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Educators ‘outraged’ after attorneys argue 1st-grade teacher shot in school is ‘workplace injury’ (www.denverpost.com)

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NEWPORT NEWS — The Newport News Education Association President condemned the premise of the school division’s motion to dismiss Abigail Zwerner’s pending $40 million lawsuit.

The motion was filed last week by attorneys representing the School Board and argues that Zwerner, who was shot in her classroom at Richneck Elementary in January by a 6-year-old student, is only entitled to file a worker’s compensation claim because the injury she sustained from the shooting is a “workplace injury,” and that the shooting was a hazard of the job.

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[–] iegod@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You know, fuck that. I don't agree. The lawyer is willfully making people and society worse in this defense, consciously. That is indefensible and condemnable.

[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's nothing stopping lawyers from dropping clients that make them go against their morals, so either the lawyer has no morals or their morals weigh less than the paycheck they'll get.

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

They're there to do their job. Creating the best defense possible. Why is that not fair given that the prosecution will do everything in their power to maximize damages?

I don't agree with the defense either. But who am I to say they can't have one? It's for the court to decide what happens next. I fully expect the prosecution, and the court to slam the defense to the ground.

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Everyone has the right to the best defense possible. That's the only way it works.

The defense does everything they can for their client. The prosecution does everything they can for theirs. And somewhere in the middle you'll often find justice.