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[-] Fleur_@aussie.zone 2 points 18 hours ago

Really? So if you get sued without proof of crime it's on you?

[-] Kichae@lemmy.ca 8 points 16 hours ago

You don't need to commit a crime to be sued for something. Not every type of harm is a criminal offense. Civil court exists to decide upon disagreements that people could not settle on their own, not to determine whether a law was broken.

You get a puic defender in crimimal courts because it is the state accusing you of wrongdoing and attempting to limit your rights. In civil court, it is another private citizen or entity, and they are looking to enforce their rights, not strip yours.

[-] Fleur_@aussie.zone 2 points 12 hours ago

So what happens if you get sued in civil court and you can't afford a lawyer, do you just have to represent yourself?

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