I think I'll scream. I don't think this is the reason that MacKinnon favors civil over criminal laws. She hopes that civil laws will not be overturned. She is just being pragmatic.
Civil laws require at least as much trust in government as criminal law.
First, trust that the new statutory grounds for lawsuits are reasonable. Second, trust that the courts will be fair. Indeed, civil laws are in one way more dangerous to freedom than criminal laws. Civil torts typically have a much lower standard of proof. This news group is moderated by several people, so please use the mail aliases.