From the other topic on this, w/ me quoting from the news source:
streamofthesky posted...
The state requested his bond be set to $100,000, however the judge ruled Brockway can be released on his own recognizance. Brockway had not been released as of 5 p.m. on Monday.
This is not Brockways first run in with police. He pleaded guilty to an assault with a weapon charge that occurred in 2011.
WTF?! Dude shouldn't even have bail option!
Why not? Bail is usually only denied under certain circumstances, such as the individual being a flight risk. Whether he sits in prison awaiting trial or is at home awaiting trial, he's going to spend the same amount of time in a jail if he's convicted (which, if you do something in a place with dozens of witnesses and admit to having done it, he's pretty much guaranteed to be found guilty) because the time spent in jail beforehand counts as time served. The only way it'd make a difference is if he saw no prison time at all -- which, even if he took a plea, seems absurdly unlikely since he seriously injured a young minor in an unprovoked attack.
You don't give him bail...
...because he's a danger to society! Was already on parole for assault w/ a weapon, then he brutally assaults a kid. How do you not get this?