The movie theater massacre that unfolded in Aurora, Colo., is unfathomable to anyone of sound mind. Now that the dust has begun to settle, the all but certain onslaught of litigation has begun. TMZ reports that Torrence Brown Jr. has filed the first lawsuit. While Brown was not physically injured, his friend A.J. Boik was killed after being shot in the chest.
Brown's claims begin to show the litigation quandary facing our society in the aftermath of many tragedies.
Certainly those who were injured or killed are due their day in court. Without a doubt there is both criminal and civil culpability against accused killer James Holmes, who took the lives of twelve innocent moviegoers and injured dozens more. Many of the injured will require a lifetime of medical care for paralysis, traumatic brain injuries and other catastrophic conditions. Certainly juries will convene and judgments will be obtained against the lone gunman, but the reality is that they will merely be symbolic.
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