Tiger Beatdown: KBR to Jamie Leigh Jones: Your Rape Lawsuit Was Frivolous, Give Us Money
Tiger Beatdown: KBR to Jamie Leigh Jones: Your Rape Lawsuit Was Frivolous, Give Us Money
Content note for rape, victim blaiming.
There’s a clear power differential here, though, which is what I want to talk about today. KBR held tremendous power over Jones thanks to her contract, and they exercised that power ruthlessly and brutally. It’s clear they wanted to suppress this case because it was particularly horrific, even for their documented abuses in Iraq and elsewhere. They are, as Jones’ attorney points out, trying to cement their win in court with a nasty damages award to issue a clear warning to anyone else who might be thinking of suing KBR for civil rights violations: Do so at your own risk, and you’d better have a pretty hefty line of credit in case you lose.
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