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East Boston man charged with biting, kicking, punching two cops

Two cops who asked Jose Reyes what he was doing at a place known as a gang hangout over the weekend found themselves under attack and wound up in the hospital when Reyes sank his teeth into their forearms and hands, prosecutors say.

At his arraignment today in East Boston Municipal Court, Reyes had his bail set at the $250 he posted when he was first arrested. Prosecutors had asked for $2,500 bail on the charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and resisting arrest.

In addition to biting the officers, Reyes also kicked and punched the officers, Suffolk County prosecutors say.

Innocent, etc.

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You'd be in a bad mood too if you got traded from a World Series contender to the Rockies.

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No charge of halitosis.

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Prosecutors had asked for $2,500 bail on the charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and resisting arrest

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But the judge agrees to only $250 - and doesn't even need to give a reason ON THE RECORD as to why he totally disregarded the prosecution's recommendation. And spare me the "promise to appear" BS - bail should at least partially reflect the severity of the crimes that the person is charged with.

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The case was initially called when I was there, but was postponed until later in the session for some reason, and I had left by then (my main reason to be in East Boston was the guy with the alleged IEDs; once that case was heard, I left).

Bail isn't supposed to have anything to do with the severity of the crime - innocent until proven guilty and all that - but to ensure the accused will show up in court again. In practical terms, yes, some bail amounts do reflect a crime's severity, or more specifically, the severity of the potential punishment. People facing murder charges are often held without bail because the possibility of life without parole makes it awfully tempting for a defendant to flee. Similarly, the judge DID agree to $100,000 bail for the alleged-IED guy, in part because he could be facing some major time.

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The default, per Rule 3, is personal recognizance.

If $250 is a lot of money for this guy, it's a lot of money. For other people, they might go fugitive even if the bail was $25,000. At the end of the day, the judge decides is anything higher than a promise to come back is warranted.

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Pretty sure it's easier to come up with 250.00 than 25k. But anyway.

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It would basically be the same.

I was reading Robert Putnam's latest work. He had researchers surveying upper and lower class families to look at social mobility. Families were given $50 for their time. The upper class families saw the money as a chance to do something run, throwaway money. The lower class families saw the money as a chance to pay off bills or put gas in the car. So yeah, for you and me $250 could be easier to get than $25K, but not for everyone.

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