"He can continue to work while both women he beat up had to take extra student loans due and drop work shifts due to their inability to function normally for months after the beating. "
It's not clear that the criminal courts can deliver justice in this kind of situation; putting the assailant in jail might be gratifying but the world would still be a dangerous, violent place. But there's one kind of injustice the legal system *can* remedy--the people Broughton assaulted can and should pursue civil litigation against him. He's employed? Garnish his pay. He has a house? His homeowners' insurance can pay. If they want to follow this up, though, they should talk to a lawyer *now*, because there's a statute of limitations for torts and it's one year from the date of the injury.
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Date: 2004-05-22 04:48 pm (UTC)It's not clear that the criminal courts can deliver justice in this kind of situation; putting the assailant in jail might be gratifying but the world would still be a dangerous, violent place. But there's one kind of injustice the legal system *can* remedy--the people Broughton assaulted can and should pursue civil litigation against him. He's employed? Garnish his pay. He has a house? His homeowners' insurance can pay. If they want to follow this up, though, they should talk to a lawyer *now*, because there's a statute of limitations for torts and it's one year from the date of the injury.