Rod, at 13:42 on Apr 28 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BL> Jesus! He should have shot to kill. $54M is such a nice figure.
BL> His best choice is to refuse to pay and go to gaol for 20 years.

BG> Dunno what his options actually were either,

RS> It was a civil suit, they 'sued' him for damages.
RS> He got off on the original trial.

Only just though, if my memory serves me correctly.

RS> He can just say 'soorree, aint got $54M'

Just how much power do US courts have when it comes to enforcing payment of
civil damages?  CAN you just tell them to go fuck themselves instead?

RS> There is tiny problem there tho, he apparently was pretty open
RS> about niggers being the scum of the earth in that latest trial.

And in context, he was right.  Didn't go down too well though, I must admit.

RS> He actually repairs 'electrical appliances' for a
RS> living, it wasnt stated if that was VCRs or not |-)

In that case, he'll NEVER have the money.

BG> And by the time judgment is finally passed, Goetz
BG> will probably have died from natural causes anyway.

RS> I doubt he'll bother, just say 'sorry, dont
RS> happen to have $54M about my person right now'

Be intersting to see what the courts do if he tries that too.

RS> They they certainly have managed to mug him more effectively this time 
RS> around.

Yeah, but at least he gets to keep his credit cards this time...

RS> Just goes to show, the old story that dead men cant sue.

True.  Must be about time I read David Morrell's "Death Wish" again, too.

Regards, Bill

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