Spencer, Kessler, Cantwell and other white supremacists found liable in deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville
The jury did not reach a verdict on two federal conspiracy charges, but did find that every defendant was liable for civil conspiracy under Virginia law. The jury then awarded $500,000 in punitive damages against all 12 individual defendants, and $1 million against five white nationalist organizations on that conspiracy count. Other damages followed on further counts.
Read More (Washington Post)
Good.
Of course, due to some inexplicable random glitch The System™ did not work as intended, as it did in the Rittenhouse case. That’s why we have appeals courts, I suppose.
Still, I just wanted to spread a little sunshine. You all know me – I’m all Suzie Sunshine up in here!
blf says
A snippet from the Grauniad, Jury awards $25m in damages over deadly 2017 Charlottesville far-right rally:
And the problem is…?
StevoR says
Good. :-)
About time.
And may they have many more, ever worse days lke this till they all vanish.
StonedRanger says
I fail to see the problem either. They are already morally bankrupt, why not financially bankrupt too?
Intransitive says
The Arbery verdict is in.
This time, with a competent and unbiased judge.
Iris Vander Pluym says
@blf, StevoR, StonedRanger: BEHOLD! THE PARTY OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY! If they refuse to call it “justice,” they can file it under “reparations.”
@Intransitive: YES! (I was writing about that as you were posting your comment!) It’s nearly impossible for me to imagine an overwhelmingly white (11-1) jury in Georgia reaching that verdict without a competent and unbiased judge.