Judge Won't Lower $5M Bail For Jailed SF IT Admin

snydeq writes "San Francisco County Judge Charles Haines has denied Terry Childs' motion to reduce his $5 million bail, alluding to 'public security concerns,' according to Richard Shikman, who is representing Childs in court. The ruling comes in the wake of a recent decision to drop three of the four changes that have been levied against Childs, who has spent the past 14 months in jail. The fourth charge — that Childs violated a California statute regarding illegal denial of service for the San Francisco FiberWAN — has been called into question by those closely monitoring the case. As a point of comparison, the San Francisco Felony Bail Schedule lists a $1 million bail for the most serious crimes, such as sexual assault of a child, aggravated arson, or kidnapping for ransom. Prosecutors have argued that the bail is appropriate because, if released, Childs could cause damage to San Francisco's network."

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No Sympathy for Childs...

[Kozar_The_Malignant]

I don 't know the man, but he appears to have behaved like a raging asshole since the start of this. Whatever his skill or lack thereof as a network administrator, he has totally failed as a member of the team running the City's network. For all of you bewailing the fact that this all seems to be politics, I can only say, "Duh!" Everyplace you work has politics. Childs seems to have decided that his way of winning at office politics is to commit public, career seppuku on top of a hill no one cares about. He has demonstrated for all to see that he lacks judgment and a sense of proportion. Good luck with your career in fast food retailing, dude.