppy.

THERE IS NO CHOICE HERE. THE BAIL FOR BOTH CAN BE HIGH.

[LeftyMom]

11. Thank you.

It saddens me that somebody has to break it down and explain the obvious like that. :(

[TahitiNut]

13. (cough) "those who assaulted"? It's an allegation, NOT a fact.

Again, the bail is NOT a penalty for a crime - it's an appearance bond. (Regarding the protection of animals, I agree.)

[jesus_of_suburbia]

14. Thank you... I love you.

If animals receive rights -- IT DOES NOT TAKE AWAY RIGHTS FROM PEOPLE. IT DOES NOT, DOES NOT, DOES NOT.


I couldn't have said it better. It breaks my heart when people act as though dogs should be treated like shit.

I love my 2 dogs (a Border Collie and an Australian Shepherd) more than anything. I wouldn't give them up for ANY amount of money (I swear I wouldn't trade them for 100 million).

[jesus_of_suburbia]

15. With that said,

These little shits who hurt this poor guy deserve life sentences. my heart breaks for him and his family.

[pocket]

10. "pretty much killed"?

either killed or not, there is no pretty much

[dsc]

12. the kid is currently hanging onto life by a thread

it could go either way.

[frankenforpres]

16. i support capital punishment

for the dog torturer