Bail dilemma

THE saga around crimes being committed by individuals while free on bail is a long and a sorry one.

It reflects very poorly on our justice system. It also gravely undermines the morale of, and the public’s faith in, our police force — a force that often sees its objections to a bail application by an individual accused of a crime overruled.

Figures covering the last decade show that some 10,693 crimes were committed while an offender was on bail in relation to some other charges.