Brad Watts

And, you know.

And, you know.

So this is interesting. And it's interesting to me because in our response to the original letter, Gabe, I remember us talking about how important it is to live in the ambiguity and complexity of the real world.

So this is interesting. And it's interesting to me because in our response to the original letter, Gabe, I remember us talking about how important it is to live in the ambiguity and complexity of the real world.

So this is interesting. And it's interesting to me because in our response to the original letter, Gabe, I remember us talking about how important it is to live in the ambiguity and complexity of the real world.

When it came to those friends who were like, I don't know how badly to feel for you. Your family is the exception to the rule. We were like, OK, well, we can recognize that bail reform might be well intended and help some decent people. And these laws are imperfect and have unintended consequences, like enabling a freaking monster to try to kill someone's entire family.

When it came to those friends who were like, I don't know how badly to feel for you. Your family is the exception to the rule. We were like, OK, well, we can recognize that bail reform might be well intended and help some decent people. And these laws are imperfect and have unintended consequences, like enabling a freaking monster to try to kill someone's entire family.

When it came to those friends who were like, I don't know how badly to feel for you. Your family is the exception to the rule. We were like, OK, well, we can recognize that bail reform might be well intended and help some decent people. And these laws are imperfect and have unintended consequences, like enabling a freaking monster to try to kill someone's entire family.

Because that matters, too, and ostensibly matters more than, you know, letting people out of jail. I fell on one side of the fence pretty quickly after reading that letter.

Because that matters, too, and ostensibly matters more than, you know, letting people out of jail. I fell on one side of the fence pretty quickly after reading that letter.

Because that matters, too, and ostensibly matters more than, you know, letting people out of jail. I fell on one side of the fence pretty quickly after reading that letter.

Exactly. Because, sure, someone might be able to keep their job after being caught with a dime bag of weed. Fine. But somebody else's mother and grandmother and pets get murdered by a psychopath in an arson. Right. So Dan's letter, to me, that's part of appreciating that ambiguity. We're hearing some interesting arguments for bail reform now.

Exactly. Because, sure, someone might be able to keep their job after being caught with a dime bag of weed. Fine. But somebody else's mother and grandmother and pets get murdered by a psychopath in an arson. Right. So Dan's letter, to me, that's part of appreciating that ambiguity. We're hearing some interesting arguments for bail reform now.

Exactly. Because, sure, someone might be able to keep their job after being caught with a dime bag of weed. Fine. But somebody else's mother and grandmother and pets get murdered by a psychopath in an arson. Right. So Dan's letter, to me, that's part of appreciating that ambiguity. We're hearing some interesting arguments for bail reform now.

And while it doesn't change the facts of our friend's story whatsoever, I'm still so angry and freaked out for her, honestly. Dan's letter also challenges the easy narrative of, well, we shouldn't touch bail reform because it's not worth it. Everyone behind bars is a monster. And on that level, I appreciate it. I'll be honest, I still struggle with it, but I appreciate it.

And while it doesn't change the facts of our friend's story whatsoever, I'm still so angry and freaked out for her, honestly. Dan's letter also challenges the easy narrative of, well, we shouldn't touch bail reform because it's not worth it. Everyone behind bars is a monster. And on that level, I appreciate it. I'll be honest, I still struggle with it, but I appreciate it.

And while it doesn't change the facts of our friend's story whatsoever, I'm still so angry and freaked out for her, honestly. Dan's letter also challenges the easy narrative of, well, we shouldn't touch bail reform because it's not worth it. Everyone behind bars is a monster. And on that level, I appreciate it. I'll be honest, I still struggle with it, but I appreciate it.

And just FYI, I feel very out of my depth talking about this. I'm not a public policy expert by any means, definitely not a bail reform expert. I'm learning about this topic as I go. So Dan's main argument seems to be that eliminating bail for most misdemeanor and nonviolent felony charges reduced recidivism. For people who don't know, recidivism is the tendency of a criminal to reoffend.

And just FYI, I feel very out of my depth talking about this. I'm not a public policy expert by any means, definitely not a bail reform expert. I'm learning about this topic as I go. So Dan's main argument seems to be that eliminating bail for most misdemeanor and nonviolent felony charges reduced recidivism. For people who don't know, recidivism is the tendency of a criminal to reoffend.

And just FYI, I feel very out of my depth talking about this. I'm not a public policy expert by any means, definitely not a bail reform expert. I'm learning about this topic as I go. So Dan's main argument seems to be that eliminating bail for most misdemeanor and nonviolent felony charges reduced recidivism. For people who don't know, recidivism is the tendency of a criminal to reoffend.