• Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Also the fear of being found guilty.

    An innocent person in a civil case wants to clear their name.

    An out of court settlement cannot be claimed as a not guilty verdict.

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      An innocent person in a civil case wants to clear their name.

      That’s pig logic.

      Innocent people get found guilty all the time, and even if you’re not, a long trial is expensive and never going to convince haters he’s innocent.

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        Innocent people get found guilty all the time

        Rich guilty people pay off their accusers all the time.

        A long trial is expensive, but it’s certainly less than the $50m (in today’s money) that MJ paid out.

        We don’t know what he was guilty of, but he sure ain’t innocent.