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2024-10-24 06:36:04 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 08D4CB91C489A26A5F5DA59C0A90275CBFCAAB9CFDEB4119E9F470E3D3CF5537
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Peter Lynch plead guilty and Ricky Jones did not. There is an automatic right to bail unless certain exemptions are met. This tweet falsely conflates two different circumstances to claim that there is a double standard. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1976/63/schedule/1/part/I/crossheading/exceptions-to-right-to-bail#:~:text=3The%20defendant%20need%20not,person%2C%20for%20his%20own%20welfare.
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