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Judge: Robber must post bond to sue store
Macomb County Circuit Judge David Viviano ruled Tuesday that Scott Zielinski, convicted of robbing Nick's Party Stop in November 2007, must come up with the cash within two weeks or he can't go ahead with his $125,000 lawsuit against the store's proprietors, the Macomb Daily News in Mount Clemens reported.
"For him to be excused from posting the bond and further receiving a benefit, I just can't go that far," Viviano was quoted as saying.
The newspaper said Zielinski, 23, is serving an eight-year prison term at Saginaw Correctional Facility in Freeland. He has sued the store, owner John Acho and three employees for allegedly shooting him twice as he fled after holding up the store at knife point and making off with cigarettes, liquor and $873 in cash.
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This news arrived on: 11/04/2009
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11-04-2009 18:51
Ed Talkingbird wrote:
Robber posting bond
I have to agree with mountaineer 1863, much as I really appreciate what those victims did to the scum. I would like to see it go to court and have a jury award $1.00 and then the judge, quietly, informs the ambulance chasing lawyer who talked the bum into it, that he is forever going to have a rough time in any court in that county. That would be justice.
11-04-2009 17:35
Helios wrote:
Criminal Justice
As soon as he gets $9,900 in his prison account, raise it to 20K. Reminds me of the subway case in NYC where the robber beat an old man senseless and nearly killed him for his few dollars and was detained by the subway police who did shoot him in the back when he would not stop. He was paralysed. He sued because the penalty for robbing and beating old men is not quadriplegia. He won a lot of money against the NYC subway. The old man survived, got a lawyer and sued the crinimal for his assualt. The jury could not wait for the opportunity to take away the criminals windfall. The old man gave the City the money in a grand gesture of reward for the subway guys saving his life. The criminal would not have stopped beating him because he was angry over how little money the old man had. Now, everybody is fine and the criminal is paralysed for life and doing life. Win Win for the good guys. We just need to work out a similar deal here.
11-04-2009 17:18
Mountaineer1863 wrote:
Robber
This is so funny. The first words in my mouth were "You got to be kidding me" as espoused by D Hennings. Exactly my first thought. Shows that we right minded thinkers have lots in common. That being said, I think being shot a couple of times was a little stronger then being "b-slap"ed.
Of course he got what he deserved. But as a strict constitutionalist, and I mean STRICT, the wannabe plaintive in this civil action still should be allowed to file whatever suit he thinks is appropriate, and not be disallowed from pursuing impugned rights, bestowed by US Law, simply because he does not have the financial means to do so. What this judge is saying is, that if he had enough money, then rightly or wrongly, he would be free to pursue a civil action. I have never thought ones financial circumstances should dictate their rights under the law.
Of course he got what he deserved. But as a strict constitutionalist, and I mean STRICT, the wannabe plaintive in this civil action still should be allowed to file whatever suit he thinks is appropriate, and not be disallowed from pursuing impugned rights, bestowed by US Law, simply because he does not have the financial means to do so. What this judge is saying is, that if he had enough money, then rightly or wrongly, he would be free to pursue a civil action. I have never thought ones financial circumstances should dictate their rights under the law.
11-04-2009 16:43
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zielinski
just fry him
11-04-2009 15:19
D. Hennings wrote:
You have got to be kidding me
Any judge that allows this suit in his/her courtroom should be impeached. This suit sounds totally frivolous. Granted it is only my opinion but I think this fool got what he deserved in all respects. He has the nerve to sue. Somebody needs to seriously b-slap this imbecile.
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