Did you hear about the guy who got caught stealing hay at the farm? He was arrested....

But he couldn't make bale.....

HenriVolney 5 points 6 days ago

Not from the US - just curious about where this saying is coming from?

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Iron_Lynx 4 points 6 days ago

Non USA either. While I have seen and heard the word "Bail" more often, I don't know what it is well enough to explain it for you :/

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Atropos 5 points 5 days ago

It's the money you pay to avoid jail while waiting for a court date. It ensures you show up in court, at which point you get your bail back.

Helps to ensure we have a thriving rich person industry, and poor people are punished for being poor.

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tate 4 points 6 days ago

Hay gets tied up in large bunches to make it easier to move around and to store. The bunches are called "bales." When you deposit money as a security to be released from jail pending trial it's called "bail."

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tate 2 points 6 days ago

He tried to blame it on someone he made up, who didn't exist.

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