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Devil's Advocate: If the court system is presumed to be functional here, billionaire is funding a just outcome that could not otherwise come to pass.
by RickS 10y ago
Devil's Advocate: If the court system is presumed to be functional here, billionaire is funding a just outcome that could not otherwise come to pass.
- untog 10y agoThat feels like a big presumption. The court system often seems to operate on a "biggest pockets wins" basis.
- adventured 10y agoBigger pockets than Gawker Media? Gawker was very easily able to afford its own defense - it's the damages they couldn't afford. Can you explain how the bigger pockets dictated the Bollea outcome? It looked like the just outcome to me.
- untog 10y ago> Bigger pockets than Gawker Media? Er, yes. Billionaire Peter Thiel has considerably bigger pockets than Gawker Media. But that's not really my point, I was talking in general terms. The court system is not reliable enough that it will always find the right outcome no matter what.
- waterhouse 10y agoIf one side can afford a decent lawyer and the other can't, sure, the money probably makes a big difference. If one side can afford a great lawyer and the other can only afford a decent lawyer, maybe. If both sides can afford great lawyers... are there amazing lawyers who are that much better than great lawyers? It seems to me like, beyond a certain point, having deeper pockets wouldn't really make a difference, and the case would be determined on ... its merits, and the choice of judge, and the choice of jury, and possibly other considerations. Well, the point is, it wouldn't be the money.
- tomc1985 10y agoIdunno, with the law as complex as it is, and with civil procedure being as complex as it is, it seems like there is so much room to grow as a lawyer that I'm sure they have a similar 10x distinction, as in programming
- Goladus 10y agoMedia can also corrupt the courts. Have you seen "Making a Murderer?"
- icelancer 10y agoJust as it seems it corrupts public opinion. Have you read the facts behind the documentary that were very skewed in one direction?
- Goladus 10y agoI have. Unless there's something new in the last few months, they left some things out that might sway my opinion (slightly) about whether Avery actually committed a crime but nothing that would sway my opinion on how the system treated him and whether the police and attorneys involved were engaged in corruption. In fact based on additional readings I'd actually add "incompetent judges" to the list of government faults and failures.
- CPLX 10y agoIf you want an example of how the civil court system can easily be subverted to harass people to malicious ends that are bad for society, just look no further than Scientology. Which is only one of the best of many examples.