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> To me that's a very scary result. Then to circle back on the beginning of this thread, what exactly do you find so scary about this? The trial judge can adj
by cogman10 3y ago
> To me that's a very scary result.
Then to circle back on the beginning of this thread, what exactly do you find so scary about this? The trial judge can adjust the damages down, so can the appellate courts, and if that doesn't resolve it ultimately the supreme court can eliminate the damages.
It's not terribly unusual for punitive damages to be adjusted after the jury awards them. So why be scared that a jury potentially gave out too much in damages?
- lolinder 3y agoI'm scared about what it says about our society that we've reached the point where juries think it's their job to punish speech and that punishment gets cheered on even in spaces like HN. Just because we have robust speech protections doesn't mean we always will, and I see this verdict and its reception here as evidence of declining interest in preserving speech protections in the United States.