NOTE: We think the media is OBVIOUSLY attacking the bail industry as a whole- as usual with this article. The bail industry is one of the few industries where if one of “us” breaks bad, then the media tries to pin it on the industry as a whole. That being said, although the article is obvious YELLOW JOURNALISM, it is useful in that our industry must monitor itself because there is a perception of the EXCEPTIONS being painted on us as a whole.
REMEMBER: WE ARE THE GOOD GUYS. A bail agent is a WHITE HAT HERO. We serve a VITAL function within the justice system. In every industry, just like politics, there are CLOWNS and CROOKS.
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Assault with a deadly weapon. Burglary and grand theft. Receiving stolen property. Perjury, domestic violence, and driving under the influence. Cocaine possession, drug and weapon sales, and attempting to elude police.
These are just a few of the felonies that bail agents in California have been convicted of in the past decade. And in dozens of cases, they’ve been allowed to keep working, signing bail contracts with people accused of crimes and retaining the power to arrest those clients at a moment’s notice.