“I’m just ashamed that this bill even came into fruition,” a Lexington council member said.

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    6 months ago

    It also bans charitable organizations from paying more than $5000 in bail.

    For violent felonies, it doesn’t allow them to pay bail at all.

    Which means anyone could provoke anyone to violence and they would be jailed with no hope of escape. Including ostensibly a homeless person by destroying their stuff.