Bond

The 8th amendment of the constitution says, Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Recently courts have eliminated bond saying it discriminates against poor people. Bond was instituted to assure that people will show up for their court date. The result is that without bond many accused of crimes are not showing up for their court date. In the recent Trump case the bond was set at $475 million which many would consider excessive but more importantly Trump was not a flight risk so there was no real need for any bond.