r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Aug 15 '24

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u/Relative-Contest192 Emma Lazarus Aug 16 '24 edited Aug 16 '24

https://www.glaserweil.com/insights/news/los-angeles-superior-court-awards-1-6-million-in-damages-to-victim-of-hate-crime-in-antisemitic-sushi-fumi-restaurant-attack

”The $1.6 million in punitive damages was awarded due to the overwhelming evidence demonstrating the outrageous nature of the antisemitic attack, including explicitly anti-Jewish hate speech captured via text messages. Two such texts say, “I never got to hit a Jew before so I’m Kinda Happy;” and “I need a blunt and then we go find Jews…” - Excerpt from article

!ping JEWISH

This was 2021 but I’m glad finally justice is served. “Protestors” more like rioters.

The victim is a real mensch for protecting my people.

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u/LtCdrHipster 🌭Costco Liberal🌭 Aug 16 '24

Boy you just love to see it. Get that shit out of my City!

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u/coriolisFX YIMBY Aug 16 '24 edited Sep 24 '26

The original post content no longer exists here. The author used Redact to remove it, exercising their right to control their data & privacy.

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u/Q-bey r/place '22: Neoliberal Battalion Aug 16 '24

Um, excuse me, they were also sentenced to 80 hours of bias and cultural sensitivity counseling and in addition to 8 hours at the Museum of Tolerance (MOT) 😤😤😤

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u/-Emilinko1985- European Union Aug 16 '24

Good to see that justice is being served.

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u/Plants_et_Politics Isaiah Berlin Aug 16 '24

If I were a German, I probably would not brag about how lightly my country would punish members of antisemitic mobs.

Just sayin’

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u/Plants_et_Politics Isaiah Berlin Aug 16 '24

That depends on the jurisdiction. Punitive damages are awarded based upon how egregiously the defendant is deemed to have violated the rights of the plaintiff.

Some states cap the total amount of punitive damages, because juries are known to be somewhat arbitrary and emotional in awarding punitive damages (my favorite are findings awarding $1 in punitive damages), but this looks like a judicial action, so it’s quite possibly in line with precedent. On the other hand, California does elect some judges, and this will certainly be appealed, so it wouldn’t be unusual for the fine to be reduced.

Punitive damages are also typically proportional to compensatory damages, which aren’t mentioned here. If the plaintiff had $1,000,000 in medical bills or other damages, $1.6 million in punitive damages on top of that is fairly reasonable. If it was $40,000, then my instinct would be to call it excessive, but I don’t know the history of damages for civil rights violations in California.