Reply #2: but it seems that an accused rapist and accused assaulter got equal bail amounts

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the accused rapist (Strauss-Kahn) is a wealthy banker, while the accused assaulter (Ramirez) is a poor gang member and convicted felon. In most murder cases I've heard about, judges usually will not allow bail, and the judge hearing the DSK case initially denied any bail at all. And in criminal cases involving death, bail is usually over one million; Johannes Mehserle, the transit police officer convicted of manslaughter, had to post over $3 million.