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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCan civil suits be brought in spite of acquittal?
Can we keep his ass in court for years?
Maybe get some civil justice?
TheRealNorth
(9,505 posts)OJ Simpson got sued in a civil trial after he was acquitted for murder.
RockRaven
(15,126 posts)But is the families/estates of the deceased who have to do it.
Jose Garcia
(2,612 posts)LakeArenal
(28,899 posts)Prof. Toru Tanaka
(2,004 posts)they couldn't touch his NFL pension.
I wonder just how much the Brown and Goldman families got from him.
IzzaNuDay
(363 posts)I don't see a civil case going through unless the case against KR is bulletproof.
Personally, I want him and his family sentenced to abject poverty through a civil case, but definitely needs to have a strong case going forward.
maxsolomon
(33,475 posts)The Rittenhouses are already poor.
What is a "bulletproof prosecution" in a civil case?
Yonnie3
(17,528 posts)Some of the defendants had criminal charges that prevailed and others not. They are all getting sued none the less.
AZSkiffyGeek
(11,218 posts)Tommy Carcetti
(43,235 posts)Not how much they can collect from Rittenhouse, but I'm sure he's probably raised a big chunk as the new darling of the right wing. So anything that's left over from legal fees, I say go at it.
SirWinston
(4 posts)And probably attorneys are lining up to file Civil Suits against the Media for defamation, much like Nick Sandmann.....