It's going to be interesting to see if this legal action has legs and whether it can be applied to the Pacific Northwest Bail Fund. One can only hope.

... Less than one week after he was released, Gaston-Anderson went into a restaurant and opened fire on an Asian waiter named Chengyan Wang, shooting him 11 times and almost killing him.

Wang survived, and is now suing The Bail Project over the incident.  

... It and similar nonprofits have sprung up since the Black Lives Matter protests and riots of summer 2020 to help free suspected criminals unable to afford bail.

... Katie Poor, deputy general counsel for The Bail Project, doubled down on the organization's mission to free those who are innocent until proven guilty, even as the organization shuddered its Nevada chapter.

... In November 2021, Gaston-Anderson was arrested by officers for pandering and carrying a concealed carry, according to court records. 

He was allowed to walk without paying bail in that arrest and was advised to stay out of trouble in the future. 

The very next day, he was arrested again in Las Vegas for burglary and theft. 

That's when The Bail Project stepped in. 

... In the lawsuit, Wang's attorneys say The Bail Project used 'no due diligence in determining whether Rashawn Gaston-Anderson would be a danger to the community and likely re-offend.'

... 'Every single decision that we make at The Bail Project goes through the exact same thorough review,' Pipe said at the time. [Ed: None?]

... Deputy General Counsel for The Bail Project, Katie Poor, said their organization is committed to providing resources and freeing those who are innocent until proven guilty.

... Gaston-Anderson had previously stated he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and that the Bail Project did not offer him any services for his mental health issues. 

... 'Along with our bailouts and direct services, we use the power of human stories and data to make the public case for ending cash bail and investing in communities and alternatives to incarceration,' the group's website states.