@destructdisc@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world • edit-21 month agoA 19-year old cis lesbian woman was beaten unconscious and robbed after she tried to use the women's restroom at a McDonald's in the USwww.lgbtqnation.commessage-square131arrow-up1797
arrow-up1797external-linkA 19-year old cis lesbian woman was beaten unconscious and robbed after she tried to use the women's restroom at a McDonald's in the USwww.lgbtqnation.com@destructdisc@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world • edit-21 month agomessage-square131
minus-square@nickiwest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•1 month agoThe DA is supposed to seek criminal charges in criminal cases with enough evidence to prosecute. If the victim of any crime in the US wants financial restitution (for hospital bills, lost wages, etc.), they need an attorney to pursue a civil suit.
minus-squareZagorathlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoA civil suit, yes. But the description was to press charges. I thought it implied a private prosecution, rather than a suit over damages.
The DA is supposed to seek criminal charges in criminal cases with enough evidence to prosecute. If the victim of any crime in the US wants financial restitution (for hospital bills, lost wages, etc.), they need an attorney to pursue a civil suit.
A civil suit, yes. But the description was to press charges. I thought it implied a private prosecution, rather than a suit over damages.