The “Purge” comparisons seem apt

It seems like anytime anyone mentions the new “SAFE-T Act” in Illinois, some reference to “The Purge” is made. What the Act will do, among other things, is end the cash bail system. There are good arguments for and against ending cash bail, where someone can pay a chunk of change to be able to go home and begin work on their defense. But what the Act does is *not* to end bail so that everyone arrested for a crime has to stay in jail, but instead to send a lot of violent offenders straight home. This is part and parcel of the “defund the police” movement and the “abolish prison” movement. It’s a step towards legalizing violent crime.