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barbtries

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15. Actually you don't know how much i was awarded

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Reply #14)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 12:53 PM

Feb 2019

or if it was anything. my point is parents suffer huge harm from the killing of their children.

all of the loved ones are victims of a homicide. the harm ripples out from the core like a rock dropped into water.

wrongful deaths are not just about the money. the money is something that can hurt the doer of the harm back. i'm not trying to weigh in on the amount of the award; that was decided by the jury.

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Judge overturns $38 million award in police killing of Baltimore woman [View all] DonViejo Feb 2019 OP

38 million is outrageous. democratisphere Feb 2019 #1

I side with the judge on this one OnlinePoker Feb 2019 #2

I do too TexasBushwhacker Feb 2019 #4

as a parent who brought a wrongful death lawsuit, barbtries Feb 2019 #13

But you weren't awarded $38 Million TexasBushwhacker Feb 2019 #14

Actually you don't know how much i was awarded barbtries Feb 2019 #15

Welcome to the heartless land. The shock could easily incapacitate family members. OhNo-Really Feb 2019 #24

I do, too. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #23

Disregard the Seventh Amendment? safeinOhio Feb 2019 #3

Not really as judges have alot of leeway on deciding if a juries verdict is acceptable and besides cstanleytech Feb 2019 #6

So what is the point of having a jury? BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #5

They are still a valuable tool like anything else however they do sometimes get it wrong cstanleytech Feb 2019 #7

This is a civil case BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #8

Well for all we know the defense offered a settlement but the plaintiffs might have refused cstanleytech Feb 2019 #9

I think that post #10 summed up my sentiments BumRushDaShow Feb 2019 #11

Juries serve as a lightning rod and facade for the legal system. n/t MarcA Feb 2019 #19

Perhaps the point is... woundedkarma Feb 2019 #10

In this particular case she was armed with a shotgun which she apparently fired twice. LisaL Feb 2019 #16

I agree. Shocking the conscience of the public *is* the point MadLinguist Feb 2019 #17

Link to the original Baltimore Sun article in the Maryland Group for those that don't like The Hill: TexasTowelie Feb 2019 #12

JUDGE PLACES LOW VALUE ON LIFE ROB-ROX Feb 2019 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Feb 2019 #20

"...shocks the conscience?" Killing the wrong person doesn't, apparently. Merlot Feb 2019 #21

The woman was shooting at them; no one should get a dime. oldsoftie Feb 2019 #22