Subject: Re: Avoidable Crime
<<Judges should have the discretion to protect the public from established criminal predators even if the current charge is for a DUI. The word is discretion. They could still let him out on bail but that is way better than current laws which require him to let him out on bail.<<

Certainly one could argue for that, but that's not how rights really work. Once they're discretionary, they're not really rights any more. They're privileges. - albaby

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OK. Then when does this apply if eight felonies is insufficient (the bolded part)?

In setting bail under this article, the magistrate shall impose the least restrictive conditions, if any, and the personal bond or cash or surety bond necessary to reasonably ensure the defendant's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.