Video: Refusing to Pay the Bail Commissioner’s Fee

July 9, 2010 by Ian
Filed under: Video

As was revealed in Brad Jardis’ first post, one does not have to pay the bail commissioner’s fee to get someone released from captivity. We put it to the test when Rich Paul was arrested in May:

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18 Comments on Video: Refusing to Pay the Bail Commissioner’s Fee

Bradley Jardis on Fri, 9th Jul 2010 10:30 am

[Art.] 14. [Legal Remedies to be Free, Complete, and Prompt.] Every >>>subject<<< of this state is entitled to a certain remedy, by having recourse to the laws, for all injuries he may receive in his person, property, or character; to obtain right and justice freely, without being obliged to purchase it; completely, and without any denial; promptly, and without delay; conformably to the laws.

Definition of subject (from google):

"national: a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"

Anton Lee on Fri, 9th Jul 2010 11:22 am

I have hope for Bob, he’ll come around someday. As for the video, awesome!

Dan Patrick on Fri, 9th Jul 2010 11:43 am

Wow. The dude is so pushy and a jerk. “Why are you taking so long!”

Gabe on Fri, 9th Jul 2010 3:55 pm

So he did actually pay it, according to the end of the video.

Bradley Jardis on Fri, 9th Jul 2010 4:01 pm

Gabe,

I think he actually only agreed to pay it… I’m not sure if he actually did.

I’m sure he is being a pushy jerk because he knows that people have no obligation to pay for “justice” in this state…………..

Corvair68 on Fri, 9th Jul 2010 6:34 pm

I am all for gun rights. but did that guy really have to be standing there loading his revolver at the time? Other wise good video, very educational. Keep up the good work.

Paul on Fri, 9th Jul 2010 6:40 pm

If he agreed to, he should probably pay it. Next time he’ll know to say “no”.

Bradley Jardis on Fri, 9th Jul 2010 6:43 pm

Agreeing to something under duress really isn’t a legally binding agreement at all.

“Want your freedom? Agree to pay me.”

Ian Freeman on Fri, 9th Jul 2010 7:45 pm

He said in my interview with him (too long for this video) that he has no problem paying the bail commissioner.

Ian Freeman on Fri, 9th Jul 2010 7:45 pm

That said, the concept has been proven – WE didn’t pay him and Rich was released.

Bradley Jardis on Fri, 9th Jul 2010 8:00 pm

If Rich or anyone *wants* to pay for the bail commissioner’s service, more power to’em.

Personally, if I was arrested for a victimless crime I wouldn’t.

I just have a real issue with the fact that people are tricked into thinking their freedom requires paying an optional fee.

Chase Banks on Sat, 10th Jul 2010 5:55 am

Did Bob do the voice for Swedish Chef in Sesame Street?

LibertyShepherd on Sat, 10th Jul 2010 5:41 pm

Swedish Chef was on Jim Henson’s Muppets.

Judge Burkah on Mon, 12th Jul 2010 7:07 pm

Anybody else notice that the guy “mis-buttoned” his shirt???…Hey, I’m just saying, that’s all…

Chase Banks on Mon, 19th Jul 2010 12:21 am

Oh I meant Beaker, not Swedish Chef.

Ujonh Ojeduej on Sun, 8th Aug 2010 10:27 pm

Wow…do your research! Do you really think people should work for free… Bail commissioners do not get a salary from the court. They get paid by the people who request their services. You can opt to not pay the fee and wait to be seen by the judge during court hours. If you want to get out when the court is not in session, then yes, you are responsible for the fee for someone to come bail you out. There is a sheet that the police department has you sign that says whether you want to be bailed by a bail commissioner or whether you want to be seen by the judge (thereby avoiding the fee). However if you want to avoid the fee, you may have to wait overnight…..Also, for the record, if you don’t have the fee with you, you will still be released, you will just have to pay it when you show up at court. If you really think they shouldn’t get paid, then I would like to see someone call you at 2am to go to work, and when you show up, get told that you won’t be reimbursed for your time!

Bradley Jardis on Sun, 8th Aug 2010 10:31 pm

Also, for the record, if you don’t have the fee with you, you will still be released, you will just have to pay it when you show up at court.

For the record….. the NH Constitution says justice shall be provided freely.

You can’t expedite justice for one person because they pay and then slow it down for someone else because they don’t want to.

Paul on Sun, 8th Aug 2010 10:49 pm

The only reason these people have a job is because the “justice” system has carved it out for them. There’s no rational reason why some random dude needs to come down and collect your $40 for you to be let out on bail.

They create these “jobs” for their buddies, to further profit off of the innocent men and women who have been arrested for no legitimate reason. No, I have no sympathy.

If you were kidnapped, and your kidnapper made up the B.S. rule that in order for you to be let out, his buddy had to show up and you had to pay him $40, would you consider yourself morally obligated to pay him? Of course not.

I know you probably don’t like calling it “kidnapping”, but in many cases, that’s exactly what it is. If you’re throwing someone in a jail cell because they didn’t pay you money and ask your permission before they opened a business, for example, or because they had in their possession a certain kind of plant you don’t like, that’s kidnapping, plain and simile (and in the former case, extortion).

I’m not going to call these actions something different, simply because the individuals perpetrating them call themselves “government”. It is what it is.

Edit: Sorry, forgot to call myself “trem”. I’ll try to remember next time.

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