Loss of earnings and loss of earnings capacity damages have long annoyed me for that reason. A single statutory value of life — maybe even as much as one million — should be the standard.
High earners have the wherewithal to insure themselves and should do so, rather than passing the loss on to society at large. (Which directly or indirectly is what the current system does.)
Agree. And we also need to look at the flip side of the coin.
The “Ghetto Lottery” is also a well known money maker for the families of many societal losers who fail to comprehend and obey police orders.
Look at the now rich families of Trayvon, Michael Brown of Ferguson, Freddie Gray of Baltimore, St. George of Fentanyl and so many others. The latest winner will be the family of Tyre.
Will they also collect a $10,000,000 payout? Will it be worth it, to win that at the price their son chose to pay, his life?