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Originally Posted by buggyone
It is the family's right to file a civil suit after the criminal action and those are for wrongful death cause and usually asks for large sums of money. The case is decided on a preponderacne of the evidence and not beyond the shadow of doubt as in a criminal case.
Not saying the Martin family would prevail but chances are the civil suit would be forthcoming if a not guilty criminal case happens.
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Agree, there will probably be a civil suit, whether or not Zimmerman is convicted. My point is that, unless there is additional nonpublic evidence, it looks like Zimmerman, rightly or wrongly, will be acquitted (or the case dismissed before trial). If so, it seems unlikely that sufficient evidence will exist for Martin's family to win a civil suit.
If the civil suit follows an acquittal, it will be another media circus-- with Sharpton and Jackson stirring things up racial strife for the benefit of the plaintiffs (and themselves) and the NRA and the gun nuts jumping in to finance Zimmerman's side. One more reason not to carry a firearm under most circumstances.