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In a civil case it is not a jury's duty to teach anyone a lesson, it is their duty to assess and award restitution for noncriminal wrongdoing, nothing more.
by betwixthewires 4y ago
In a civil case it is not a jury's duty to teach anyone a lesson, it is their duty to assess and award restitution for noncriminal wrongdoing, nothing more.
- ncallaway 4y agoThat's...not entirely accurate. For the actual damages section, I agree, a juries responsible is to determine the, well, actual economic harm that's befallen a person. However, juries are also tasked with awarding punitive damages, and for this the juries responsibility is literally to determine the appropriate amount to teach someone a lesson. That's literally what punitive damages are intended for.