Apparently, my previous blog posting regarding the poor image of the bail industry has touched a nerve. I received a phone call this morning from an irate woman claiming to be the wife of someone in the industry. She accused me of defaming her husband’s character and threatened a lawsuit unless I removed my post.

The call reminded me of the 1972 Carly Simon tune, “You’re so Vain”. The hook in the lyrics goes ” You’re so vain, you probably think this song is about you.” If anyone thinks that my post was about them, they should probably spend some time in self-examination and work on cleaning up their act. What matters is that we all recognize that the industry has an image problem and all licensed bail agents need to do their part to clean it up.

There are forces at work that are having a negative influence on the bail industry. Pretrial services would like to see bail go away because we are seen as the bad guys. We all need to work together to raise the standards of the industry. A rising tide lifts all of the boats.

My message to those who think that the previous post was about them is we’ve upped our standards…up yours.

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