#Australia
She won 2/3 of her cases self representing against 2 barristers and 2 soliciters and a firm at their office.
She was offered a $15k buyout before the trial, but she didn't want that. She wanted vindication and an apology. Paying the $15k they could maintain that they had done nothing wrong with their arrests of her.
She was only awarded $4000 in damages for 2 unlawful arrests.
You don't see much good of anything coming out of Australia, when it comes to human and civil rights.
What message does that send to the public, that even if you win you will have to pay so much money most people can't even think of paying it off? This is your best outcome.
She will appeal. ‘I don’t want people to not pursue justice. And worse, even if they win, that they end up losing anyway.'
How can you not 'question the whole system'?
#People #MonicaSmit
She doesn't expect other people to do the same as her. She says they can just take the $15k deal, and no blame to them. But this is her job, to do this work.