Judge Won't Lower $5M Bail For Jailed SF IT Admin (Slashdot)

[Drew Wilson]

San Francisco County Judge Charles Haines has denied Terry Childs' motion to reduce his $5 million bail, alluding to 'public security concerns,' according to Richard Shikman, who is representing Childs in court. The ruling comes in the wake of a recent decision to drop three of the four changes that have been levied against Childs, who has spent the past 14 months in jail. The fourth charge — that Childs violated a California statute regarding illegal denial of service for the San Francisco FiberWAN — has been called into question by those closely monitoring the case. As a point of comparison, the San Francisco Felony Bail Schedule lists a $1 million bail for the most serious crimes, such as sexual assault of a child, aggravated arson, or kidnapping for ransom. Prosecutors have argued that the bail is appropriate because, if released, Childs could cause damage to San Francisco's network.

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So, network damage is an offense 5 times more severe then that of raping children? I'm probably not reading that right. :confused:

[mountain_rage]

There is very little financial loss from a raped child, sadly that is what our capitalist system promotes