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Originally Posted by Shaolin Crane
Aren't you a sound engineer of sorts? Would you turn down the work if the government approached you for contracting?
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Yes. I'm hardcore about it.
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Look at it this way, he was likely arrested at his own home, in front of his family, friends and neighbors. Was booked and held in a cell like every other criminal there. It's infuriating to anyone and he deserves a payout for it, whether the 2.2m is a proper sum or not the dealer needs to feel it bad. If they did some slimey shit like this what other stuff have they done and not blinked an eye at?
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I understand the sentiment. But the law only deals with what's in front of it, not the "might also have done". It's an important point. So the question is a matter of what is just compensation. I don't know. My initial thoughts were something like a combination of
- public apology, like on front page of dealer website for some term (that's potentially a big fucking cost in lost sales for sure)
- direct apology
- notarized letter to employer stating it was their fuckup, not his, that could be kept on record and used whenever it comes up for him in the future
- free car
- some small multiple of car value in cash for trouble (listen people sometimes spend decades in prison on faulty prosecutions and the state gives them precisely dick, which I regard as INFINITELY worse)
- suspension without pay or termination of persons involved in making false accusation
- prosecution of those persons for making false accusations
This is in line with what I'd seek. My interest in law is justice and restoration to the greatest extent possible, and just looking for jackpot paydays ain't that IMO. Moreover, nobody was killed or even hurt. And the reputation issues can be dealt with reasonably I think.
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Also look at how the game usually works, no on wants to go to trial and the higher the initial suit amount the higher the pre-court settlement will be. I'd guess in the 1-1.2m range. Which is not out of the question for the situation.
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Yes. That's probably the game they're playing. "Settle for undisclosed amount." Probably stipulate no talking about the settlement, etc. Meanwhile, the persons involved in actually doing wrong may not suffer hardly any consequences and even the dealer skate more or less under the radar.
I will say ultimately, that whatever the person and the dealer work out as a resolution outside of court is their business, not mine or anybody else's. If they want to pay him a million bucks for him to keep his mouth shut and he agrees then so be it.
