World Clock

Check out this facinating website. Did any of the numbers surprise or even frighten you?

Bail Bonds; A Purely American Tradition

I did not realize that the use of bailbondsmen was unique to the American Justice system. Read this article and comment; What are your thoughts on allowing people to pay a percentage of their bails to bondsmen in order to get out of jail while awaiting trial? Is it free enterprise at its best? or Is it a practice that needs to be done away with?