Another update on Sarah Parks

Just read in the paper that the judge set Silas Parks' bail at $200,000 and the trial is supposed to start March 22nd. Since the prosecutor is not going to seek the death penalty in this case, Silas is entitled to bail. What happens if this creep actually manages to post bail? From the Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Friday, 12/25:

Defense attorney Ray Barker asked at a bond hearing last Friday to have bail set at $100,000, noting the limited financial assets of the Parks family and of Silas himself. Thompson asked for bail to be set at $500,000, noting the serious nature of the charges against Parks.

So the prosecutor asked for $500,000 to make it harder for the family to post bail and the judge set bail at $200,000 to, what, make it easier for them? Because we want this guy out on the streets? I really do not understand this logic at all and it distresses me that he could get out of prison and walk around free until the trial. I think he would probably disappear. I'm angry at the judge and I'm angry at the prosecutor for not seeking the death penalty. Yep. There, I said it.

ETA: Silas Parks was released on bail on Thursday, Dec 31. His father and uncle posted property bonds to meet the $200,000 needed.